No visa needed

Do citizens of Singapore need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Singapore don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 30 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 Singapore: the passport opens 129 countries visa-free; Singapore — Hanoi: ≈ 2,200 km, about 3.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Singapore don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam visa rules at a glance

With a Singapore passport you can visit 129 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 28 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Singapore passport ranks 1st of 199.
Singapore passport: visa-free access to 129 countries; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Singapore and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Mongolia, Seychelles, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Palestine.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, don’t need a visa for Singapore. Singapore visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Singapore — Hanoi: about 2,200 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Singapore 12:00 — Hanoi 11:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 7th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Singapore.