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As countries with the most expensive visa fees regions, procedures performed most difficult, time longest filing, Vietnam is seeking to remove "ring needle she" called visa.
Recently, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a decision to exempt visas for citizens from five countries including Italy, Spain, England, France, Germany. The decision will take effect from the date of 1/7.
Overall this is a step consistent trend, and is expected to gradually remove the "metal ring she" visa is one of the reasons that hinder the development of tourism in VN.
Uninstall "Her round metallic"
Early last June, Cambodia and Thailand have signed a program jointly promote tourism cooperation, known as the "two kingdoms, one destination", after three years of implementation. The original idea was simple: visitors just a common visa to visit both countries. Its effect is quite obvious: alone QI / 2015, the number of visitors to Cambodia from Thailand increased by 37%. Guests tend to incorporate more water going past both by the convenience.
After returning from Son Doong, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has stated impression of tourism development.
This common visa initiative actually been discussed in Bagan, Myanmar more than a decade ago, the leaders of the four countries are Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia. Vietnam then also agreed to participate. Initial dream was to establish a common visa analog blocks of the EU Schengen. Then that idea, as well as many dream of ASEAN, sank into oblivion, and only two other countries in the implementation.
But anyway, tourists can also between the four countries that quite easily by visa policies in the door to (visa on arrival) as in Laos, or facilitate procedures for electronic visa (e-visa) as in Cambodia. Currently the only country in the circle isolated vibrant tourism in Southeast Asia is our continent, Vietnam.
As countries with the most expensive visa fees regions, procedures performed most difficult, time longest filing, Vietnam is lashing himself within her needle called visa.
Relieve worries
Having had a free Visa concerns will lose a source of funding. But as Ken Atkison reality, head of the working group Tourism Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) analysis, the feared loss of 11 million dollars from tourist visa fee is "short-sighted". Offset by the amount that the country earned from tourists outnumber can be up to hundreds of millions, even billions of dollars.
His estimate was just over 150 thousand Atkinson tourists increased, the country's economy would collect about $ 200 million. With corporate income tax rate is between 20-22%, the budget revenues will fall to about 40 million. This amount is more than enough to move the part to the Foreign Ministry while the Ministry took visa fee income (less than $ 11 million in capital for us visa waiver selectively, not for the whole country).
One other Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia, recently implemented free visa policy for 30 countries earlier this year. The nation is expected to invite more tourists to 750 thousand dollars and one billion in annual revenue. Earlier, Indonesia only visa exemption for citizens of 15 countries.
Two arguments for why the most powerful visa exemption, not from an economic perspective, the national security and public health safety. But in my opinion, that view is also unconvincing.
Free of visa does not mean they want to Vietnam always. Control of aviation security, the main road of tourists, there must be two-way; and the leg in the proposed visa waiver countries (Europe and North America) are tightened to the maximum limit danger from terrorism or crime.
At the gate of Vietnam, I also repeatedly through international airports Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai, and saw that the security system and our very tight and modern. We almost never have problems at airport security.
In addition, visa-free but visitors need a passport, and the passport information can check online, the security risk is certainly not negligible.
Infectious diseases are not related to the visa. Need a visa or not, all visitors, including Vietnam, when entering Vietnam are going through customs and where disease control (or a temperature as with the case of epidemic prevention in North Asia MERS) at the gate. The suspected case will remain checked, regardless of his visa, was exempt from visa, or passport Vietnam.
Another concern is the unilateral visa exemption if it was "condescending" and embarrass the country? I do not think so. Tourism is regarded as the industry "local export", and visa policies are made with people of other countries is to strengthen economic activity from individuals, unrelated to government.
Bilateral principle of equality only at the level of the agreements between the two countries together, and related to more diplomatic. I really do not think Thai people, where nearly 30 million visitors each year, or Singapore, the island of Phu Quoc and baby with 15 million arrivals last year, see "humiliated" when unilateral visa exemption for other countries .
"Untie" policy
I myself am a relatively loves to travel, and also have a chance to go to some countries in the world. Visa stickers in passports, for me, as well as many interesting ornament to remember your trip to the strange land. Even I can enjoy it. Therefore, do not be afraid to apply for a visa if convenient procedure, not cumbersome, not lose time, and affordable. I just took over 1 hour and reach $ 30 to go Moroccan visa. I think many tourists also have similar views as me about visas.
Therefore, an important issue in the debate "free or not free" is to be done so that the journey to Vietnam becomes easier. Along with expanding the list of countries exempt from visa be, we can also reform the visa procedure as reducing wait times, paperwork should be submitted, allowing visa at destination (visa on arrival), or electronic visa (e-visa).
Those are the minimum and most easy to do tourism can be realized. The neighbors around us, including Laos and Cambodia, visa on arrival made and e-visa for a long time.
We're also not lacking in determination, advocate for action. Prior to the decision of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, I fully agree with the statement of the Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on tourism development after returning from Son Doong, that Vietnam will not only increase the number of countries visa-free world trends and areas that will improve all aspects related to tourists feel comfortable, more convenient. The knot first need to remove, that visa policy, because although beautiful house where guests will be absent if the door is too heavy and push off indefinitely.
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