No visa needed

Do citizens of Norway need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Norway 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 Norway: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; null — Hanoi: ≈ 8,270 km, about 11 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 Norway passport?

Yes, citizens of Norway 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 Norway passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 31 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 Norway passport ranks 27th of 199.
Norway passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Norway 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, Thailand, Panama, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Norway. Norway visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

null — Hanoi: about 8,270 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: null 12:00 — Hanoi 17:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 141st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Norway.