Decree No. 82/2015/ND-CP, dated September 24, 2015, provides visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese and foreigners who are spouses or children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens.
To be eligible for visa exemption, the above-mentioned individuals must have a passport or an international travel document valid for at least one year; and papers proving that they are overseas Vietnamese and foreigners being spouses or children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens; and not fall into the cases subject to entry and exit postponement prescribed in Articles 21 and 28 of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through, and Residence in, Vietnam.
The Decree takes effect on November 15, 2015, and replaces Prime Minister Decision No. 135/2007/QD-TTg dated August 17, 2007, and Decision No. 10/2012/QD-TTg dated February 10, 2012.