Late visa policy announcement challenges tourismThe visa exemption policy for citizens of five European countries will expire in the next three months. The visa exemption policy for citizens of five European countries will expire in the next three months. “If Viet Nam suddenly stops the visa exemption policy, a tourist will have to apply for visas in rush when the departure date approaching fast,” he said. Indonesia, aiming to welcome 20 million foreign tourists by 2019, has opened the visa exemption policy for citizens of 169 countries and territories. “From 2011 to 2017, Japan welcomed 19 million international tourists but the number in Viet Nam was only 12.9 million.