Vietnam to United Kingdom visa requirements

Vietnamese ordinary passport holders need a UK Standard Visitor visa before travel. The 6-month visitor visa fee is GBP 135; ETA is not available for this route. Vietnamese ordinary passport holders need a UK Standard Visitor visa before travelling to the United Kingdom for tourism, visiting family or friends, short business activities, short study, permitted paid engagements, medical visits, or other Standard Visitor activities. GOV.UK's Vietnam + tourism check-uk-visa result says to apply for a Standard Visitor visa, and Vietnam is listed by the Home Office as a nationality whose citizens need a visa to enter or transit the UK. The UK ETA route is for travellers who do not need a visa, so it does not replace the visa requirement for Vietnamese ordinary passport holders. A 6-month Standard Visitor visa costs GBP 135 from 8 April 2026; long-term 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year visitor visas cost GBP 506, GBP 903, and GBP 1,128, but each visit is still limited to 6 months. GOV.UK lists the current outside-UK processing time for Standard Visitor applications as 3 weeks after online application, identity proof, and document submission. The passport or travel document must be valid for the whole UK stay. For transit, Vietnamese nationals may need a Direct Airside Transit visa or Visitor in Transit visa unless an exemption applies; a Standard Visitor visa can also cover transit through the UK.