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Vietnam lifts requirements for visa to its resort

Vietnam will lift visa requirements for foreign visitors to the southern resort island of Phu Quoc, which the government wants to develop into a leading ecological tourist site.

Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese will no longer require visas if they spend less than 15 days on the island. If they transit another border gate in Vietnam to get to Phu Quoc, the exemption will be valid for at least 45 days.

Vietnam has already unilaterally lifted visa requirements for citizens from Japan, South Korea and Scandinavian countries. The country has reciprocal visa-free agreements with Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Laos.

At the same time The Foreign Ministry of Vietnam has vowed to hand down adequate punishment to any staff of overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions found raising the fees for visa and passport services, which were regulated by the Finance Ministry.

To address the matter, the Foreign Ministry has ordered all overseas diplomatic representative offices to strictly abide by stipulated consular regulations, which include the open announcement of visa fees on their official website.

Sources: www.thanhniennews.com , www.vnagency.com.vn