Official guide How to get Free Vietnam Visa to Phu Quoc island?
Following the decision No 80/2013/QĐ-TTg of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on 27 December, 2013, Foreigners and Vietnamese with foreign passports entering, existing or residing in Phu Quoc Island will be exempt with entry visas within a temporary residing period which does not exceed 30 days. In the case that a foreigner arriving at an international border gate of Vietnam (including airways and seaways), staying at the transit area of such border gate and then transiting to Phu Quoc Island will also be exempt with an entry visa as prescribed.
* Check the Decision No: 80/2013/QĐ-TTg of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung here (English copy is just for your reference only)
Conditions to be exempt with entry visas to Phu Quoc island?
- Original Passport must be valid for more than six months from the entry date Vietnam (If your passport is valid less than 6 months, the Vietnam visa is required in this case. Please contact us for help.)
- Stay in the island ONLY and not exceed 30 days.
- You must have round trip ticket to and from Phu Quoc International Airport. The return flight ticket must show the next destination is from your country or any other place outside Vietnam. (This will prove that you will not travel to the Vietnam’s land area).
- You have not violated Vietnam’s immigration laws.
- You are not not in Interpol’s offense list.
Phu Quoc Free Entry Visa – Fly to Phu Quoc airport directly from your departure country
It is so easy to get visa exempt to Phu Quoc island if you take the flight directly from your country. At your departure, just show your Return flight ticket to check-in and take the flight. When you arrive Phu Quoc international airport, please head to the passport control. Show your passport and flight return ticket again. The free entry stamp of 30 days will be issued into your passport.
Notes:
– All the tickets or related schedules documents about your trip to Phu Quoc must be printed out.
– You can remain in Vietnam for 30 days from the entry date Phu Quoc airport. You are not allowed to travel to any other place in Vietnam.
Free Entry Visa to Phu Quoc – Connecting flight from an international airport in Vietnam’s land area
Please prepare full of flight booking confirmation from your airline agent, include: Flight booking confirmation from your departure country to 1 international airport in Vietnam’s land area and Flight booking confirmation from domestic airport in Vietnam’s land area to Phu Quoc airport.
Notes:
– All the tickets or related schedules documents about your trip to Phu Quoc must be printed out.
– Transit or connecting flight to Phu Quoc airport from an international airports of Vietnam to Phu Quoc airport must depart in SAME DAY.
Entry procedure
– Shows 4 flight stages booking confirmation to check-in staff at your departure to take the flight to an international airport in Vietnam in land area, such as Tan Son Nhat airport – Ho Chi Minh city, Noi bai airport – Ha Noi city or Da Nang airport in Da Nang city.
– After arrived at Vietnam international airport, please looking for PASSPORT CONTROL COUNTER.
– Please submit passport and 4 flight stages booking confirmation to the Immigration officer and confirm them you will just travel to Phu Quoc island only. They will check and issue the free entry Visa of 30 days into your passport.
– Collect your Passport back and come to Baggage claim to receive your luggage (if yes).
– Looking for the way to the domestic terminal. You can see the instruction board or ask for the help from the ground staff.
– Go to the Domestic terminal to check-in for the next flight to Phu Quoc airport.
Check-in for the trip at your departure country airport
Check-in at your departure airport to take the flight to Vietnam international airport. You are required to show full flight booking confirmation to the airline check-in staff. If not, they will require for your valid Vietnam visa for the Vietnam trip.
Receive your Free entry Visa into your passport
Find the Passport Control counter when you arrive at Vietnam international airport. Submit your flight booking confirmation and your passport again to the immigration officer to get free entry Visa for 30 days to Phu Quoc island. You are required to confirm them you just travel to the Phu Quoc island only.
Check-in for the flight to Phu Quoc airport at domestic terminal
After you receive your passport back with the free entry visa, please find the way to the Domestic terminal. You can find way to the Domestic terminal on instruction board, or you can ask the ground staff. Then, you can check-in for the next flight to Phu Quoc island at Domestic Terminal.
Some Common questions about Free entry Visa to Phu Quoc island
– My first destination is Phu Quoc island, but after that i will travel to Ho Chi Minh city. Free Visa will be applied for me in this case?
Follow the Vietnam Immigration law, you will be exempted for Vietnam visa to Phu Quoc island if you just stay in the island only. If you travel to other place in Vietnam, the Vietnam visa is required. Please consider to apply for the Vietnam Visa on Arrival or e-Visa Vietnam prior your trip to Phu Quoc. This will help you to avoid any trouble for the Visa if you want to travel to other place Vietnam’s land area later.
– I am United Kingdom citizens, i am free for 15 days for the Visa to Vietnam? What type of free Visa I can get if i travel to Phu Quoc?
As United Kingdom citizens, you are free for 15 days for your trip to any places in Vietnam. In case you travel to Phu Quoc only, please confirm the Immigration officer at the checkpoint that you just stay in Phu Quoc island only, the free Visa of 30 days will be issued. In case you want to travel to other places in Vietnam after Phu Quoc trip, you can get free Visa of 15 days. With 15 days free Visa, you can travel to any places in Vietnam, including Phu Quoc island.
– My passport is valid less than 6 months. Can I get free entry Visa to Phu Quoc?
One of condition to get free entry Visa to Phu Quoc is your passport must be valid more than 6 months from the entry date Vietnam. If your passport is valid less than 6 months, you are required to apply for the Vietnam Visa. Our staff is happy to assist you for the Vietnam Visa if you want to travel to Phu Quoc with the passport is valid less than 6 months. Contact our support team here.