Temporary Residence Card (TRC) in Vietnam

Who can be issued a Temporary Residence Card in Vietnam?

The temporary residence card holders are usually investors who invest in establishing a company in Vietnam (FDI or person who buys capital or stocks the Vietnamese Companies) or employees being employed and sponsored by an organization in Vietnam, including:

- Members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations affiliated with the UN, representative offices of intergovernmental organizations and their spouses, children under 18 years of age, and housemaids during their term of office. (NG3)

- People who come to work with units affiliated with Vietnam’s Communist Party: the National Assembly, the government, the Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, the People’s Supreme Court, the People’s Supreme Procuracy, State Audit Agency, Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, the People’s Councils, the People’s Committees of provinces. (LV1)

- People who come to work with socio-political organizations, social organizations, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (LV2)

- Foreign investors in Vietnam and foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam. (DT)

- Managers of representative offices or projects of international organizations and foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam. (NN1)

- Heads of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, and representative offices of other foreign economic, cultural, and professional organizations in Vietnam. (NN2)

- People who come to study or serve an internship. (DH)

- Journalists who have permanent residences in Vietnam. (PV1)

- People who come to work. (LD)

- Foreigners that are parents, spouses, and children under 18 years of age of the foreigners issued with LV1, LV2, DT, NN1, NN2, UNIVERSITY, PV1, LD visas, or foreigners that are parents, spouse, and children of Vietnamese citizens. (TT)

What are the conditions for getting a residence card in Vietnam?

- Time to stay in Vietnam for more than 01 years;

- Valid passport more than 01 year;

- In the case of having a work permit, the work permit of the foreigner must be valid for 01 years from the date of the application for a temporary residence card. For investors, there must be written documents proving that foreigners contribute capital to or invest in enterprises in Vietnam (business registration certificates, investment licenses …).

What are the documents to apply for a Temporary Residence Card?

- A written request of agencies, organizations, and individuals offering, guaranteeing, and proposing temporary residence cards (form NA7)

- 01 declaration of information of foreigners who apply for temporary residence, with photos and sealed by the agency or organization: A written request for a temporary residence card (Form NA8); a declaration about Foreigners applying for the temporary resident card (Form N7B)

- Two 3 x4 cm size photographs;

- Passport, valid visa, immigration cards (bring original for comparison);

- Notice of the use of the seal of the enterprise

- 01 copy or photo (bring the original for comparison) proof of purpose to stay in Vietnam.

Depending on the situation, the following documents would be required: investment licenses, permits for the establishment of enterprises, work permits in Vietnam, certificates of board members permits for the establishment of representative offices, and marriage/birth registration.

Duration to Obtain Temporary Residence Card in Vietnam: 05 to 07 days from the day we submit the documents required.

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