If a foreigner have been sponsored work permit in Vietnam to work or he/she decides to set up a company in Vietnam, he/she could be granted temporary residence card in Vietnam to live in Vietnam instead of applying and re-newing business or travel visas every three months.

Procedures to prepare for temporary residence card in Vietnam

Subjects to be granted temporary residence card in Vietnam:

• Members of foreign representative agencies and their accompanying relatives (father, mother, wife, husband, children under 18 years old).
• Foreigners who work with the Institute of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Supreme People’s Court, the ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government and People’s Committees of provinces and cities directly under the Central Government and the Central offices of mass organizations, mass organizations.
• Foreigners who work in projects already approved by competent state agencies licensed in Vietnam.
• Foreigners who work with businesses in Vietnam has the work permit valued more than 01 year.
• Persons on the payroll of foreign representative offices and branches of economic organization, culture and other professional organizations of foreign non-governmental organizations based in Vietnam.
• Foreigners staying in Vietnam for other purposes.

The dossiers for application of temporary residence card in Vietnam:

• A written request of agencies, organizations and individuals offering, guarantee and propose for temporary residence card;
• 01 declaration of information of foreigners who apply for temporary residence, with photos and sealed by the agency or organization: A written request for temporary residence card (Form N7A); a declaration about Foreigners applying for temporary resident card (Form N7B)
• 02 3 x4 cm size photographs;
• 01 copies of passport, valid visa, immigration cards (bring original for comparison);
• 01 copies or photo (bring the original for comparison) proof of purpose to stay in Vietnam.

As the case requires appropriate documents: investment licenses, permits the establishment of enterprises, work permit in Vietnam, certificate of board members and permits the establishment of representative offices, marriage/birth registration.

Implementing agencies for temporary residence card in Vietnam:

Immigration management Department, Police provinces and cities directly under the Central Government.

Implementation time for temporary residence card in Vietnam:

05 to 07 days;

How immigration and employment lawyers in Vietnam could help?

It takes time to prepare the documents in the correct ways.  We help the client saves time and cost by providing professional advice and representation.  ANT Lawyers law firm is a law firm in Vietnam with offices in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city.  Our immigration and employment lawyers in Vietnam help the client   comply with the laws while doing business in Vietnam.

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It is important to make sure visa matches purpose of entrance to Vietnam. Immigration lawyer in Vietnam could help validate and advise.

In the current process of industrialization and international integration, it is common for foreigners to reside and work in Vietnam permanently or temporarily. In order to legally reside in Vietnam, a foreigner must be eligible to be granted a permanent residence card or a temporary residence card in accordance with Vietnam immigration law.

Temporary residence card in Vietnam

Temporary residence card is a document issued by an immigration management agency or a competent agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a foreigner who is allowed to reside in Vietnam for a definite time and has a valid temporary residence card visa replacement.

Subjects granted temporary residence cards in Vietnam include:

(i) Foreigners who are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations of the United Nations, inter-governmental organizations the government in Vietnam and their spouses, children under 18 years of age, and domestic servants who accompany them for their respective terms;

(ii) Foreigners enter with visas with symbols LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD1, LD2, TT. Depending on each person who is granted a temporary residence card in Vietnam, the duration of the temporary residence card is different.

Foreigners who are eligible to be granted temporary residence cards in Vietnam according to the two subjects mentioned above must be sponsored and applied for residence card in Vietnam by the agencies, organizations, individuals at the Immigration Department or the Immigration Department Police Department of the province, centrally run city where the agency or organization sponsoring is headquartered or where the sponsored party resides.

Permanent residence card in Vietnam, can you get it?

It is very challenging to apply for the permanent residence card in Vietnam.   The permanent residence is issued by the immigration authority to foreigners who are allowed to reside indefinitely in Vietnam and is valid in lieu of a visa.

Foreigners who are considered for permanent residence in Vietnam include:

(i) Foreigners who have made meritorious, contributions to the cause of construction and defense of the Vietnamese fatherland are awarded medals or titles by the Vietnamese government state honor;

(ii) Foreigners who are scientists, experts temporarily residing in Vietnam;

(iii) The foreigner is guaranteed by father, mother, wife, husband, child who are Vietnamese citizens who are permanently residing in Vietnam;

(iv) Stateless people who have temporarily resided continuously in Vietnam from 2000 or earlier.

At the same time, the following conditions must be met:

(i) Having a lawful place of residence and a stable income to ensure life in Vietnam;

(ii) If a scientist, expert is temporarily residing in Vietnam, must be requested by a Minister, Deputy Minister of a ministerial-level agency, a government-attached agency in charge of state management in that professional field,

(iii) If sponsored by father, mother, wife, husband, child who is a Vietnamese citizens who are permanently residing in Vietnam, the duration of temporary residence in Vietnam for a foreigner applying for permanent residence shall be determined as follows: Foreigners who have temporarily resided in Vietnam for 03 consecutive years or more are determined on the basis of the entry verification stamp, the exit verification stamp issued at the border gate with a total temporary stay in Vietnam from 03 years or more in the last 4 years from the date of applying for permanent residence.

To save time and hassles, it is suggested to consult with lawyers in Hanoi, or Da Nang or Ho Chi Minh City which our immigration lawyer in Vietnam could help.

Source: https://antlawyers.vn/library/visa-and-immigration-matters-in-vietnam.html