OVERVIEW OF RESIDENCE CARD

Vietnam has attracted many foreign labors in recent years. To work and live in Vietnam legally, issuance of Temporary Residence Card is a must. It is granted for those who hold Vietnam Work Permit, Owner of Vietnam enterprises, foreign student, trainee or having relative or marriage with Vietnamese. At the first time, you have worked in Vietnam or lived here, you might not know about Vietnam Residence Card in detail since the complex procedures and required documents of Temporary Residence Card makes you confused too much. Are you finding the answer for those questions about Vietnam Temporary Residence Card in your mind? Congratulation! Visa5s, a specialist in Visa and Immigration sector can help you pretty much during exploring overview of Residence Card in Vietnam. After skimming and reading carefully this post, you may have a closer view on TRC in Vietnam, which make you feel easier to go to the next step during processing your Vietnam Temporary Residence Card. Let’s take a tour with us.

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BRIEFING VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD

Vietnam Temporary Residence Card is a document or card required in some regions, allowing a foreign individual to reside in a country for a fixed or indefinite length of time. In Vietnam, the most common type of residence card is the Temporary Residence Card “TRCs”. The Temporary Residence Card is issued by the immigration agencies under the Ministry of Public Security and will be valid from 1 to 10 years. People granted the Temporary Residence Card can enter and exit Vietnam without a visa within the valid terms of their Temporary Residence Card.

CASES OF BEING GRANTED TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD IN VIETNAM

You may wonder who has to get Vietnam Temporary Residence Card. Please kindly check carefully whether you are included in these following cases or not.

1. Members of a limited liability company with two members or more;

2. The owner of a one-member limited liability company;

3. Members of the Board of Directors of a Vietnamese joint-stock company;

4. Foreign lawyers who have been licensed by the Ministry of Justice to practice law in Vietnam;

5. Foreigners (with a related work permit) working in a Vietnamese enterprise or a representative office of a foreign company;

6. Professors, students, or trainees working or studying in a national programme or project approved by the government;

7. Family members of a residence permit holder (spouse, parents, or children under 18).

CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD VIETNAM

To get Vietnam Temporary Residence Card, please satisfy these documents as below. In case you do not meet these requirements, of course it is hard to issue your Temporary Residence Card or even not obtain it.

1. The passport of the applicant must be a valid more than 1 year;

2. In cases of containing work permits, these work permits must have a minimum period of 1 year from the time of temporary residence card application;

3. Proof of temporary residence registration with the local police department.

DURATION OF VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD

The new immigration law taking effect from July 2020, the new regulation allows foreigners to change their Vietnam visas category without leaving the country. Depending on the entry purpose and Vietnam visa codes are issued to foreigner, the term of temporary residence card in Vietnam will be valid from 1 to 10 years.

1. The duration of a temporary residence card issued less than the duration of the passport for at least 30 days

2. The temporary residence card with the visa codes as LV1, LV2, or DH has a term not exceeding 05 years

3. The temporary residence card with the visa codes as DT1, DT2, DT3 and DT4 has a term not exceeding 10 years

4. The temporary residence card with the visa codes as NN1, NN2 and TT has a term not exceeding 03 years

5. The temporary residence card with the visa codes as PV1, LD has a term not exceeding 02 years

6. The expired temporary residence card will be considered to be renewed.

We hope that our brief information about Vietnam Temporary Residence Card may be useful for you during issuing it. If you would like to know more about TRC, you can visit other posts as below or leave your questions in Chatbox.

WHERE TO GET TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD IN VIETNAM ?
Here are the contact details of the three major Immigration Departments located in all 3 of the major regions of Vietnam – North, Center and South:

In Ho Chi Minh City:

The Ho Chi Minh City Police Department's Immigration Office: 196 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Ministry of Public Security Department Of Immigration: 254 Nguyen Trai Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

In Da Nang: 7 Tran Quy Cap, Da Nang City
In Ha Noi: 44-46 Tran Phu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam

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