No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Panama?

Citizens of Vietnam don’t need a visa for Panama and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Panama City: ≈ 16,630 km, about 21.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Panama without a visa on a Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam don’t need a visa for Panama for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Panama visa rules at a glance

With a Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Panama passport: 88.
Citizens of Vietnam and Panama can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, Seychelles, Palestine, Belarus, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Chile.
Citizens of Panama, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Panama

Travelling to Panama: good to know

Hanoi — Panama City: about 16,630 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Hanoi 12:00 — Panama City 00:00.
Local currency: Panamanian Balboa and US Dollar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PAB 1.00.
Panama is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.