Sources

Where we get our facts for visa, tax, legal, healthcare and transport content. We prefer official Vietnamese primary sources. We cross-reference time-sensitive material against the secondary list below before publishing.

Vietnamese official sources

evisa.gov.vn

Official Vietnamese e-visa portal — single authoritative source for visa applications

https://evisa.gov.vn →

Ministry of Public Security — Immigration Department

TRC, work permit, immigration policy

https://www.immigration.gov.vn →

General Department of Taxation

PIT, VAT, business tax

https://gdt.gov.vn →

State Bank of Vietnam

Foreign exchange ordinance, outbound transfers

https://www.sbv.gov.vn →

Ministry of Health (MoH)

Vaccination requirements, health regulations

https://moh.gov.vn →

Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority

Domestic and international flight rules

https://caa.gov.vn →

Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam)

Official train booking, the north-south rail line

https://dsvn.vn →

Department of Animal Health

Pet import / export rules

https://www.cucthuy.gov.vn →

Trusted secondary sources

OIE rabies titer laboratories

For pet import — list of approved labs

https://www.woah.org →

WHO Travel Health Vietnam

Vaccine recommendations baseline

https://www.who.int →

Reuters / Vietnam Investment Review / VNExpress

Vietnamese policy and business news

https://e.vnexpress.net →

Embassies & consulates in Vietnam

Bilateral visa carve-outs, dual-national edge cases

/practical/embassies-and-consulates →

For your specific situation — always check the relevant Vietnamese embassy in your country and the live official portal. Our pages cite these sources for general guidance, but rules can shift between the time we publish and the time you act.