Is Israel a visa exempted country or not ?

No, Israel is not a visa exempted country. 

Exemption list of countries free from Vietnam visa -

Israeli citizens before applying to visa can eye to the Exemption list to know about which countries don’t require Vietnam visa to travel Vietnam. For a specific period of time citizens from the following countries can travel Vietnam without visa. 

• 30 days without visa- A person holding Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia passport can travel Vietnam.

• 21 days without visa- A person holding a Philippines passport can travel to Vietnam.

• 15 days without visa- A person holding Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Brunei, Myanmar passport can travel Vietnam.

• 14 days without visa- A person holding Myanmar or Brunei passport can travel to Vietnam. 

Essential Requirement – 

The Government of Vietnam has made it mandatory for citizens of Israel to obtain a valid Vietnam Visa for their comfortable stay in Vietnam. This law is not valid for all the countries. However, Israeli citizens are essentially required to acquire a legal Vietnam Visa issued by the Immigration Department to stay in Vietnam. 

Mandatory requirements to obtain Vietnam Visa are-

• A valid passport with minimum two vacant pages in it and minimum six months validity.

• Passport sized photographs

• Mandatory documents. 

Authorities for issuance of Vietnam visa

If you have an approval letter which is issued by the Immigration Department or Public Security Ministry, or consular bureau Vietnam, you can directly apply for Vietnam visa on your arrival at Vietnam Airport in which the maximum staying period ranges from 1 to 3 months. 

What charges do Israeli citizens had to pay

There are two types of charges that an Israeli citizen had to pay when he/she applies for a visa. These are Stamp charges and Service charges. Service charges are respect to the travel agency though which you are applying.

For Business and Tourist visa

Charges to get your visa stamped (subject to change)

• Single entry on 1 or 3 months visa at USD 45. 

• Multiple entries on less than 1 month visa at USD 65.

• Multiple entries on full 1 month visa at USD 95. 

• Multiple entries on 3 months visa at USD 95.

Service charges (subject to change)

• Single entry on 1 and 3 months visa at USD 16 and USD 33 respectively. 

• Multiple entries on less than 1 month visa at USD 25.

• Multiple entries on full 1 month visa at USD 25. 

• Multiple entries on 3 months visa at USD 150.

How to get Vietnam visa in Israel?

To get a Vietnam visa, there are 2 ways for you to choose:

1. Apply for your Vietnam visa in a Vietnam Embassy / Consulate:

You can come in person to the Vietnam embassy in your country and you will be instructed step by step on how to apply for a Vietnam visa there. By this way, you have to come directly to the Vietnam embassy at least two times. The first time you come there is to submit required documents and the second one coming there is to get your Vietnam visa.

You may want to refer to the contact information of the Vietnam embassy in Israel as below:

Embassy of Vietnam in Israel

Address : 4th floor, Beit Asia - 4 Weizman street, Tel Aviv, Israel

Telephones : 03-6966304; 03-6966311

Fax : 03-6966243

Email : vnembassy.il@mofa.gov.vn

Website : www.vietnamembassy-israel.org

2.  Apply online to obtain an approval letter to pick up your Vietnam visa at Vietnam international airports (in case you travel by air to Vietnam)

Please click here for Vietnam visa inquiry.