According to the new COVID-19 guidelines for foreign entries from the Ministry of Health (Dispatch No 1265), travellers entering Việt Nam by air need to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test results (within 72 hours of departure if using RT-PCR/RT-LAMP diagnostics, or within 24 hours if using rapid antigen diagnostics).
Travellers entering by road, railroad, or sea, can get a COVID-19 test prior to entry similar to travellers by air, if their duration of stay in Việt Nam is short. If the stay is longer, they need to be tested at the border gates.
If the test results are negative, entrants are allowed to travel freely with public health measures in mind.
Entrants must fill in health declaration prior to immigration, self-monitor their health, and install and use Việt Nam’s COVID-19 app (PC-COVID).
The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on March 15 released the guidelines for welcoming back international tourists in the new normal, in which tourists would need medical insurance that covers COVID-19 treatment with a minimum liability of US$10,000.
