Hanoi Vietnam is ready for Sea games 31 and welcomes international supporters and tourists

Hanoi has nearly completed all preparations for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) and is preparing to welcome international tourists.

Hanoi Vietnam is ready for SEA GAMES 31

SEA GAMES (Southeast Asian Games) is the biggest sports event in Southeast Asia, which is held every two years in a country in the region.

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi has nearly completed all preparations for the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), heard a meeting chaired by Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Chu Ngoc Anh, who is also head of the city's Steering Committee for SEA Games 31 on March 16.
As scheduled, Hanoi will host 18 sport events of SEA Games 31 in 15 localities. As of March 15, the city had basically completed the upgrading of all infrastructure works serving the events.

In particular, My Dinh National Stadium will be the venue for athletics events. Quan Ngua Stadium will hold gymnastics, artistic gymnastics and aerobics events. The Hanoi National Centre for Sport Training and Competition will be the venue for shooting, rifling, archery, weightlifting, athletics and petanque.

Tay Ho Competition Hall will organize the events of Taekwondo. Hanoi Indoor Games Gymnasium will hold fencing events.

Hoai Duc Gymnasium will be the venue of the Judo and Kurash medal events. Cau Giay Competition Hall will arrange the medal events of Wushu.

The medal events of Pencak Silat will be held at Bac Tu Liem Competition Hall. Classic wrestling and freestyle wrestling will be organized at Gia Lam Competition Hall.

Soc Son Competition Hall will hold Vovinam medal events. Dance sports will be organized at Long Bien Competition Hall. Dan Phuong Competition Hall will organize the events of Jujitsu.

The events of Swimming, Springboard and Diving will be held at the Water Sports Palace (My Dinh National Stadium). Basketball will be organized at Thanh Tri Competition Hall. Hoang Mai Competition Hall will hold the events of Sepatakraw. The events of Billiard will be held at Ha Dong Competition Hall.

Bowling will be organized at Royal City Hanoi and the events of E-Sports will be hold at the National Convention Center.

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Note: Due to Covid 19, Vietnam have temporarily suspended this Vietnam visa exemption program since March 2020. Since Mar 15, 2022 - a new era post Covid 19 pandemic has come. The Vietnam Government has recently approved the overall plan to resume Vietnam visa issuance as well as visa exemption for fully vaccinated travelers to Vietnam from March 15, 2022. Their entry must follow the requirements.

Who do not need visa to enter Vietnam?

Citizens of certain countries may visit Vietnam without a visa for a certain period of time. The following is the list of countries and regions that have visa exemption agreements with Vietnam, unilaterally or bilaterally.

To get Vietnam visa exemption, the eligible travelers are required to ensure:

Their passport valid for at least 6 months following their date of arrival in Vietnam and

their passport has at least 02 blank pages.

Those who enter Vietnam under visa exemption will get the exemption stamp as follows on passport:

As of January 2022, regular passport holders of 25 countries DO NOT need a visa for Vietnam. Here is the list of visa waiver countries for Vietnam:

Country           Maximum stay            Conditions (if any)

Chile                90 days                         For tourist visa only

Panama            90 days                         For tourist visa only

Cambodia        30 days           

Indonesia        30 days           

Kyrgyzstan      30 days           

Laos                30 days           

Malaysia          30 days           

Singapore        30 days           

Thailand          30 days           

Philippines       21 days           

Brunei             14 days           

Myanmar         14 days           

Belarus            15 days           

Denmark         15 days

Finland            15 days

France             15 days

Germany         15 days

Italy                 15 days

Japan               15 days

Norway           15 days

Russia              15 days

South Korea    15 days

Spain               15 days

Sweden           15 days

United Kingdom (Not applicable to BNO)    15 days

The above information about Vietnam visa exemption (updated on March 15, 2021) is provided for informational purposes only, please double check with the official authorities in your current country before departure.

The 30-day interval between 02 stays with visa exemption has been removed in accordance with the new law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam which takes effect on July 1, 2020.

Notes:

The 30-day visa exemption is granted to those entering the coastal economic zones decided by the Government when those zones meet the following conditions:

having an international airport,

having their own space;

having defined geographical boundaries and be separate from the mainland;

being in line with socio-economic development policies while posing no threat to national defense, security, social order and safety of Vietnam.

So, Phu Quoc island is one of those zones. See our detailed guide on Phu Quoc visa exemption.