At the welcoming ceremony, the organizing panel handed over a souvenir and extended their Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the passenger, an English man, Richard Kenneth Wilson.

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 At the welcoming ceremony. Photo: congan.com.vn

Earlier, the passenger asked for an electronic visa to entering Vietnam between February 3 and March 5, and received his eVisa from the Department of Immigration (under the Vietnam Ministry of Public Security) on February 1.

Under Directive No.07/2017/ND-CP, the Vietnam Immigration Department is to grant visas to international guests through its internet-based system from February 1, 2017.

During the Tet holiday, there were around 253,000 foreigners visiting the Southern hub of Vietnam.

Translated by Trung Thanh