VOV.VN-Ho Chi Minh City Police, in coordination with the Consular Section and the Regional Security Office (RSO) of the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, have arrested a Vietnamese national suspected of using forged documents during the visa application process to acquire a US student visa, according to the US Consulate General in HCM City.

VOV.VN - Germany has moved to recognise the new version of the Vietnamese passport containing birthplace information, whilst it has also resumed issuing visas including C multi-year visas (Schengen Visa).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese tourism firms are concerned they will be losing out to regional rivals when it comes to attracting Chinese holidaymakers if favourable policies are not introduced.

A key for Vietnam to attract more foreign tourists at this time is to change its visa policy, said Chris Farewell, a member of the Tourism Advisory Board (TAB).

VOV.VN - Vietnam climbed a total of four positions to secure 88th place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports in 2023, according to the latest report compiled by the Henley Passport Index.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken note of problems and difficulties faced by foreigners when applying for visas to enter Vietnam, said deputy spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang during the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on December 15.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue who is on an official visit to New Zealand, had a meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in capital Wellington on December 6.

Measures to remove obstacles in procedures in applying for work permits and visas for foreign labourers, especially those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), were discussed at an event in Ho Chi Minh City on November 10.

Vietnam’s visa policy is favourable and will continue to be reformed to facilitate foreigners’ entry, an official of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has said.

Foreigners who are seeking e-visas should search for information in advance and access the right website, the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security said on October 25.