Vietnam to Bosnia and Herzegovina visa requirements

Vietnamese ordinary passport holders need a visa to visit Bosnia and Herzegovina. There is no e-visa or visa-on-arrival; you must apply for a short-stay (Type C) sticker visa in advance at a Bosnian embassy or consulate. One exception: if you already hold a valid multiple-entry Schengen, EU or US visa (or residence permit), you may enter visa-free for up to 30 days. Bosnia and Herzegovina is not part of the Schengen Area but is an EU candidate country that applies a visa policy closely aligned with Schengen. Vietnam is not on its visa-exemption list, so Vietnamese citizens travelling on an ordinary passport for tourism must obtain a short-stay (Type C) visa before departure. Bosnia does not operate an e-visa portal for Vietnamese nationals and does not grant visa on arrival; applications are made at a Bosnian diplomatic mission. Because Bosnia has no embassy in Vietnam, applicants typically apply through the accredited Bosnian mission covering Vietnam (commonly handled via missions in the region or by post). The standard short-stay visa permits stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. A practical alternative widely used by travellers: anyone holding a valid multiple-entry Schengen visa, an EU member-state visa, a US visa, or a residence permit in any of those areas may enter Bosnia visa-free for up to 30 days. ETIAS is not relevant to this route (it applies to Bosnians entering the EU, not Vietnamese entering Bosnia). Given that no confirmed visa-free, e-visa, or visa-on-arrival channel exists for Vietnamese ordinary passports, the conservative and correct verdict is visa-required.