TYPES OF VISA FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM? WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS FOR VISA SIGNS?
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Thank you for your trust and sending questions to TLK Law Firm. Based on legal regulations and practical solutions, we would like to send you the following consulting content:
LEGAL BASIS
1. Consolidated document No. 27/VBHN/VPQH issued by the National Assembly on December 16, 2019;
2. Circular No. 57/2020/TT-BCA issued by the Ministry of Public Security on June 10, 2020 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BCA regulating sample documents related to relating to the entry, exit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam;
3. Circular No. 31/2015/TT-BCA issued by the Ministry of Public Security on July 6, 2015 guiding a number of contents on visa issuance, temporary residence card issuance, entry and exit permits, and handling permanent residence for foreigners in Vietnam;
4. Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BCA issued by the Ministry of Public Security on January 5, 2015 stipulating sample documents related to the entry, exit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam;
5. Other legal documents providing relevant guidance.
CONSULTATION CONTENT
Foreigners who want to enter Vietnam must have a visa issued by a competent authority. However, depending on the different purposes of entering Vietnam, foreigners will be granted the appropriate type of visa. Each different type of visa will have different symbols. So how many types of visas are there for foreigners in Vietnam? How are visa symbols regulated? All important issues that you have questions about will be consulted by us through the article below.
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I. SOME IMPORTANT LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO VISA TYPES FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM? WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS FOR VISA SIGNS?
1. What is a Visa? Conditions for granting visas to foreigners in Vietnam?
According to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, it is stipulated: Visa is a document issued by a competent Vietnamese agency, allowing foreigners to enter Vietnam.
At the same time, Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH also stipulates the conditions for visa issuance as follows:
(1) Have a passport or valid international travel documents;
(2) There is an agency, organization or individual in Vietnam that invites or guarantees, except in cases as prescribed;
(3) Do not fall into the cases that have not been allowed to enter the country according to regulations;
Thus, when foreigners want to enter Vietnam, they must have a visa and be granted a visa when meeting the prescribed conditions, except in cases of visa exemption.
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2. The regulations for visa sign
According to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, regulations on visa symbols are as follows:
(1) NG1 - Issued to members of the guest delegation of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President, the Chairman of the National Assembly, and the Prime Minister;
(2) NG2 - Issued to members of guest delegations of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vice President, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Vietnam Fatherland Front, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, Director of the Supreme People's Procuracy, State Auditor General; members of the guest delegation at the same level of the Minister or equivalent, Provincial Party Secretary, City Party Secretary, Chairman of the People's Council, Chairman of the People's Committee of the province or centrally run city;
(3) NG3 - Issued to members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative agencies of international organizations under the United Nations, representative agencies of intergovernmental organizations and their spouses and children under 18 years old, accompanying maid on term basis;
(4) NG4 - Issued to people working with diplomatic missions, consulates, representative agencies of international organizations under the United Nations, representative agencies of intergovernmental organizations and spouses , children under 18 years old traveling together; people visiting members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations under the United Nations, representative offices of intergovernmental organizations;
(5) LV1 - Issued to people working with departments, agencies and units directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; National Assembly, Government, Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuracy, State Audit, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government ; Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee of provinces and centrally run cities;
(6) LV2 - Issued to people working with socio-political organizations, social organizations, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
(7) LS - Issued to foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam;
(8) DT1 - Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with contributed capital worth VND 100 billion or more or investing in industries and professions with investment incentives investment incentives and areas decided by the Government;
(9) ĐT2 - Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution worth from 50 billion VND to under 100 billion VND or investing in industries and professions encourage development investment as decided by the Government;
(10) ĐT3 - Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with contributed capital worth from 03 billion VND to less than 50 billion VND;
(11) ĐT4 - Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with contributed capital worth less than 03 billion VND;
(12) DN1 - Issued to foreigners working with businesses and other organizations with legal status according to Vietnamese law;
(13) DN2 - Issued to foreigners offering services, establishing commercial presence, and performing other activities according to international treaties to which Vietnam is a member;
(14) NN1 - Issued to people who are Heads of representative offices or projects of international organizations and foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam;
(15) NN2 - Issued to heads of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, representative offices of economic, cultural, and other foreign professional organizations in Vietnam;
(16) NN3 - Issued to people working with foreign non-governmental organizations, representative offices, branches of foreign traders, representative offices of economic, cultural organizations and other professional organizations of foreigners in Vietnam;
(17) DH - Issued to people who practice and study;
(18) HN - Issued to people attending conferences and seminars;
(19) PV1 - Issued to reporters and press residing in Vietnam;
(20) PV2 - Issued to reporters and press for short-term activities in Vietnam;
(21) LĐ1 - Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam with confirmation that they are not subject to a work permit, unless an international treaty to which Vietnam is a member has other provisions;
(22) LĐ2 - Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam who are required to have a work permit;
(23) DL - Issued to people going on vacation;
(24) TT - Issued to foreigners who are spouses and children under 18 years old of foreigners who are granted visas with symbols LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD1 , LĐ2 or a foreigner who is a father, mother, wife, husband, or child of a Vietnamese citizen;
(25) VR - Issued to people visiting relatives or for other purposes;
(26) SQ - Issued for other cases according to regulations;
(27) EV - Electronic visa.
Thus, corresponding to the purpose of entering Vietnam, there will be different types of visas/visas with different symbols issued to foreigners.
3. Types of Visa for foreigners in Vietnam?
3.1. Tourist visa
Tourist visas are issued to foreigners who come to Vietnam for tourism purposes only, not to work in Vietnam.
However, according to regulations of Document No. 27/VBHN-VPQH, tourist visas with a term of no more than 3 months and tourist visas of more than 30 days are granted temporary residence for 30 days, and can be considered for extension.
3.2. Business visa
The second most popular type of visa is a business visa - business visa, or commercial visa. According to Document No. 27/VBHN-VPQH, this type of visa is divided into 2 subtypes, including:
- DN1 Visa - issued to foreigners working with businesses and other organizations with legal status according to Vietnamese law.
- DN2 Visa - issued to foreigners offering services, establishing a commercial presence, and performing other activities according to international treaties to which Vietnam is a member.
The maximum duration of a business visa is no more than 12 months.
3.3. Work visa
According to Document No. 27/VBHN-VPQH, work visas for foreigners in Vietnam are denoted as LD1 and LD2, and the maximum validity of the work visa is 2 years.
- LĐ1 visa - Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam with confirmation that they are not subject to a work permit, unless an international treaty to which Vietnam is a member has other provisions.
- Labor Visa 2 - Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam who require a work permit.
3.4. Electronic visa
Electronic visas are only valid for 30 days for foreigners who enter Vietnam once for tourism purposes, not for commercial or business purposes, and electronic visa holders can enter Vietnam via 1 of 37 regulated border gates.
According to the law, electronic visas are currently only issued to citizens in 80 countries according to regulations.
Thus, according to the law, visa types are classified according to the purpose of entering Vietnam. It can be seen that the types of visas for foreigners in Vietnam are quite diverse.
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II. PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING VISA ISSUANCE PROCEDURES
1. Steps to carry out visa issuance procedures
Step 1: Agencies, organizations, and individuals sponsoring foreigners to enter Vietnam directly send written requests to the Immigration Department;
Step 2: Immigration Department reviews and resolves;
Step 3: Receive results.
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2. Document components and visa issuance process
A. Document components:
1. Visa application form according to the form;
2. Power of attorney for the person submitting the application (in case of authorizing someone else to do so);
3. Certified copy of personal legal documents (ID card, citizen identification card, valid passport) of the person performing the procedure;
4. Other documents as required by competent state agencies (if any).
B. Resolution agency
Administration of Immigration.
C. Procedures
- Submit application directly to the Immigration Department; or,
- Submit an application via official dispatch to the Immigration Department.
D. Implementation results
Visa.
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III. SUMMARY OF THE ANSWER SECTION: TYPES OF VISA FOR TALENTED FOREIGNERS? WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS FOR VISA SIGNS?
Dear Customers, from the above summary and analysis, TLK Company Limited would like to give the following answer:
According to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, visas issued to foreigners in Vietnam include the following types:
(1) Tourist visa;
(2) Work visa;
(3) Business visa;
(4) Electronic visa.
At the same time, according to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, the visa symbol of each type of visa is different depending on the purpose of the foreigner's entry to Vietnam.
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V. SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING TYPES OF VISA FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM? WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS FOR VISA SIGNS?
Question 1: When is a separate visa issued?
Reply:
According to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, cases that are granted separate visas include:
(1) Passport has no visa page.
(2) Passport of a country that does not have diplomatic relations with Vietnam.
(3) Documents valid for international travel.
(4) For diplomatic, national defense and security reasons.
(5) Visas are issued according to regulations.
Thus, separate visas are issued when they fall into the cases prescribed above.
Question 2: Conditions for unilateral visa exemption?
Reply:
According to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, citizens of a country must meet the following conditions to be unilaterally exempted from visas:
(1) Have diplomatic relations with Vietnam;
(2) Consistent with Vietnam's socio-economic development and foreign policy in each period;
(3) Do not harm Vietnam's national defense, security, social order and safety.
Thus, unilateral visa exemption for citizens of a country can only be implemented when all prescribed conditions are met.
Question 3: In what cases must documents proving the purpose of entry be required when applying for a visa?
Reply:
According to Consolidated Document 27/VBHN-VPQH, the following cases requiring a visa must have documents proving the purpose of entry:
- Foreigners investing must have documents proving their investment in Vietnam according to the provisions of the Investment Law;
- Foreigners practicing law in Vietnam must have a practice license according to the provisions of the Law on Lawyers;
- Foreigners working must have a work permit according to the provisions of the Labor Code;
- Foreigners coming to study must have a written acceptance from a Vietnamese school or educational institution.
Thus, proving the purpose of entry is done when foreigners enter the country in the prescribed cases.
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