No visa needed

Do citizens of Brunei need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Brunei don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 14 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 Brunei: the passport opens 103 countries visa-free; Bandar Seri Begawan — Hanoi: ≈ 2,040 km, about 3 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 14 days

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

Yes, citizens of Brunei don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 14 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Brunei passport you can visit 103 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 29 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Brunei passport ranks 49th of 199.
Brunei passport: visa-free access to 103 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Brunei and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Micronesia, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Iran, Palestine, Rwanda, and Haiti.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, don’t need a visa for Brunei. Brunei visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Bandar Seri Begawan — Hanoi: about 2,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bandar Seri Begawan 12:00 — Hanoi 11:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Brunei.