Russian nationals will be exempted from visa when entering Vietnam within 15
days from January 1, 2009, according to a decision of the Vietnamese Prime
Minister.
The fresh decision will apply to Russian ordinary passport holders regardless of
the purpose of their visit.
In 2007, over 60,000 Russian visitors toured
Vietnam, and the number is forecast to reach 70,000 this year, the National
Administration for Tourism said.
At present, in addition to daily
non-stop flights linking Russia and Vietnam, travel companies charter flights to
Vietnam once or twice a week.