Quarantine hotels etc query

glen67 wrote:

Hi all ,
Can anyone advise of the procedure of finding a flight , hotel package or is it cheaper to book separately to complete the 7 day quarantine / testing presently required ? Seems a lot of contradictions and different advice out there .
Also is this (7 day quarantine)   required for double vaccine + booster tourists from UK ?
Could i quarantine at for  example at my girlfriends residence ?
Finally ... desperate to see my girlfriend and perhaps there are easier ways maybe to meet up in Asia , any ideas anyone TIA
Merry Crimble to all !
regards,
Glenn.

You might want to follow this sticky thread for updates as they are announced:

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=961808

I especially recommend all of the posts by the always-helpful13-year tourist who goes out of his way to provide pertinent and up-to-date information.

glen67 wrote:

Hi all ,
Can anyone advise of the procedure of finding a flight , hotel package or is it cheaper to book separately to complete the 7 day quarantine / testing presently required ? Seems a lot of contradictions and different advice out there .
Also is this (7 day quarantine)   required for double vaccine + booster tourists from UK ?
Could i quarantine at for  example at my girlfriends residence ?
Finally ... desperate to see my girlfriend and perhaps there are easier ways maybe to meet up in Asia , any ideas anyone TIA
Merry Crimble to all !
regards,
Glenn.

There is official guidance out now covering the new quarantine requirements. The at home quarantine is rather onerous. My fiancée is a doctor and we had planned on her doing the home monitoring for me. After reading the requirements she described it as ridiculous. We are hoping that it will be modified.

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Pogiwayne & OcenBeach comments WITHOUT the negative comments.

I will remove ANY such comments after the past 2 days asking members to remember we have new guests and VN members reading what we post.

Here is a translation of the official dispatch.
OFFICIAL: No more forced hotel quarantine for entrants into Vietnam from January 1, 2022
Yesterday, December 16, 2021, the Ministry of Health has released the Official Dispatch No. 10688/BYT-MT with regards to COVID-19 prevention and control for Vietnam entrants. A few important bits are as below:
1⃣General requirements for entrants:
✅Having a valid negative to SARS-CoV-2 test certificate before entry (saved for children under 2 years old) taken within 72 hours before entering Vietnam;
✅Making health declaration before entry; Upon entering VN, install the PC-Covid application and use it for health declaration and monitoring following Vietnamese laws;
✅The entrants being the Vietnamese citizens, overseas Vietnamese and their family members (spouse/children) who have not been fully vaccinated will get vaccinated (for free) during their quarantine (if qualified)
✅The entrants under invitation of Senior Leaders of Vietnam: Follow the Welcome Scheme.
✅The entrants shall be responsible for costs of tests, medical quarantine, examination and treatment and other related costs provided for in Resolution No. 16/NQ-CP dated February 08, 2021 of the Government prescribing the expenses for medical quarantine, medical examination and treatment and some specific regulations in COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.
2⃣Requirement for specific cases:
✅ For entrants with full-vaccination certificate or Covid-recovery proof:
✔Within 3 days from entry: self-monitor health at the lodging (including private houses, hotel, motel, resort, headquarter of business, guesthouse of business etc.; not contact with others and not leave such lodging.
✔Take an RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 test on the 3rd day of entry. If the result is negative, then continue to self-monitor health until the end of the 14th day of entry. In case it is positive, get treatment following the current policy.
✅For others:
✔Self monitor health at the lodging within 7 days of entry; Take RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2 tests on the 3rd & 7th days of entry. If the result is negative, then continue to self-monitor health until the end of the 14th day of entry. In case it is positive, get treatment following the current policy.
🎯P/S: Lodging qualified for home quarantine:
✨Being separate houses, apartments;
✨Having separate rooms which meet the following requirements:
💧Having separate toilets and bathrooms, personal hygiene tools, hand soap, clean water, hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol, body thermometer.
💧Having yellow-painted containers with lid, labelled with “SARS-Cov-2 HAZARDOUS WASTE”, opened by pedal, lined with yellow nylon bag to keep masks, towels, nose and mouth wipes; and a domestic waste container with kids, opened by foot pedal and lined with blue nylon bag;
💧Not sharing central air conditioner; possibly using separate air conditioner; ensuring ventilation, opening windows regularly.
💧Having a warning sign “QUARANTINE AREA FOR COVID1-9 PREVENTION AND CONTROL”  in front of the houses.
💧Having washing machine, or bucket, basin for the isolated person to wash their clothes themselves.
💧Having brooms, mops, 02 buckets and disinfectant solution or common detergent for the isolated person to clean and disinfect the room themselves daily.
💧Having a table for food serving in front of the room.
✨No taking the isolated person’s items out of the house.
✨Being recommended to have surveillance cameras installed.
👉The regulations for home quarantine are clearly stated under the Official Dispatch No. 5599/BYT-MT.
3⃣This Dispatch takes effect from January 1, 2022 and does not works for those entering Vietnam before its issue date.
💥Please take note that: You still have to qualify to certain cases of entry permitted by Vietnamese government. These cases have to be approved by the People's Committee and then gained the new visa approval letter from the immigration. These cases are: i) Business owner/investor; ii) Business manager; iii) Business expert; iv) Technical worker & v) spouse & children of the above people.
This dispatch only remove the hotel quarantine requirement and allow qualified people to quarantine at home, thus saving some good hotel fees only. This does not remove the requirement of the approvals above.

I see what you're saying.

That's definitely onerous for those wanting to isolate at home.

Do you think there are still going to be hotels that would like to make a buck doing this?

Also from what you've posted, I don't see any mention yet of tourists; did I miss that?

Thanks for sharing this.

I think it would be great if you could also post this information in the sticky thread about people reentering Vietnam with restrictions.

glen67 wrote:

Hi all ,
Can anyone advise of the procedure of finding a flight , hotel package or is it cheaper to book separately to complete the 7 day quarantine / testing presently required ? Seems a lot of contradictions and different advice out there .
Also is this (7 day quarantine)   required for double vaccine + booster tourists from UK ?
Could i quarantine at for  example at my girlfriends residence ?
Finally ... desperate to see my girlfriend and perhaps there are easier ways maybe to meet up in Asia , any ideas anyone TIA
Merry Crimble to all !
regards,
Glenn.

Latest reports from news sites has had multiple periods mention 7 -> 3days
The plan mentioned was :-
Stage 1 Air routes: between Vietnam and Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Taipei (Taiwan), Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Vientiane (Laos), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), San Francisco, or Los Angeles (the United States).
Departure/Arrival Airports in Vietnam: Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat
Flight frequency: 4 flights/week/route/way

Stage 2: 06 more air routes: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Hong Kong, Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany), Sydney (Australia), and Moscow (Russia).
Departure/Arrival Airports in Vietnam: Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat, Da Nang, Cam Ranh, Phu Quoc, and Van Don
Flight frequency: 7 flights/week/route/way
There was no mention in the list of UK, the quarantine requirements are covered in detail by @Pogiwayne

Thanks i have now seen the 'at home ' regulations  in Andybris2020 's post , yes rather complex ...Think i'll wait until the slightly more relaxed January regulation's but the way things are going in the UK and with more countries in Europe banning us then it maybe a case of playing it by ear ....thanks Glenn.

Thanks so much for your reply .
Personally the home isolation is beyond my resources !
I would imagine there are many hotels cashing on this , here in UK it's over £2000 to isolate and some shocking reviews , so as below i am hoping i am correct in my interpretation of your reply ..and guess i could use say an airbnb type accommodation if completely separate and food and drink is still delivered ?!
I am posting from a tourists point of view (if that's what you meant or do you mean the government's statement does not mention tourism , i believe/hope it does apply and believe this the stage 2 it wouldl apply  ?)  and i would assume or hope the governments stance you posted is the same ? So as I understand i can enter VN after 01.01.22 and isolate for 3 days in ANY residence providing i am not mixing with people nor exiting before the test on third day/negative test  then after that am i 'free' providing i provide my 7 day test ?
Do you have a link for the "sticky thread " you mention , sorry i'm a bit of a dinosaur and fairly new to this forum ,
thanks again GLenn.

This link maybe of some help , but from i can see most things seem 'to be announced' or details not given . https://www.vietnam-visa.com/vietnam-in … ts-update/
and then to complicate matters the UK has had massive increases in cases , getting banned from some European countries too so i won't hold my breath of escaping !

glen67 wrote:

This link maybe of some help , but from i can see most things seem 'to be announced' or details not given . *****
and then to complicate matters the UK has had massive increases in cases , getting banned from some European countries too so i won't hold my breath of escaping !

In most cases we are not supposed to post commercial links on the forum, especially Visa agencies, even though many of them have some good information on their sites.

The reason for that is that the admin reps spend a lot of time getting rid of spam from myriad Visa "agents", both legitimate and scammers, and admin simply doesn't have the time to figure out who's posting something legitimate and who's not.

Here is the link for the Vietnam forum, and at the top of the list you will see the pinned posts which are also called sticky threads:

expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=219

After reading so many of the recent news articles regarding the change in quarantine length and the ability to quarantine at home, it seems to me (I might be wrong) that the only things the government is changing at this point of the pilot program are those requirements for quarantine on arrival.

Since none of these news releases are saying anything specific about tourists, then I'm led to believe that the government hasn't changed the restriction on tourist entering the country.

Currently, the only way a tourist can enter the country is through a tour group, with restrictions as to where they can go and where they can stay and where they can eat.

The news releases are talking about everyone but tourists.

The releases address the issue of Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese returning, as well as family members that Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese are allowed to sponsor, and experts and investors and other special categories of people.

It seems to me that the major push for making this change has been to encourage Vietnamese and overseas Vietnamese visitors for Tết.

So I'm inclined to think you are correct in that tourists without any sponsorship for anything but a tourist visa will still be required to enter the country via an approved tour group, and stay in the hotel chosen by the tour group.

Under the current scheme, once someone has fulfilled their basic time of group quarantine followed by health monitoring, it's possible to apply for a 30-day extension of their tourist visa in order to visit other parts of the country.

But I highly doubt that entry on a tourist visa will allow you to rent an Airbnb lodging, apart from a total tour package.

Besides, one of the most onerous requirements for staying in a private residence appears to be the need to put the equivalent of yellow police tape around the building, announcing that it's being used as a quarantine facility.

I think a lot of Vietnamese people would resist doing that, even for their relatives, but who knows?

It would be really good if we could find something official that clarifies this particular point, but absent any clarification, it seems we have to assume that the rest of the pilot program remains as previously announced.

If someone can show that I'm wrong I'd be happy to hear it.

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OceanBeach92107 wrote:

glen67 wrote:

This link maybe of some help , but from i can see most things seem 'to be announced' or details not given . *****
and then to complicate matters the UK has had massive increases in cases , getting banned from some European countries too so i won't hold my breath of escaping !

In most cases we are not supposed to post commercial links on the forum, especially Visa agencies, even though many of them have some good information on their sites.

The reason for that is that the admin reps spend a lot of time getting rid of spam from myriad Visa "agents", both legitimate and scammers, and admin simply doesn't have the time to figure out who's posting something legitimate and who's not.

Here is the link for the Vietnam forum, and at the top of the list you will see the pinned posts which are also called sticky threads:

expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=219

After reading so many of the recent news articles regarding the change in quarantine length and the ability to quarantine at home, it seems to me (I might be wrong) that the only things the government is changing at this point of the pilot program are those requirements for quarantine on arrival.

Since none of these news releases are saying anything specific about tourists, then I'm led to believe that the government hasn't changed the restriction on tourist entering the country.

Currently, the only way a tourist can enter the country is through a tour group, with restrictions as to where they can go and where they can stay and where they can eat.

The news releases are talking about everyone but tourists.

The releases address the issue of Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese returning, as well as family members that Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese are allowed to sponsor, and experts and investors and other special categories of people.

It seems to me that the major push for making this change has been to encourage Vietnamese and overseas Vietnamese visitors for Tết.

So I'm inclined to think you are correct in that tourists without any sponsorship for anything but a tourist visa will still be required to enter the country via an approved tour group, and stay in the hotel chosen by the tour group.

Under the current scheme, once someone has fulfilled their basic time of group quarantine followed by health monitoring, it's possible to apply for a 30-day extension of their tourist visa in order to visit other parts of the country.

But I highly doubt that entry on a tourist visa will allow you to rent an Airbnb lodging, apart from a total tour package.

Besides, one of the most onerous requirements for staying in a private residence appears to be the need to put the equivalent of yellow police tape around the building, announcing that it's being used as a quarantine facility.

I think a lot of Vietnamese people would resist doing that, even for their relatives, but who knows?

It would be really good if we could find something official that clarifies this particular point, but absent any clarification, it seems we have to assume that the rest of the pilot program remains as previously announced.

If someone can show that I'm wrong I'd be happy to hear it.

If you want the official one I could post the red stamped one from the VN government or you can go to the link and the official document is there. It’s not in English. My fiancée Who is a Doctor in HCMC confirmed the accuracy of the translation and the absurdity of the home quarantine.
I would post what I have been told by a government official concerning when tourist visas will be issued in the USA but you would also complain about that so I won’t. Anyone else PM me if you want that info.

pogiwayne wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

glen67 wrote:

This link maybe of some help , but from i can see most things seem 'to be announced' or details not given . *****
and then to complicate matters the UK has had massive increases in cases , getting banned from some European countries too so i won't hold my breath of escaping !

In most cases we are not supposed to post commercial links on the forum, especially Visa agencies, even though many of them have some good information on their sites.

The reason for that is that the admin reps spend a lot of time getting rid of spam from myriad Visa "agents", both legitimate and scammers, and admin simply doesn't have the time to figure out who's posting something legitimate and who's not.

Here is the link for the Vietnam forum, and at the top of the list you will see the pinned posts which are also called sticky threads:

expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=219

After reading so many of the recent news articles regarding the change in quarantine length and the ability to quarantine at home, it seems to me (I might be wrong) that the only things the government is changing at this point of the pilot program are those requirements for quarantine on arrival.

Since none of these news releases are saying anything specific about tourists, then I'm led to believe that the government hasn't changed the restriction on tourist entering the country.

Currently, the only way a tourist can enter the country is through a tour group, with restrictions as to where they can go and where they can stay and where they can eat.

The news releases are talking about everyone but tourists.

The releases address the issue of Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese returning, as well as family members that Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese are allowed to sponsor, and experts and investors and other special categories of people.

It seems to me that the major push for making this change has been to encourage Vietnamese and overseas Vietnamese visitors for Tết.

So I'm inclined to think you are correct in that tourists without any sponsorship for anything but a tourist visa will still be required to enter the country via an approved tour group, and stay in the hotel chosen by the tour group.

Under the current scheme, once someone has fulfilled their basic time of group quarantine followed by health monitoring, it's possible to apply for a 30-day extension of their tourist visa in order to visit other parts of the country.

But I highly doubt that entry on a tourist visa will allow you to rent an Airbnb lodging, apart from a total tour package.

Besides, one of the most onerous requirements for staying in a private residence appears to be the need to put the equivalent of yellow police tape around the building, announcing that it's being used as a quarantine facility.

I think a lot of Vietnamese people would resist doing that, even for their relatives, but who knows?

It would be really good if we could find something official that clarifies this particular point, but absent any clarification, it seems we have to assume that the rest of the pilot program remains as previously announced.

If someone can show that I'm wrong I'd be happy to hear it.

If you want the official one I could post the red stamped one from the VN government or you can go to the link and the official document is there. It’s not in English. My fiancée Who is a Doctor in HCMC confirmed the accuracy of the translation and the absurdity of the home quarantine.
I would post what I have been told by a government official concerning when tourist visas will be issued in the USA but you would also complain about that so I won’t. Anyone else PM me if you want that info.

I have no problem with the information that you quoted with your wife's assistance.

My point is that, in that information and all information on the official government websites, there is no specific mention about tourist visas.

If you have information that you can post that includes references to tourists, why don't you just post it and stop making this an ad hominem case every time I comment on something that you've put up.

The best way to prove me wrong is just to post something that proves me to be incorrect.

From everything I've read in the information you put up, that's going to apply to people with Vietnamese passports and TRC's and VEC's and an assorted array of visas for experts etc.

Otherwise, since the government has not specifically terminated the pilot program and is only adjusting the length of quarantine, it seems to be logical that tourists without a sponsor will still need to enter the country via a tour group on a tourist visa.

Hopefully though this means that tour group packages from January 1st onward will not be as restrictive.

I welcome your information that clarifies this.

pogiwayne wrote:

If you want the official one I could post the red stamped one from the VN government or you can go to the link and the official document is there. It’s not in English. My fiancée Who is a Doctor in HCMC confirmed the accuracy of the translation and the absurdity of the home quarantine.
I would post what I have been told by a government official concerning when tourist visas will be issued in the USA but you would also complain about that so I won’t. Anyone else PM me if you want that info.

Quoting from your previous informative post:

PogiWayne wrote:

"💥Please take note that: You still have to qualify to certain cases of entry permitted by Vietnamese government. These cases have to be approved by the People's Committee and then gained the new visa approval letter from the immigration. These cases are: i) Business owner/investor; ii) Business manager; iii) Business expert; iv) Technical worker & v) spouse & children of the above people.
This dispatch only remove the hotel quarantine requirement and allow qualified people to quarantine at home, thus saving some good hotel fees only. This does not remove the requirement of the approvals above."

That's the passage that convinced me that this does not mean that there is a change in how to enter on a tourist visa.

Currently that's only through a tour operator.

And if you don't want to post the information that you know is valid in public, just because it would be a reply to me, then why don't you be helpful to the entire forum and create your own new thread and post that information?

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

pogiwayne wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

In most cases we are not supposed to post commercial links on the forum, especially Visa agencies, even though many of them have some good information on their sites.

The reason for that is that the admin reps spend a lot of time getting rid of spam from myriad Visa "agents", both legitimate and scammers, and admin simply doesn't have the time to figure out who's posting something legitimate and who's not.

Here is the link for the Vietnam forum, and at the top of the list you will see the pinned posts which are also called sticky threads:

expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=219

After reading so many of the recent news articles regarding the change in quarantine length and the ability to quarantine at home, it seems to me (I might be wrong) that the only things the government is changing at this point of the pilot program are those requirements for quarantine on arrival.

Since none of these news releases are saying anything specific about tourists, then I'm led to believe that the government hasn't changed the restriction on tourist entering the country.

Currently, the only way a tourist can enter the country is through a tour group, with restrictions as to where they can go and where they can stay and where they can eat.

The news releases are talking about everyone but tourists.

The releases address the issue of Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese returning, as well as family members that Vietnamese citizens and overseas Vietnamese are allowed to sponsor, and experts and investors and other special categories of people.

It seems to me that the major push for making this change has been to encourage Vietnamese and overseas Vietnamese visitors for Tết.

So I'm inclined to think you are correct in that tourists without any sponsorship for anything but a tourist visa will still be required to enter the country via an approved tour group, and stay in the hotel chosen by the tour group.

Under the current scheme, once someone has fulfilled their basic time of group quarantine followed by health monitoring, it's possible to apply for a 30-day extension of their tourist visa in order to visit other parts of the country.

But I highly doubt that entry on a tourist visa will allow you to rent an Airbnb lodging, apart from a total tour package.

Besides, one of the most onerous requirements for staying in a private residence appears to be the need to put the equivalent of yellow police tape around the building, announcing that it's being used as a quarantine facility.

I think a lot of Vietnamese people would resist doing that, even for their relatives, but who knows?

It would be really good if we could find something official that clarifies this particular point, but absent any clarification, it seems we have to assume that the rest of the pilot program remains as previously announced.

If someone can show that I'm wrong I'd be happy to hear it.

If you want the official one I could post the red stamped one from the VN government or you can go to the link and the official document is there. It’s not in English. My fiancée Who is a Doctor in HCMC confirmed the accuracy of the translation and the absurdity of the home quarantine.
I would post what I have been told by a government official concerning when tourist visas will be issued in the USA but you would also complain about that so I won’t. Anyone else PM me if you want that info.

I have no problem with the information that you quoted with your wife's assistance.

My point is that, in that information and all information on the official government websites, there is no specific mention about tourist visas.

If you have information that you can post that includes references to tourists, why don't you just post it and stop making this an ad hominem case every time I comment on something that you've put up.

The best way to prove me wrong is just to post something that proves me to be incorrect.

From everything I've read in the information you put up, that's going to apply to people with Vietnamese passports and TRC's and VEC's and an assorted array of visas for experts etc.

Otherwise, since the government has not specifically terminated the pilot program and is only adjusting the length of quarantine, it seems to be logical that tourists without a sponsor will still need to enter the country via a tour group on a tourist visa.

Hopefully though this means that tour group packages from January 1st onward will not be as restrictive.

I welcome your information that clarifies this.

Why do you feel I am trying to prove you wrong? Did I say that? No I did not. I only posted information. If it differs from your understanding, then take the one you like and run with that.

It does not address who can come into the country. The paragraph about Vietnamese citizens talks about if they do not have vaccines, they will be given vaccinations. It does not say they are the only ones who can enter. I have read 4 different translations and they all say the above.
I have been told January is when tourist visas will begin again. Of course everything is flexible due to Covid.
Call the Viet Nam Embassy or Consulate on 3 January.

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Thanks for taking the time to reply with  that informative and helpful  information and I'll take at look at the other threads mentioned too .
But as mentioned above  it doesn't seem to cover tourism as yet , nor does home quarantine seem a realistic option either . Probably be a case of waiting into the New year or meeting up in a less strict country , though there are options for e.g. Thailand which seems almost doable though no doubt the 'gov' hotels will be charging some pretty baht for the privilege...
I do apologise for posting a commercial link and fully understand the problems it may create , lesson learned , thanks again everyone appreciated .

glen67 wrote:

Probably be a case of waiting into the New year or meeting up in a less strict country , though there are options for e.g. Thailand which seems almost doable though no doubt the 'gov' hotels will be charging some pretty baht for the privilege...

I have an American friend who left Vietnam at almost the same time I did (in June) and he has gone from the USA to Thailand to wait until he can reenter Việt Nam.

Check out the Thailand forum for more info (and to keep this thread on topic):

expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=211

It will be interesting to receive updates from you as you continue your plans to get to Việt Nam.

pogiwayne wrote:

OceanBeach92107 wrote:

pogiwayne wrote:

If you want the official one I could post the red stamped one from the VN government or you can go to the link and the official document is there. It’s not in English. My fiancée Who is a Doctor in HCMC confirmed the accuracy of the translation and the absurdity of the home quarantine.
I would post what I have been told by a government official concerning when tourist visas will be issued in the USA but you would also complain about that so I won’t. Anyone else PM me if you want that info.

I have no problem with the information that you quoted with your wife's assistance.

My point is that, in that information and all information on the official government websites, there is no specific mention about tourist visas.

If you have information that you can post that includes references to tourists, why don't you just post it and stop making this an ad hominem case every time I comment on something that you've put up.

The best way to prove me wrong is just to post something that proves me to be incorrect.

From everything I've read in the information you put up, that's going to apply to people with Vietnamese passports and TRC's and VEC's and an assorted array of visas for experts etc.

Otherwise, since the government has not specifically terminated the pilot program and is only adjusting the length of quarantine, it seems to be logical that tourists without a sponsor will still need to enter the country via a tour group on a tourist visa.

Hopefully though this means that tour group packages from January 1st onward will not be as restrictive.

I welcome your information that clarifies this.

Why do you feel I am trying to prove you wrong? Did I say that? No I did not. I only posted information. If it differs from your understanding, then take the one you like and run with that.

It does not address who can come into the country. The paragraph about Vietnamese citizens talks about if they do not have vaccines, they will be given vaccinations. It does not say they are the only ones who can enter. I have read 4 different translations and they all say the above.
I have been told January is when tourist visas will begin again. Of course everything is flexible due to Covid.
Call the Viet Nam Embassy or Consulate on 3 January.

I guess I misunderstood your intent when you wrote:

PogiWayne wrote:

I would post what I have been told by a government official concerning when tourist visas will be issued in the USA but you would also complain about that so I won’t. Anyone else PM me if you want that info.

That read to me as you saying that my information was simply complaining and not worth considering.

Again I encourage you to share any information you have, as long as you can put it in context.

If it's something you've read then please share the source.

If it's something you've heard from a government official (which implies that it's public knowledge, and not a secret you're supposed to keep) then maybe tell us all which public official, or which office where they work (immigration?).

I never complain about anything that's properly sourced or at least put in the context of reliable hearsay worth repeating here in the forum, where people hope to find information that rises above the level of rumor.

Thanks again for the information from you and your wife.