REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR VIETNAM TRC

Vietnam is a developing country that is currently receiving a lot of attention from foreign investors. Foreign individuals come to Vietnam to find business opportunities and expand business in Southeast Asia. Along with that, many foreigners want to live and work in Vietnam. Therefore, they always want to learn about long-term visas in Vietnam, to facilitate travel as well as save time and costs for each visa application. Temporary Residence Card (TRC) for investment and work is the most suitable and best choice for these cases because the Temporary Residence Card is valid for a long time with multiple entries during the valid visa period. So who is eligible to apply for an Investment Temporary Residence Card (DT Visa Type) or a Labor Temporary Residence Card (LD Visa Type) in Vietnam? What are the steps? What are the necessary documents to apply for both labor and investment temporary residence card? What are the benefits does this TRC? Let's find out details with Visa5s.com through this article.

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WHAT IS VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD FOR FOREIGNERS?

Temporary Residence Card (TRC) in Vietnam acts as proof of identity and as an entry visa to travel within, in and out of Vietnam. This helps foreigners save a large amount of time and money for Vietnam visa applications as well as Vietnam visa extensions during entry, exit, and residence in Vietnam. Vietnam Temporary Residence Card is valid for 2 to 10 years.
Vietnam Temporary Residence Card is issued for individual & organization investors, shareholders, foreigner labors granted Vietnam Work Permit, and accompanying relatives (including father, mother, wife, husband, and children under 18) of the TRC owner.
Vietnam Temporary Residence Card will not be issued to people whose passports are valid for less than 01 year. All you need to know about the requirements and procedures for Temporary Residence Card in Vietnam are mentioned below.

WHO CAN GET A VIETNAM TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD (TRC)?

Subjects on the list to be granted the TRCs are subjects falling into 1 of the 8 cases mentioned HERE.

TYPES OF TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD AND DURATION

The duration of the Temporary Residence Card depends on the foreigner’s entry purpose, the visa type and qualifications. The validity of a Temporary Residence Card is shorter at least 30 days than the duration of the passport. The TRC is not issued to the foreign labors; investments that are having the passport validity less than one year, the TRC may be extended or renewed if the supporting documents are sufficient

No	Current Visa Type & Entry Purpose	TRC Duration
	Foreign investors are granted the visa types of ĐT1, ĐT2, ĐT3 (only issued to foreign investors, and shareholders named on Investment Registration Certificate and Business Registration Certificate in Vietnam)	From 3 -5 and 10 Years
	Foreign individuals who are issued the visa types of NG3, LV1, LV2, DH, LS and DH, the TRCs can be issued with the same symbols.	5 Years
	Foreigners are using the current visas as NN1 and NN2	3 Years
	Foreign spouse/ child of Vietnamese Citizens (Dependents of Vietnamese citizens) are staying in Vietnam with TT Visa Type	3 Years
	Foreign labors are working in Vietnam and holding the Visa Type of LĐ1, LĐ2 and PV1 with Vietnam Work Permit	2 Years
	Foreigner family members - Spouse and child under 18-year-old child	2 Years

DETAILED PROCEDURE TO GET TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD IN VIETNAM

For foreigners who want to come to Vietnam to work or invest in Vietnam and want to apply for a temporary residence permit in Vietnam, they must go through 3 basic application steps. They can adjust the order in steps 1 and 2 depending on the conditions, ability to prepare documents and entry plans. However, they are all complicated and need to prepare documents carefully. Depending on each type of TRC, the processing time for the steps and application components will be different. Once completed, foreigners will receive temporary residence cards valid from 2 to 10 years.

REQUIRED STEPS	FOREIGN WORKERS	FOREIGN INVESTORS
Step 1 Determine the entry purpose and type of TRC you want to apply for	Apply for Business Visa (DN1/DN2) Processing time: 5-7 working days	Apply for an Investment Registration Certificate (IRC) and Business Registration Certificate (BRC) Processing time: 2-3 months
Step 2 Apply for a license that matches the documents you have	Apply for Vietnam Work Permit/ Work Permit Exemption Certificate Processing time: 5-10 weeks	Apply for a short term Investment Visa (DT) Processing time: 7-10 working days
Step 3 Apply for TRC and get the result	Apply for TRC – (LĐ Visa) Processing time: 7-10 working days	Obtaining the TRC (DT Visa) for foreign investor Processing time: 7-10 working days

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD (TRC) IN VIETNAM

Vietnam Temporary Residence Card will not be issued if the applicant’s passport is valid for less than one year. In addition, the duration of the Temporary Residence Card will always be at least one month shorter than the duration of the holder’s passport.

The most common types of TRC today that foreigners often apply for when coming to Vietnam are investment TRC, working TRC and relatives visiting TRC. For each type of TRC, there will be different requirements regarding document components. Preparing documents carefully before applying for TRC will help you save a lot of time and money.

For cases that are granted TRC, please refer HERE.

Requirements For Foreign Workers & Investors

Written request from the agency, organization or individual to carry out invitation and sponsor procedures;
A written request for Vietnam temporary residence card (NA6 form);
Declaration of foreign applicant’s information (NA8 form);
Register seal and signature sample for the first time at the Immigration Office (Form NA16);
Introduction letter;
The applicant’s original passport (passport valid for at least 13 months and visa to enter Vietnam for the same purpose);
Two (2) passport-sized photographs (2cm x3cm);
A valid and suitable Vietnam’s visa (LĐ/DN/TT);
Proof of residence registration certified by the local police department
Business registration license, Investment license; Operation license of Representative Office or branch registration certificate.
Notarized true copy of the foreign worker's work permit.

Requirements For Foreign Investors

Written request from the agency, organization or individual to carry out invitation and sponsor procedures;
A written request for Vietnam temporary residence card (NA6 form);
Declaration of foreign applicant’s information (NA8 form);
Register seal sample and signature for the first time at the Immigration Office (Form NA16);
Introduction letter;
The applicant’s original passport (passport valid for at least 13 months and visa to enter Vietnam for the same purpose);
Two (2) passport-sized photographs (2cm x3cm);
A valid and suitable Vietnam’s visa (DT);
Proof of residence registration confirmed by the local police department
Notarized copy of Business Registration Certificate and Investment License which clearly and detailed shows the capital contribution of the foreign investor;
Certificate of seal sample registration or Written notice of posting information about the enterprise's seal sample on the national business registration information portal.

Requirements For Foreign Spouse (Dependent Visa) and Spouses Of Vietnamese Citizens – Please CLICK HERE

APPLICATION PROCESS AND WHERE CAN YOU SUBMIT THE RESIDENCE PERMIT?

Step 1: Prepare documents

Step 2: Submit your application directly at one of the three offices of the Immigration Department - Ministry of Public Security:

Immigration Department in Hanoi: 44 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
Immigration Department in Ho Chi Minh City: 333-335-337 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Immigration Department in Da Nang: 78 Le Loi Str, Da Nang City
Any the Immigration Department of the province/city police where the foreigner is registered for temporary residence

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: Get results - within from 5 to 7 working days, you can come to the Immigration Department and receive the results.

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