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Visa-free entry — 45 days nên đi
Russia · Korea · UK · most of the EU
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Russia, South Korea, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Japan all get 45 days visa-free for any purpose, valid to March 2028.
Cần biết trước. Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland also get 45 days, but for tourism purposes only — a real difference if you are coming to work.
Cẩn thận. The USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China and India are NOT exempt and need an e-visa. Several travel sites list them wrongly. This is information, not legal advice — verify at evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn.
E-visa — up to 90 days
evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn
$25–50
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Open to every nationality since 2023, up to 90 days. Multiple entry at $50 is usually the sensible buy if you plan any regional travel.
Cần biết trước. Processing takes about three working days; apply at least a week ahead. The entry port on the visa must match where you actually arrive.
Cẩn thận. The e-visa cannot be extended from inside Vietnam. The fee is non-refundable even if you are refused. There is no retirement visa in Vietnam.
Police registration (tam tru) nên đi
Ward police · lamdong.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn
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Every foreigner's address must be declared within 12 hours of arrival. It is your landlord's or hotel's legal duty, not yours — but it is your problem if they skip it.
Cần biết trước. On your first day in a new rental, ask your landlord for proof they filed it and photograph it. Undeclared residence causes problems later at extension or residence-card stage.
Cẩn thận. Since 15 Dec 2025 the fines on the accommodation provider run from 3M to 25M₫. Since May 2026 filing goes through a unified national platform. District-level police no longer exist — go to ward police.
19 Tran Phu, central Da Lat
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This is where a foreigner in Da Lat goes for anything involving their stay: extending a visa, applying for a temporary residence card, dealing with a lost passport or a registration problem. Applications are handed in and documents collected at the province's one-stop administrative centre at 19 Tran Phu, in the middle of town — you do not need to go anywhere else for ordinary matters.
Cần biết trước. Bring the passport, a copy of it, the entry stamp or visa, and proof that your address was registered by the landlord. Vietnamese officials work with paper: print everything in advance rather than showing it on a screen. Come in the morning — the office breaks for lunch and the afternoon queue is longer.
Cẩn thận. Two addresses circulate online and both send you to the wrong place. The immigration department itself moved on 20 March 2026 to 210 Quoc lo 20 in Duc Trong, thirty kilometres south on the airport road — that is where documents are processed, not where you hand them in. And many sites still publish the old address at 15 Tran Hung Dao, which has not been in use for a long time. For ordinary matters go to 19 Tran Phu.
Viettel SIM card nên đi
Official stores in town
150k₫
$5.70
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Viettel has the most consistent coverage in the highlands. On the passes and farm roads the other networks drop out and Viettel does not.
Cần biết trước. 7 days is 60k, 15 days is 80k. Passport registration is legally required for a physical SIM — buy at an official store, not a phone stall, and skip the airport kiosks which charge 20–30% more. eSIM from resellers usually needs no passport.
ATMs and cash
Khu Hoa Binh · Tran Phu · GO!
0–66k₫
$0–2.50
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VPBank and Eximbank are usually the cheapest for foreign cards — VPBank has been reported as free with a 10,000,000₫ per-transaction limit. Vietcombank is the most common and the worst value at 50–66k with a 2–3M cap.
Cần biết trước. Always decline conversion into your card's currency and choose VND. Withdraw the maximum in one go to spread the flat fee — it is charged per transaction, not per amount. You need cash daily: street food, markets and small cafes do not take cards.
Cẩn thận. VietQR, which everyone local pays with, needs a Vietnamese bank account. Tourists cannot use it, and there is no support for European or Russian home systems. Korean visitors can pay via GLN.
Cash currency exchange at a jewellery shop.