Vietnam

No. As at July 2026 there is no Vietnamese golden visa. No legislation has been enacted, no application process exists, and no confirmed launch date has been published. Despite persistent reporting since 2025 describing a 5- or 10-year visa, the Ministry of Public Security reviewed a draft decree in July 2025 that has not been promulgated. If someone offers to process your Vietnamese golden visa application today, they are selling something that does not exist. Do not pay a retainer against it.

This is marketing vapour, nothing more. Multiple agencies have taken enquiries since 2025 for a programme that has not actually been legislated. Reported drafts describe visas of up to ten years, plus a five-year waiver for investors, researchers and athletes, with possible pilots in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Phu Quoc. But no thresholds have been confirmed, and Vietnamese draft decrees have stalled before. A 2025 draft is not evidence of a 2026 launch.

The real reforms are talent visas, not capital routes. A multiple-entry visa for skilled professionals took effect 15 August 2025. Five-year UĐ1/UĐ2 visas are reported to have taken effect 1 July 2026. UĐ1 is aimed at high-skilled technology talent, and UĐ2 at skilled professionals. These programmes target technology and scientific talent, not wealth, and they are too new to have any track record. Details are thin and drawn from secondary sources, so verify with the Vietnam Immigration Department before acting.

Yes. Tax residents, meaning those spending 183+ days in the country or holding a permanent residence there, are taxed on worldwide income. The top marginal rate is 35% on employment income, and there is no special regime of note for individuals. Even if a golden visa eventually launches, the tax case remains weak for a UHNW family. Vietnam is a full CRS participant.

Inheritances and gifts above VND 10m are taxed at 10% personal income tax on defined asset classes, including securities, capital contributions and real estate. Listed-securities transfers carry a 0.1% tax on gross sale proceeds. Unlisted capital contributions are taxed at 20% on net gains. Real property transfers are taxed at 2% of the transfer price. There is no wealth tax and no exit tax.

Both are hard to get. Vietnamese permanent residence is available only on narrow grounds and is rarely granted to ordinary foreign professionals. Naturalisation requires five years of permanent residence, Vietnamese language, and generally renunciation of your other citizenships. Vietnam does not permit dual citizenship, with only narrow exceptions. For most people, these are not realistic destinations.

Foreign individuals face significant restrictions on Vietnamese land and property ownership. That is one more reason the golden visa marketing around Vietnam is premature. Even the property angle that underpins such programmes elsewhere is constrained here. Treat any Vietnam residence plan as early-stage until the legislation actually exists.