Documents To Process A Temporary Resident Card In Vietnam? How To Obtain A Temporary Resident Card In Vietnam?

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Nowadays, when The Ordinance on Entry, Exit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam are widely published, Vietnam become an attractive destination for foreigners who want to reside in Vietnam for a long time to work, study or research. To stay in Vietnam for a long time, a temporary resident card is recommended. Instead of losing a large amount of time and money for Vietnam Visa application when entering Vietnam and extend it when it is expired, you can apply for a temporary residence card which are valid 1 or 5 years. Without a visa, temporary resident card is the same with normal entry and exit visa which help foreigners to enter Vietnam easily, as well as their visa exemption during the entry, exit and residence in Vietnam. So, what is the documents to apply for a Vietnam temporary resident card? What is the procedure to get temporary resident card in Vietnam?

1/ What are the cases in which a foreigner can obtain a temporary resident card in Vietnam?

• He/she is member of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations of the UN, intergovernmental organizations in Vietnam, or the spouse, child under 18 years of age, housemaid that comes along during his/her term of office. In this case, he/she will be issued with a temporary resident card NG3.
• He/she has a visa of type LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐ or TT. In these cases, he/she will be issued a temporary resident card with the type equivalent to his/her current visa.

These specific cases are granted temporary resident card if providing full required documents:

• Foreigner who is owner of the one member limited liability company (except as authorized representatives);
• Foreigner who is a member of the two member limited liability company or more;
• Foreigner who is a member of the board director of the stock corporation;
• Foreigners who work in multinational corporations or foreign companies in Vietnam
• Foreign lawyer who is licensed to practice following Vietnam law by the Vietnam Ministry of Justice;
• Professionals, students, trainees who work or study in national programs and projects which is signed between the ministries and approved by the government
• Foreigner who granted working permit in all kinds of businesses or representatives offices of foreign companies;
• The temporary resident card holder accompanied relatives include: parents, spouse and children under 18.

2/ What are the documents needed to obtain a temporary resident card in Vietnam?

The main required documents needed for the temporary resident card are:

• 01 written request for temporary residence card declaration about foreigners applying for temporary residence card with 02 photos (attached 02 photos sized 3×4 cm)
• 01 copy of passport and a visa which is valid (bring an original for comparison)
• 01 copy (bring the original for comparison) or duplicate of legal agencies, organizations, sponsor businesses record that are in need of proposal temporary residence card. As each case, foreigners may summit the following documents: investment certificate, business registration license, established representative office license, branch company (including active notices); seal registration certificate, 01 photo of working permit (bring original for comparison)
• Proof document of temporary residence address from local police department
• In case of bringing relatives: foreigner must summit some documents showing proof of relationship such as birth certificate, marriage certificate or household registration…

Note: Documents above must be translated into Vietnamese and certified or legalized as regulated, except for application for permanent residence, diplomatic note, passport, visa.

3/ Where can you apply for a temporary residence card?

According to the 2015 Immigration Law, the application for the NG3 temporary residence card must be submitted at the Ministry of Affairs while applications for other types of temporary residence card must be submitted at the Immigration department. There are three main office in Ha Noi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh city which you can pay a visit and submit the application.

Moreover, you also can ask the travel agency to submit temporary resident card for you. The fee will be little higher but you don’t need to prepare a lot of complicated documents and save a lot of time for processing.

4/ How long does it take to obtain a temporary resident card in Vietnam?

Theoretically, the time frame for processing is between five and seven working days.

You just read the information about documents to apply for Vietnam temporary resident card. Of course, each case has different requirement. If you want to make clear about your case, just send us an email through info@vietnam-evisa.com