You are a foreigner staying in Vietnam! You have relatives and friends who are foreigners residing in Vietnam! You are in need of learning about the procedures to come, stay, live, and work in Vietnam. Happyvisa will provide you all the information about immigration documents, visa extension, work permit, temporary residence card for foreigners in this article.
Entry dispatch for foreigners
Why must apply for immigration?
- Citizens of some countries who are not exempted from visa for 14 days when entering Vietnam are required to apply for entry documents
- Citizens of some countries are exempted from visa for 14 days but need to stay longer (1 month, 3 months, 6 months, etc.), in addition, when applying for an entry visa to enter Vietnam, when the visa expires, the cost of extension will be lower.
Application for immigration documents
- Photos of your passport (can take photos and send via email)
- Providing the date of entry
- Dispatch will be approved quickly, even after only 3 hours have had results. When we receive the dispatch, we will resend to you via email or wait at the airport before you land.
Visa extension for foreigners
Why should extend the visa?
If you have expired your Vietnam visa but still haven’t been able to return home due to work problems or any other reason, if you don’t want to be banned from your next entry or have difficulty getting in other countries when you overdue Visa, you only need to extend the visa.
What documents are needed when extending a visa for foreigners?
If you extend tourist visa, you only need the original passport. No queuing, no preparation of documents, no worry about not understanding Vietnamese, etc. all procedures will be completed by Happyvisa. Your task is to wait 7 – 10 days for the visa to return in person.
If you extend business visa (DN), the process will be more complicated, you need to prepare 5 types of documents including:
- A certified copy of the legal documents of the enterprise guarantees to foreigners;
- Application form for visa, visa extension, extension of temporary residence for foreigners in Vietnam according to the form;
- Original passport with a valid term
- Work permit (In case the foreign worker works under a work permit) or exemption from work permit;
- Registration of temporary residence as prescribed.
Work permit
Why do many foreigners work in Vietnam but cannot get a work permit?
Many foreigners work in Vietnam but cannot get a work permit because they work in freelance jobs without a guarantee company. The condition of a work permit is that a guarantee is required. When you have a work permit, you can easily apply for a temporary residence card, saving costs and effort when having to extend a visa multiple times.
Application for granting a new work permit to foreigners working in Vietnam
- Foreign judicial record with seal of the host country and notarized at the Vietnam Embassy in the host country.
- University degree or written confirmation that a manager, executive director, specialist or technical worker is legalized at a Vietnamese consulate in the host country.
- Health certificates are issued in foreign countries or in Vietnam according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
- Vietnamese criminal record (Confirmation of temporary residence of Public Security of ward and passport photo).
Temporary residence card service
What do you know about the benefits of a temporary resident card?
- You are guaranteed spouse, children to Vietnam
- You have opportunity to buy a home in Vietnam
- Export repeatedly without having to renew or apply for a new visa
- Freedom to conduct business procedures in Vietnam
- To live, work and protect legitimate rights
Application for temporary residence card
- Foreign judicial record with seal of the host country and notarized at the Vietnam Embassy in the host country.
- University degree or written confirmation that a manager, executive director, specialist or technical worker is legalized at a Vietnamese consulate in the host country.
- Health certificates are issued in foreign countries or in Vietnam according to the regulations of the Ministry of Health.
- Vietnamese criminal record (Confirmation of temporary residence of Public Security of ward and passport photo).
- Some other papers need authentication.
Above is some information about the procedures for entry, work, live in Vietnam for foreigners. For each type of Happyvisa service, there is a complete list of records, however, please note that the procedure may change from time to time. Please contact us for specific and accurate advice.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Hanoi headquarters
- Address: 6th floor, Ba Dinh building, 13 Kim Ma Thuong, Ba Dinh district.
- Email: hanoi@happyvisa.vn
Da Nang branch
- Address: 346 Trung Nu Vuong street, Binh Thuan ward, Hai Chau district.
- Email: hanoi@happyvisa.vn
Ho Chi Minh Branch
- Address: 12th Floor, 1206 room Citilight Tower, 45 Vo Thi Sau street, One district, Ho Chi Minh city.
- Email: hanoi@happyvisa.vn
Call center: 1900.59.99.85
Hotline: 0902.26.29.20
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