No visa needed

Do citizens of France need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of France don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Hanoi: ≈ 9,200 km, about 12 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

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

Yes, citizens of France don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of France and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mongolia, Haiti, Seychelles, Panama, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Paris — Hanoi: about 9,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Paris 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 162nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.