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VISA EXEMPTION FOR VIETNAMESE EXPATRIATES
To enjoy visa exemption in Viet Nam, they have to submit files at overseas Vietnamese agencies which are in charge of granting visas.
Visa exemption papers are valid for a maximum of five years and shorter than the time of passports or international travel papers at least six months.
Visa exemption papers are attached into or issued separately from the passports.
Source: VGP
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