Currently, foreigners come to Vietnam to work a lot, but foreigners working with Vietnamese businesses need a visa. When the visa is about to expire, foreigners can apply for issuance or extension of visa in Vietnam without leaving the country. To better understand the visa extension procedure for foreigners, follow Phavila’s article.
Conditions for visa extension for foreigners
The guarantee company should note a few conditions for foreigners as follows:
Passport valid for at least 6 months.
Vietnam visa is still valid and valid.
Have a certificate of temporary residence registration in Vietnam.
Have a company or organization in Vietnam guarantee to submit the application.
During his stay in Vietnam, did not violate Vietnamese law.
Documents for application for extension of Vietnam entry visas:
– Request form for application for issuance, amendment or supplement of visa, extension visa of temporary residence (form N5) (certified by sponsoring organizations or enterprises; for expats who want to enter Vietnam to visit relatives, such documents shall be certified by Public Security of commune or ward where expats are temporarily residing);
– Original passport and visa;
– Temporary residence certification (or temporary residence card) certified by Public Security of commune or ward where expats are temporarily residing.
– 1 certified true copy or 1 copy (originals are required for comparison) of documents proving your entry purposes (such documents as investment licenses, work permits, marriage certificates, birth certificates and so on, depending on certain cases). Documents issued by foreign agencies shall undergo consular authentication and notarized translation by Justice Divisions or Departments
* Note:
Processing time: 5 – 7 working days since receipt of full documents.
Form N5: subject to certification by organizations or enterprises in Vietnam if such organizations or enterprises are sponsors for your application for visa extension.
Sufficient documents proving your stay purpose in Vietnam are required.
Processes and procedures for foreigners
According to the steps below:
Step 1: Prepare documents
Please prepare at least 01 set of documents as instructed above.
Step 2: Submit your application
Visa extension documents are submitted at the Immigration Department. It is one of the following two agencies:
– Immigration Department (Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh).
– Immigration management department of the provincial police.
The specific location depends on the sponsor’s permanent place of residence, or the headquarters of the sponsoring company.
Step 3: Receive and process documents
One-stop staff will receive the application, guide you to pay the visa extension fee and give an appointment to return the results. Applications are then processed within 5 working days.
Step 4: Get the visa extension result
You just need to come up to receive the results according to the time and place indicated on the appointment letter. The extension time depends on the type of visa as mentioned above.
Visa extension services for foreigners
Currently, the number of visa extension applications is being submitted a lot. Therefore, the processing is very difficult.
In fact, the problems in the implementation of this procedure are as follows:
– The process of waiting to submit the application takes a long time, because it is very crowded.
– Missing papers, wrong records must be corrected and re-submitted from the beginning. This can lead to foreigners overstaying their visas.
– Not eligible for visa extension.
– The process of preparing documents is too long, leading to overdue visa.
To avoid the above difficulties, HD visa has a consulting service to support visa extension procedures for foreigners.
Extension visa 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year
Extension of temporary residence card
Extension of work permit
Package for applying for a work permit and temporary residence card
Bind the package to set up a company and apply for a temporary residence card
Conversion of temporary residence cards. (Switch from one card to another)
Convert visa to temporary residence card
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