After Sri Lanka and Thailand, Vietnam could let Indians in visa-free
After Sri Lanka and Thailand, Vietnam would be the subsequent nation to permit visa-free entry for Indians, based on a report by the Vietnamese information company VnExpress. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung has referred to as for short-term visa waivers for main markets like China and India to drive tourism restoration.
At a convention chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday, he additionally steered waivers for guests from rich nations similar to Australia, Canada, the U.S., and the remaining 20 members of the 27-member EU.
Currently, solely nationals of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland can enter Vietnam with no visa.
The proposal for increasing the visa exemption is a bid to spice up tourism on a number of events at the same time as Southeast Asian nations are racing to draw international guests with pleasant visa insurance policies. Vietnam at the moment waives visas for nationals of 25 nations.
First Published: Nov 20 2023 | 11:38 PM IST