Public holidays in Viet Nam

Vietnam’s public holidays are administered by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam. Workers in Vietnam have totally 10 paid holidays every year. When a public holiday falls on a weekend – either Saturday or Sunday – the following Monday will be considered a paid holiday.

Foreign workers in Vietnam have an additional day off for their country’s National Day.
 
Below is the list of all public holidays in Vietnam.
 

Official public holiday schedule for 2019

• New Year’s Day: January 1 (Tuesday)

• Tet Holiday: February 2 (Saturday) – February 10 (Sunday)
 
February 4 (Monday) is Tet Eve (Vietnamese New Year’s Eve)
February 5 (Tuesday) is Tet Nguyen Dan (Vietnamese New Year)
It is considered as the most important celebration in Vietnam. Many stores, banks, and restaurants close for the first few days (usually one or two days) but accommodation and some shopping malls remain open. Tourists are suggested to book train and bus tickets at least one month in advance if they want to travel within the country these days.
 
• Gio to Hung Vuong Holiday: April 13 (Saturday) – April 15 (Monday)
 
April 14: (Sunday) Hung Kings Commemoration Day
April 15: (Monday) Hung Kings Commemoration Holiday
Hung Kings are the traditional founders of the nation, the holiday falls on the 10th day of the third lunar month
 
• Liberation/Reunification Day Holiday: April 27 (Saturday) – April 30 (Tuesday)
May 4 is the official working day
 
• International Labor Day: May 1 (Wednesday)
 
• National Day: August 31 (Saturday) – September 2 (Monday)
September 2: Independence Day

How to get  Viet Nam E- Visa

In order to apply for your Vietnam E-visa, you need to complete 3 simple steps on our website as below:

- Step 1: Visa Option. In this step, please fill out some details related to your visa such as type of visa, date of entry, the port of entry,...
- Step 2: Applicant details. Please select your nationality, religion, passport type. Especially, in this step, you have to upload your passport sized photo and your passport image. 
- Step 3: Review and finalize. This is the last step for your application. You only need to review all details then make the payment for the fee to complete the procedure. 

After receiving your application and your fee, we will process your application in business hours and send the visa code to your email in 3 working days. 
If your nationality is in the list of Vietnam E-visa, would like to stay in Vietnam under one month and you enter Vietnam by land ports or seaports. E-visa is the best choice. However, if you enter Vietnam by the airport, Vietnam Visa on arrival will be better because you will have visa ticker on your passport. Meanwhile, with E-visa, you will get a visa code only, without a visa sticker on the passport. 


See more details at https://applyvietnamvisa.org/vietnam-e-visa-or-vietnam-visa-on-arrival--40
Apply for E-visa at https://applyvietnamvisa.org/apply/e-visa

These are some details for getting Vietnam E-visa for foreigners. For other inquiries related to Vietnam visa, please feel free to get in touch with us via email: [email protected] or call at hotline: (+84).899.33.12.12