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The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic extension of stay for foreigners stranded in Viet Nam due to COVID-19.

International travelers who are either fully vaccinated or recovered Covid-19 patients can visit five destinations in Vietnam starting this month, without quarantine mandate. The Government Office announced Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved a pilot plan to welcome international visitors as proposed earlier by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The frequency of flights by each airline on each route will be increased by one per day on November 1 and 15 if the average seat occupancy of all airlines on the route during the previous 7 days reached at least 75 per cent.

The Ministry of Transport has announced a pilot programme on the resumption of domestic flights.

The Department of Immigration under the Ministry of Public Security on Monday issued a notice on automatic extension of stay for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV), under the Ministry of Transport, has planned to resume 10 domestic air routes from October 10 after reaching agreement with the relevant localities.

Accordingly, foreigners who entered Viet Nam on visa waivers, e-visas or tourist visas from March 1st, 2020 are entitled to automatic stay extension until September 30, 2021 and can depart from Viet Nam without having to apply for stay extension.

Vietnam Airlines’ Flight VN310 between Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport and Tokyo’s Narita airport has been the first of the national flag carrier to pilot the application of the IATA Travel Pass.