News, services and visa tips for foreigners in Vietnam — updated regularly.
If you live and work in Vietnam, the question isn't "which is cheaper for one trip" — it's "how many border trips will you make in a year." The 45-day exemption means ~8 trips a year. A 90-day E-Visa means ~4. Half the trips, half the risk. Here's the full math.
Spend 183 days or more in Vietnam and you may become a tax "resident individual" — at which point your taxable income includes income arising OUTSIDE Vietnam. The tax authority counts your days using the stamps in your passport. And there's a second route to tax residency almost nobody knows about.
Visa exemption isn't a permanent right — it's a government resolution with an end date. Resolution 44 expires on 14 March 2028 and "will be CONSIDERED for extension." And here's what almost nobody notices: the country list has already changed once between renewals.
Border Run, Stamp Run, Moc Bai Run, "obnulenie bezviza"… foreigners use a dozen names for things that sound very similar. But are they the same? Here's a short glossary explaining each — and how everything that's "just cross the border" is actually a Border Run Tour.
A few recent results (personal data masked).
🔒 Real e-visas of ViEntry clients — all personal data (name, date of birth, passport number, QR code) has been masked.
Book earlier, save more — taken straight off the tour price.
Reference price — the licensed tour operator sets the final price. The discount follows each trip’s booking order.
