January 17, 2026 | 14:00

Vietnamese passport jumps 5 places at Henley Passport Index

Pham Long

The passport is currently ranked 86th in the world, up five places comparied to 2025.

Vietnamese passport jumps 5 places at Henley Passport Index

The Vietnamese passport is currently ranked 86th in the world, up five places compared to 2025,  the Government News quoted the newly released Henley Passport Index (HPI) as reporting.

With this latest ranking on the HPI, the Vietnamese passport has achieved its highest position since 2021. Vietnamese citizens can now enter 49 destinations either visa-free or with a visa on arrival, ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization), or e-visa.

These destinations include ASEAN countries, as well as Barbados, Belarus, Chile, the Cook Islands, Dominica, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Panama, Rwanda, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Burundi, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Jordan, Madagascar, Malawi, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tuvalu, Kenya, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka.

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