No visa needed

Do citizens of Italy need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Italy 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 Italy: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Rome — Hanoi: ≈ 8,730 km, about 11.5 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 Italy passport?

Yes, citizens of Italy 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 Italy passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 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 Italy passport ranks 6th of 199.
Italy passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Italy and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Seychelles, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Thailand, Panama, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Italy. Italy visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Rome — Hanoi: about 8,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Rome 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 153rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Italy.