Visitors to Vietnam must obtain a visa from one of the Vietnamese embassy, consulate or via agency on arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months. Approval Letter is the legal document approved by the Vietnam Immigration Department to allow foreigners enter into Vietnam and pick up visa at the overseas Vietnamese Embassies or Consulates of Vietnam, or at the international border gates or at the Vietnam’s international airports as Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai and Da Nang airport. Visitors to Vietnam must obtain a visa from one of the Vietnamese embassy, consulate or via agency on arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months

Work permit is issued for foreigners who enter into Vietnam to work in Vietnamese entrepreneurs and foreign companies, constructors or representative offices… presenting in Vietnam. In a new decree (11/2016/ND-CP) implementing the labor code related to foreign nationals working in Vietnam will come into force on April 1, 2016, details new requirements related to the management of foreign nationals working in Vietnam. Whereas it mentioned if a foreigner has been residing in Vietnam, only criminal/good behavior record issued in Vietnam is required for work permit application purposes. Overseas criminal/good behavior record is not needed in such case. Besides, foreigners in specialist and expert positions must supply both a university degree or higher in a field related to their role and evidence of three (3) years post-qualification work experience. 

If you're planning to do a business visit in Vietnam, you need to get a business visa under sponsored by a registered company in Vietnam. This type of visa is granted for those who enter and remain in Vietnam for a purpose of Working for Vietnamese or foreigner enterprises operates in Vietnam or conducting business activities such as meetings, signing business contracts, etc. The required documents need to provide both from the applicant and the company. One of the important documents to apply for business visa is the Visa Approval Letter (Pre-Visa) from the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam – your business partner in Vietnam will help you obtain this letter. Because once after submitting your documents to the Vietnam Immigration Department you do not have any chance to modify or change the passport number, proposed date of entry, place to collect visa, so these information must be correct.

Vietnam Temporary Residence Card (TRC) is one of important documents combined with Vietnam Visa or Work Permit (optional) to have a legal permission to live or work in Vietnam more than three months or even up to five years depends on the applicant status. However, starting to issue Temporary Residence Card makes hundred of foreigner get stuck since the procedures and conditions are rather complex or even, they do not really know due to language barrier. To make it simpler, out post today will help you make clear which conditions you have to satisfy when issuing Vietnam Temporary Residence Card (TRC). Let’s follow us.