Do Sri Lankan passport holders need a transit visa for Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)?

No transit visa needed

No visa needed if you stay in the international transit area, in practice with an onward flight within 24 hours. Clearing immigration needs a Vietnam e-visa.

For an airside connection at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Vietnam: one ticket, bags checked through, onward flight to another country, no immigration.

Leaving the airport during the layover

All these passports need a visa; Vietnam's e-visa, of up to 90 days, is open to every nationality.

Watch out

Collecting and re-checking bags, a self-transfer, or a domestic flight means entering Vietnam, so an e-visa is needed.

Checked on 25 October 2026 against these sources. Transit rules change often, and the airline and the immigration authority have the final say, so confirm with your airline before you travel.

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Other layovers for Sri Lankan passport holders

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