Learn about Vietnam’s entry and exit regulations, including required identification documents for domestic and international flights, pre-arrival immigration declaration requirements for eligible passengers, and important travel document guidelines to help you prepare for your journey.
Domestic
Passengers completing check-in procedures for domestic flights within Vietnam must present one of the following documents or electronic data having equivalent legal validity:
a) For passengers of foreign nationality
Passport (bearing the most recent entry verification stamp) or an international travel document (bearing the most recent entry verification stamp) together with documents related to residence in Vietnam (visa, visa exemption certificate, permanent residence card, temporary residence card, APEC Business Travel Card), except in cases eligible for visa exemption;
Diplomatic Identity Card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, or representative offices of international organizations;
Airport or aerodrome security control card with long-term validity;
Identification card issued by Vietnamese airlines;
Level 2 electronic identification account of the passenger.
In the event of a lost passport, the passenger must present a diplomatic note issued by the diplomatic or consular authority of the passenger’s nationality, or an official letter issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (with certification from the local police authority where the passport was lost), confirming the passenger’s identity and the loss of passport, with photograph affixed and stamped across the photo. Such diplomatic note or official letter shall be valid for 30 days from the date of certification.
b) For passengers of Vietnamese nationality
Level 2 electronic identification account of the passenger;
Personal information of a child under 14 years of age contained in the Level 2 electronic identification account of the father, mother, legal guardian, or accompanying passenger on the same flight (passengers who have registered biometric data for aviation check-in procedures may use the automated security control gate and automated boarding gate);
Passport or laissez-passer, Citizen Identity Card, or Identity Card;
Birth certificate, civil status extract, extract of birth registration (birth registration information extract), confirmation of civil status information (applicable to children under 14 years of age); birth certification document (applicable to children under 02 months of age who have not yet been issued a birth certificate);
Identification or certification issued by the People’s Public Security or the Vietnam People’s Army;
National Assembly Delegate Card;
Communist Party Membership Card;
Press Card;
Airport or aerodrome security control card with long-term validity;
Identification card issued by Vietnamese airlines;
Certificate of identity confirmation issued by the police authority (the certificate must include the following information: certifying authority; certifier; date of certification; full name, date of birth, gender, permanent residence address of the certified person; reason for certification. The certificate must have a photograph affixed, stamped across the photo, and shall be valid for 30 days from the date of certification);
Certificate issued by a competent authority confirming that the passenger has just completed serving a sentence;
Certification issued by a social organization for children under the care of such organization (valid for 06 months from the date of certification).
International to Vietnam
Pre-Arrival Immigration Declaration for Entry into Vietnam
From 01 June 2026, passengers arriving in Vietnam on international flights are required to submit their information within 03 days prior to entry via the website: https://prearrival.immigration.gov.vn/.
Note: The declaration requirement applies only to foreign nationals and overseas Vietnamese who use a Vietnam visa for entry into Vietnam.
Passengers completing check-in procedures for international flights must present one of the following documents:
Passport or laissez-passer or other documents valid for exit and entry in accordance with applicable laws, together with a visa, visa exemption certificate, permanent residence card, APEC Business Travel Card, or temporary residence card;
Identity Card or Citizen Identity Card (where Vietnam and the relevant country have signed a treaty or international agreement permitting their citizens to use Identity Cards or Citizen Identity Cards in lieu of passports within each other's territories)...
In cases where a child does not have an individual passport, the child’s full name, date of birth, and photograph must be recorded and affixed in the passport of the legal representative, including the biological father, biological mother, adoptive father, adoptive mother, or legal guardian.