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Certificate of visa exemption (usually called a five-year visa exemption) is a type of document sticked onto passport that permits citizens of another country to enter and stay in Vietnam for a specified period of time without obtaining a visa as well as paying fee related to entry and exit Vietnam. Because of these benefits, many people try to apply this certificate, but what are the requirements for applying a Vietnam five-year visa exemption certificate?
There are two cases can apply for the certificate of visa exemption (five-year visa exemption):
To applying five-year Visa exemption, the applicants must prepare:
For Vietnamese residing abroad (Overseas Vietnamese – Việt Kiều)
| No. | Document | Quantity | Requirement |
| 1 | Application form | 1 | Form NA9 |
| 2 | Photo size 4×6cm | 2 | White background, front view, bare head, without sunglasses |
| 3 | Foreign passports or equivalent documents with validity of at least 6 months upto date of entry. If the applicant does not have a passport, he/she must submit a permanent resident’s permit issued by Foreign authorities with the validity of at least 6 months upto the date of entry | 1 | Original |
| 4 | One of the following documents: | 1 | Original or notarized copies |
| Vietnamese identity card | Your full name on current passport and on documents issued by Vietnam has to be matched. | ||
| Vietnamese passport (valid or invalid) | |||
| Vietnamese driver license | |||
| Household registration book having the name of applicant | |||
| Vietnamese birth certificate | |||
| 5 | Certificate of Temporary Residence | 1 | Original |
For foreigners who are spouses/children of Vietnamese citizens
| No. | Name of document | Quantity | Requirement |
| 1 | Application form | 1 | Form NA9 |
| 2 | Photo size 4x6cm | 2 | White background, front view, bare head, without sunglasses |
| 3 | Foreign passports or equivalent documents with validity of at least 6 months upto date of entry | 1 | Original |
| 4 | One of the following documents: | 1 | Original or notarized copies |
| Marriage certificate issued by Vietnam, if issued by foreign countries, must be consular legalized | |||
| Birth certificate | |||
| Adoption paper | |||
| 5 | Certificate of Temporary Residence | 1 | Original |
All required documents must be well prepared, then come to visa services agency for submission. For cases cannot provide full documents, the agency will advise the best way to process. The processing time for Vietnam visa five-year exemption is 7 working days. five-year visa exemption will be pasted onto passport as a sticker for full one page and be valid for five years.
For further questions about Vietnam five-year visa exemption, you can send an email to info@vietnam-evisa.com
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