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BRIEFING VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD EXTENSION
Temporary Residence Cards (TRCs) are valid for one to five years, with a duration of at least one month less than the expiration of the passport, not issued to people whose passports are valid for less than one year. The residence card is issued for investors, shareholders, foreigners granted work permits and accompanying relatives (father, mother, wife, husband, children under 18 of the granting residence card person) of the granted resident card person.
In case of the foreigners who had Temporary Residence Card but due to some reasons such as the passport running out of pages and needing to change a new one or loss of residence card… to enter and exit Vietnam, they are required to change their temporary residence card or apply for renewal/ extension according to the current card (in case of loss).
CONDITIONS TO EXTEND TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD IN VIETNAM (TRC)
To extend the temporary residence card, foreigners who need to renew the temporary residence card must meet the following requirements:
Foreigners have a certificate of temporary residence registration at the place of residence;
LATEST UPDATE ON THE LAW ON EXTENDING TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD
Updated according to Law No. 23/2023/QH15 amending and supplementing effective from August 15, 2023 on Regulations on temporary residence registration in Vietnam.
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CONTENT CHANGES |
Mandatory requirements |
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How to declare staying |
Temporary residence declaration for foreigners is carried out through an electronic portal or temporary residence declaration form. |
Change the address staying |
Foreigners who change their temporary residence address or reside outside the address stated in their permanent residence card, or when there are changes in passport information, must declare their temporary residence according to regulations. |
Other requirements |
Foreigners are not allowed to temporarily reside in prohibited areas, temporary cessation zones within mainland border areas, or restricted areas in maritime border areas. In cases of temporary residence in accommodation facilities within border areas, townships, towns, cities, tourist areas, services, special administrative-economic units, or other economic zones related to border areas, temporary residence must be declared according to regulations. |
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS APPLYING FOR EXTENDING VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD
Temporary Residence Cards will not be issued if the applicant’s passport is valid for less than one year, and the duration of the residence card will always be at least one month shorter than the duration of the holder’s passport.
GROUP OF DOCUMENTS |
INVESTMENT TRC |
LABOR TRC |
VISITING RELATIVES TRC |
TRC'S REQUIRED DOCUMENTS BASING EACH CATEGORY |
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GENERAL DOCUMENTS |
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NOTES FOR DOCUMENT PREPARATION |
Kindly note that in case of accompanying relatives, documents showing proof of relationship such as birth certificates, marriage registration and family register must be consular legalized and translated into Vietnamese, unless they are exempt from consular legalization under the provisions of Article 9 of Decree No. 111/2011 / ND-CP dated 05/12/2011 of the Government on consular certification, consular legalization. |
APPLICATION PROCESS AND PLACE TO SUBMIT THE DOSSIERS FOR VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD EXTENSION?
REQUIRED STEPS |
GUIDANCE FOR EACH STEP |
Step 1: |
Preparing required documents for TRC extension. |
Step 2: |
Submitting your application directly at one of the three offices of the Immigration Department:
If your dossier is complete and valid, the Immigration Department will receive the dossier, give a receipt, and set a date to return the results. |
Step 3: |
Getting new Temporary Residence Card (TRC) - The processing time is 05 - 07 business days from the date of receiving complete documents |
VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE EXTENSION GOVERNMENT FEE FOR FOREIGNERS
According to Circular No. 15/2021/TT-BTC dated April 7, 2021 of the Minister of Finance, issued fees for temporary residence cards for foreigners in Vietnam and fees for issuing visas and documents. other valid entry and exit for foreigners. Specifically:
Fee for issuance of temporary residence card with term not exceeding 02 years |
145 USD/card |
Fee for issuance of temporary residence card with term from over 02 years to 05 years |
155 USD/card |
Fee for issuance of temporary residence card with term from over 5 to 10 years |
165 USD/card |
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