Vietnam questions, answered with sources

Yes, but only through family or exceptional merit.

No.

Not by turning up.

Citizens of 24 countries, mostly European plus Japan, South Korea and Russia, enter Vietnam for 45 days without a visa in 2026; everyone else, including Americans, Canadians and Australians, needs the 90-day e-visa.

You get a Vietnam temporary residence card (TRC) through a sponsor: an employer that has obtained your work permit, a company you have invested in, or a Vietnamese spouse or parent.

It depends on your passport: 45 days for citizens of 24 mostly European countries plus Japan, South Korea and Russia, 90 days for Chile and Panama, 30 days for most ASEAN passports, 21 days for the Philippines and 14 days for Brunei, Indonesia and Myanmar.

The Vietnam e-visa costs USD 25 for single entry and USD 50 for multiple entry, both valid for stays of up to 90 days, when you apply on the official portal, evisa.gov.vn.

Yes.

Twenty-four countries get 45 days visa-free in Vietnam in 2026, on two separate lists.

Yes, in principle.

Since 1 July 2026 a Vietnamese tax resident pays 5 to 35 percent on monthly employment income in five brackets, after a personal deduction of VND 15.5 million per month (plus VND 6.2 million per dependent).

No.

Yes, and well.

Yes, for one person.

Yes.

Of the three countries we cover, Vietnam is the cheapest, ahead of Thailand and then Portugal.

A modern one bedroom near My Khe Beach in Da Nang rents for USD 400 to 550 a month in 2026, with An Thuong flats listed at 8 to 18 million VND (USD 320 to 720).

Pick An Thuong if you want to walk to cafes, coworking and other nomads (one bedroom 8 to 18 million VND); the My Khe beachfront if you want a modern tower with a sea view (USD 400 to 550 and up); Son Tra if you want quieter streets, more space and the peninsula on your doorstep.

Good in the private hospitals of the big cities, uneven everywhere else.

Most expats in Da Nang use two private options: Family Medical Practice for an English first GP visit at USD 86 to 110, and Vinmec Da Nang International Hospital, the private international hospital at 30 Thang 4 street in Hai Chau, where a consultation is about USD 47 and the emergency department runs 24 hours.

Yes, but only through a bank branch, in person, with documents showing where the money came from: a work contract, payslips, tax receipts or proof that the funds arrived from abroad.

VPBank ATMs are the standout: no local withdrawal fee reported and a limit of VND 10 million per transaction, as of September 2026.

Yes, Da Nang has three international schools families use most: Singapore International School Da Nang, APU American International School Da Nang and Hoi An International School.

Yes.

A monthly coworking desk in Da Nang costs 1.8 to 4.5 million VND (about USD 70 to 175) in 2026, and day passes run 79,000 to 260,000 VND.

No.

Wet, grey and still perfectly workable most weeks.

Yes, every foreigner staying in Vietnam must have a temporary residence declaration filed for each address, but the legal duty falls on your landlord, hotel or host, not on you.

Legally, no visa category in Vietnam authorises work for a foreign employer, and a tourist e-visa grants no right to work; in practice, thousands of remote workers do exactly this and enforcement targets foreigners employed by Vietnamese entities without a work permit, where the fine is VND 15 to 25 million plus deportation.

Typhoon season in Da Nang runs from July to December, peaking from mid September to mid November, with two to three storms affecting central Vietnam in an average October.