Do you need to show cash and a return ticket when flying to Nha Trang, Vietnam from Bangkok?

In one recent firsthand experience, a traveler entered Vietnam without a return ticket, accommodation booking, or arrival-card QR code and was not questioned at the border. This is an individual report, not a guarantee for every traveler.

Russian citizens do not need a visa for stays in Vietnam of up to 45 days; the arrival card is not a visa. According to the report, a return ticket is generally not requested either.

A family with a teenage child flying ThaiVietAir from Bangkok was asked at check-in about their travel purpose and whether they planned to return to Thailand, and were asked to show cash and either a return ticket or hotel booking. They booked a 3-night hotel stay on the spot and were allowed to check in — this happened at the Bangkok airline counter, not at Vietnamese immigration.

A traveler asked whether Vietnamese airport immigration requires showing cash sufficient for the length of stay upon arrival, concerned this might happen at border control.

Before a Bangkok–Nha Trang flight, a traveler asked whether Vietnamese passport control really checks for cash and return tickets, since some chat groups warn of strict requirements.