Steps to grant temporary residence cards for foreigners in Vietnam

In the current era of economic exchange and integration, the number of foreign workers in Vietnam has increased significantly. This not only helps develop the economic level of our country, but also attracts foreign investors to invest in Vietnam. According to the provisions of the Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, they must be granted temporary residence cards for convenience in managing the number and duration of their stay in Vietnam. So about the matter “Steps to grant temporary residence cards for foreigners in Vietnam” Let’s find out with LSX in the article below.

Legal grounds

• Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014
• Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BCA
• Circular No. 219/2016/TT-BTC

Cases of being granted temporary residence cards, temporary residence card symbols according to Vietnamese law

Foreigners who are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations under the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations in Vietnam and their spouses, children under 18 years of age, maids accompanied by tenure;

Foreigners enter with visas with symbols LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD1, LD2, TT.

In which the meaning of visa symbols is understood as follows:

• LV1 – Issued to people entering to work with departments, agencies and units directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; National Assembly, Government, Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front, Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Audit, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies ; Provincial Party Committees, Party Committees, People’s Councils, People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run cities;

• LV2 – Issued to people entering to work with socio-political organizations, social organizations, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry;

• LS – Issued to foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam;

• DT1 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of VND 100 billion or more or investing in investment-preferred industries and trades, investment incentive areas decided by the Government;

• DT2 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of between VND 50 billion and under VND 100 billion or investing in encouraged industries and trades development investment decided by the Government;

• DT3 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with contributed capital from 03 billion VND to less than 50 billion VND;

• NN1 – Issued to people who are heads of representative offices and projects of international organizations and foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam;

• NN2 – Issued to heads of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, representative offices of foreign economic, cultural and other professional organizations in Vietnam;

• DH – Issued to people entering to practice and study;

• PV1 – Issued to reporters and newspapers residing in Vietnam;

• LD1 – Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam with confirmation that they are not eligible for work permits, unless otherwise provided for in an international treaty to which Vietnam is a signatory;

• LD2 – Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam who are required to have a work permit;

• NG3 – Issued to members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations of the United Nations, representative offices of intergovernmental organizations and their spouses and children under 18 years of age. , the maid accompanied by term;

• TT – Issued to foreigners who are spouses, children under 18 years of age of foreigners who are granted visas with symbols LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD1, LD2 or a foreigner being the father, mother, wife, husband or child of a Vietnamese citizen.

Steps to grant temporary residence cards for foreigners in Vietnam

Step 1: Prepare documents according to the provisions of law

Step 2: Submit your application

Place of application for temporary residence card for foreigners

Applicants for temporary residence cards or authorized units shall submit their dossiers at one of three working offices of the Immigration Department – Ministry of Public Security:

• 44-46 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.

• 254 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

• 7 Tran Quy Cap, Da Nang City

• Or the Immigration Department of the provincial police department and centrally run city.

The above-mentioned Immigration Agency receives the application to check the legality and content of the application

• If complete and valid, then receive the application, print and hand over the receipt, schedule a date to return the results.

• If the dossier is not valid, the dossier-receiving officer shall guide the submitter to supplement the dossier for completeness.

Application submission time

• From Monday to Saturday morning (except New Year’s Day, Public Holiday and Sunday).

Step 3: Get the result

Within 05 working days, the person who comes to receive the result gives the receipt, identity card or passport to the officer who returns the results of the examination and comparison. fee, then sign and hand over the temporary residence card to the person who comes to receive the result (even if it is not resolved).

Time to return results

From Monday to Friday (except New Year’s Day, Public Holiday and Saturday, Sunday)

Requirements and conditions for being granted a temporary residence card

• Passport with validity of 01 year or more.

• Proof of being granted a temporary residence card of a foreigner with a validity of at least 01 year or more (eg work permit,….)

Dossier of application for temporary residence card for foreigners with work permit in Vietnam

• A written request of the agency, organization or individual that carries out the procedures for inviting or guaranteeing;

• Application form for temporary residence card with photo;

• Passports of foreigners applying for temporary residence cards;

• Certificate of operation of the enterprise employing foreign workers (Business Registration License, Investment License, Operation License of VPDD, branch… Depending on the enterprise and the type of business, there will be different types of documents);

• A certificate of seal sample registration or a written notice on the publication of information about the enterprise’s seal sample on the national portal on enterprise registration;

• A certified copy of the foreign worker’s work permit or work permit exemption;

• Register the first seal and signature sample at the Immigration office (Form NA16);

• Official letter and application for temporary residence card for foreigners (Form NA6);

• Application form for temporary residence card for foreigners (Form NA8);

• Letter of introduction for Vietnamese employees to go through procedures to apply for a temporary residence card at the Immigration Agency;

• Original passport (Note that the passport has a visa for the right purpose of work, in case the foreign worker has been granted a temporary residence card before, it is required to include the temporary residence card in use);

• A certificate of temporary residence registration or a foreigner’s temporary residence registration book certified by the police of the ward or commune where the foreigner is temporarily residing in Vietnam (if any). In some cases, the immigration authorities will ask workers to provide this document;

• 02 Personal photos with size 2cm x 3cm.

Dossier to apply for a temporary residence card for a foreigner married to a Vietnamese

• A written request of the agency, organization or individual that carries out the procedures for inviting or guaranteeing;

• Application form for temporary residence card with photo;

• Passports of foreigners applying for temporary residence cards;

• A notarized copy of the certificate of marriage registration in Vietnam or a copy of the consular legalization of the marriage note in Vietnam for the case of marriage registration abroad;

• Application for guarantee and issuance of temporary residence card for foreigners (Form NA7);

• Application form for temporary residence card for foreigners (Form NA8);

• Original passport and visa (passport valid for at least 13 months and visa to enter Vietnam for the right purpose);

• 02 personal photos with size 2cm x 3cm;

• Notarized copy of Vietnamese household registration book of Vietnamese spouse;

• Notarized copy of ID card of spouse who is Vietnamese

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