From March 10th 2014, foreigners and Vietnamese nationals holding foreign passports can enjoy 30 day visa exemption when visiting Phu Quoc Island...

1. 30 day visa exemption for foreigners to Phu Quoc
From March 10th 2014, foreigners and Vietnamese nationals holding foreign
passports can enjoy 30 day visa exemption when visiting Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang,
according to a new decision of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
According to the decision of mechanism and specific policies for the development of Phu
Quoc, foreigners and Vietnamese nationals holding foreign passports entering and exiting Phu
Quoc will have chance to enjoy 30 day visa exemption.
In the case that foreigners entering an international border gate of Vietnam (including by air
and by sea) and staying in the transit area before departing to Phu Quoc also are applied to
this decision.
The duration of visa exemption is twice as long as previous that in 2005. The extension will
promote tourism development of Phu Quoc which immediately has received good reaction
from tourism businesses.
To deal with the electricity shortage on the island where most of the power are provided by
diesel generators, an undersea electric cable from Kien Giang’s Ha Tien town to Phu Quoc
Island has been completely constructed.
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2. As a district of the southern Mekong Delta province, Phu Quoc Island has a total area of 574
square kilometers and a population of about 85,000. Phu Quoc was recognized as a World
Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2006.
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