France’s foreign ministry updated its Vietnam travel advice on 3 July, alerting citizens that immigration authorities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have begun strictly fining visitors who exceed the authorised stay shown in their passport entry-stamp—even when they hold a 90-day e-visa. The notice stresses that penalties rise with each extra day and that serious cases may involve an administrative inquiry keeping the traveller in Vietnam for weeks. The embassy cannot intervene.
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VisaHQ can simplify this process for both individual travellers and corporate mobility teams. Through its French portal, the service provides up-to-date guidance on Vietnamese entry requirements, automated reminders before permitted-stay deadlines and hands-on support with the new online registration, reducing the risk of costly overstays.
It also reminds travellers that Vietnam introduced an online pre-arrival registration system on 15 April. The form—similar to a simple immigration landing card—must be completed within 72 hours of arrival and produces a QR code to be shown alongside the passport and visa. For French corporates expanding in Southeast Asia, the change means HR teams must track exact exit dates rather than rely on visa validity alone, and must build the new registration into travel-approval workflows. Failure to comply could strand assignees, delay project kick-offs and trigger insurance exclusions. Mobility providers should update briefing packs immediately and consider automated alerts keyed to passport-control expiry dates.
VisaHQ can simplify this process for both individual travellers and corporate mobility teams. Through its French portal, the service provides up-to-date guidance on Vietnamese entry requirements, automated reminders before permitted-stay deadlines and hands-on support with the new online registration, reducing the risk of costly overstays.
It also reminds travellers that Vietnam introduced an online pre-arrival registration system on 15 April. The form—similar to a simple immigration landing card—must be completed within 72 hours of arrival and produces a QR code to be shown alongside the passport and visa. For French corporates expanding in Southeast Asia, the change means HR teams must track exact exit dates rather than rely on visa validity alone, and must build the new registration into travel-approval workflows. Failure to comply could strand assignees, delay project kick-offs and trigger insurance exclusions. Mobility providers should update briefing packs immediately and consider automated alerts keyed to passport-control expiry dates.
