Nowaday, there are many foreigners coming to Vietnam to travel, reside or work,… but in order to be able to reside in Vietnam, foreigners must have a temporary residence card prescribed by Vietnamese law.
What is a temporary residence card in Vietnam?
A Temporary Residence Card (TRC) can be described as an essential document for expats, who intend to reside in Vietnam, for a specified period. Indeed, traditional visas remain temporary (one month for the tourist visa and three months for the business visa), so being granted a residence card to stay on Vietnamese soil for up to two years without having to leave the country can make the stay of many expatriates easier. Moreover, based on a specific case, this document can be allotted for a different period and may as well call for additional papers.
According to the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014, temporary residence card is a document issued by an immigration authority or a competent authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, granted to foreigners who are allowed to reside for a certain period of time in Vietnam.
Benefits of Holding a Vietnam Temporary Residence Card
Vietnam temporary residence card, or Vietnam TRC, is a card issued for foreigners by the Vietnam Immigration Department, allowing them to reside in the country for a certain period of time up to 2 or 3 years. It can be also seen as a long term Vietnam visa that every expat wants to own one.
Benefits of holding a Vietnam TRC are clearly shown as below:
– Holding a temporary residence card in Vietnam gives foreigners more chances to buy apartments or houses in the near future;
– A temporary residence card for Vietnam can be considered as a Vietnam visa with a longer time so foreigners can stay in the country without extending or renewing their visa as long as their Vietnam TRC is valid, leading to time and cost-saving advantages;
– The TRC can be very useful when foreigners carry out business procedures or get married to Vietnamese citizens, etc. without hassle.
Who can apply
Foreigners who are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations affiliated to the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations in Vietnam and their spouses, children under 18 years of age, housemaids who are accompanied by the term of office, are granted temporary residence card with symbol NG3.
Foreigners who are granted with LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD, TT visas are granted temporary residence cards with symbols similar to the visa symbols. The Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014 has defined new types of symbols and duration of each type of visa symbols for foreigners in Vietnam.
PROCESSING TME AND TYPE OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD
Normally it takes 5 working days to process the application from the time papers are fully received.
As mentioned before the symbols of the TRC will depend much on the current Vietnam visa you are having, and the validity of TRC will be divided into these kinds:
The validity of Vietnam TRC is at least 30 days shorter than the remaining duration of the original passport.
The temporary residence cards with the symbol ĐT1 are valid for no more than 10 years.
The temporary residence cards with the symbols NG3, LV1, LV2, LS, ĐT2 and DH are valid for no more than 05 years
The temporary residence cards with symbols NN1, NN2, ĐT3 and TT are valid for not more than 03 years.
The temporary residence cards with symbols LĐ1, LĐ2 and PV1 are valid for no more than 02 years.
The Vietnam TRC expired is considered for a new one.
Required documents for getting a Temporary Residence Card in Vietnam
To submit an application for TRC in Vietnam, expats are required to prepare a list of papers as follows. Please be reminded that all documents must be in Vietnamese, so make sure to do consular legalization and notarization of all papers in foreign languages into the required language.
01 written form for issuance of Vietnam TRC for the foreigner by the guarantor (Using Form NA6 for agencies/ organizations; and Form NA7 for individuals)
01 Information form for TRC attached with photo 3x4cm (Form NA8)
Original and copy of passport
Copy of a valid Vietnam visa;
02 3*4cm photos (01 photo to attach to the Form NA8, 01 photo is kept separately);
01 copy of Business Registration Certificate of the guarantor;
Work permit; or
Work permit exemption certificate, together with the following documents:
Certificate of Investment or Business registration;
License for establishment of representative office, branch of the company
Certificate proving foreigner is a member of the Board of Directors of the company/ organization/ enterprise in Vietnam;
Birth certificate, marriage certificate, family household book, etc. if applying for TRC for the foreign husband, wife, child, etc.
Proof of temporary residence declaration or temporary residence certification in the local region with the seal of the Commune Police where you are residing
Sufficient documents proving your stay purpose in Vietnam are required.
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