The Vietnam government has decided to issue Vietnam Visa. Vietnam will reopen to international tourists. The visa will start issuing from July 1 to citizens of 80 countries. Citizens in 80 countries can now apply online for eVisa as of July 1 2020, the government said in a resolution signed Monday. Resolution 79 / NQ-CP was issued in accordance with the law on aliens entering, leaving, transiting and residing in Vietnam.
Tourism accounts for 12% of Vietnam's GDP and will be one of the first nations in Southeast Asia to start reviving its economy with international tourism.
Vietnam saw a 98 percent drop in visitors in April from 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but its success in fighting the virus - recorded only 324 cases and no deaths, despite sharing the border with China, the hot spot initially - now it is determined to breathe life into the tourism industry.
Visitors with electronic visas can enter Vietnam at eight international airports or land through 16 international border gates and 13 seaports across the country.
8 airports are:
- Noi Bai in Hanoi
- Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City
- Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa Province
- Da Nang in the namesake city
- Cat Bi in Hai Phong
- Can Tho in the eponymous city
- Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province
- Phu Bai in Thua Thien-Hue Province
The first COVID-19 arrived in Vietnam in early January.
And yet, general cases 324 and zero deaths in this country of 96 million people. Vietnam has stopped the COVID-19 outbreak. high praise is earned. and now Vietnam is the first country to easily take social distance measures, reopening its society.
According to the Vietnam National Tourism Administration, Vietnam welcomed a record number of international arrivals in 2019, reaching over 18 million, up 16.2 percent from 2018.