No visa needed

Do citizens of the Netherlands need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Amsterdam — Hanoi: ≈ 8,880 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 Netherlands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Netherlands 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 Netherlands passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Netherlands passport ranks 6th of 199.
Netherlands passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of the Netherlands and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Seychelles, Panama, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Netherlands. Netherlands visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Amsterdam — Hanoi: about 8,880 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Amsterdam 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 151st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Netherlands.