Vietnam E-Visa / Business Visa (no dedicated nomad visa): Requirements

Vietnam does not currently have a visa category built specifically for digital nomads, unlike Thailand's DTV or Indonesia's Remote Worker visa. Most nomads use Vietnam's e-visa for longer tourist stays or, for longer-term arrangements, a business visa — neither of which was designed with remote work in mind, so both come with real limitations worth understanding before you rely on them.

The e-visa route generally requires only a valid passport and the standard application fee, with no income or remote-work proof required — but it's fundamentally a tourism visa, not a work-authorized status, and doesn't provide the same legal clarity for remote work as a dedicated nomad program.

The business visa (DN) route generally requires a genuine sponsoring company or organization in Vietnam, which most remote workers don't have — this route is more commonly used by people with an actual local business connection than by nomads working for a company abroad. As of 2026, the e-visa is valid for 90 days (single or multiple entry) and, notably, cannot be extended from inside Vietnam at all — a real, confirmed limitation, not just an inconvenience. A newer sponsored tech-talent visa (UĐ1, effective July 2026) exists for high-skill sponsored roles, but it isn't available to independent freelancers or remote employees.

• E-visa: valid passport, application fee ($25 single-entry / $50 multiple-entry) — valid 90 days, no in-country extension
• Business visa: requires a genuine sponsoring company or organization in Vietnam — not accessible to a self-sponsoring remote worker
• Neither route requires proof of remote income, since neither is designed around remote work specifically