VISA FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM

VISA TYPES FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM

According to the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014, as amended in 2019, new visa symbols and their respective durations have been stipulated for foreigners in Vietnam.

1. Visa Types:

• NG1 – Issued to members of delegations invited by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President, National Assembly Chairman, and Prime Minister.

• NG2 – Issued to members of delegations invited by the Permanent Secretariat of the Party Central Committee, Vice President, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Vice Prime Minister, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court, Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuracy, and State Auditor General; members of delegations at the same level invited by Ministers, provincial or city Party Committee Secretaries, Chairmen of People's Councils, and People's Committees of provinces or centrally governed cities.

• NG3 – Issued to members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, international organizations under the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations, and their spouses, children under 18, and attendants accompanying them during their tenure.

• NG4 – Issued to persons working with diplomatic missions, consular offices, international organizations under the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations, and their spouses, children under 18; issued to those visiting members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, and international organizations under the United Nations.

• LV1 – Issued to persons working with the Party Central Committee's departments, agencies, units, National Assembly, Government, Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuracy, State Audit, ministries, and government agencies, provincial committees, and People’s Committees of provinces or cities.

• LV2 – Issued to persons working with socio-political organizations, social organizations, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

• LS – Issued to foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam.

• DT1 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and their representatives for organizations with an investment value of 100 billion VND or more or investments in prioritized sectors, locations decided by the government.

• DT2 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and their representatives for organizations with an investment value between 50 billion VND and under 100 billion VND or investments in sectors encouraged by the government.

• DT3 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and their representatives for organizations with an investment value between 3 billion VND and under 50 billion VND.

• DT4 – Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and their representatives for organizations with an investment value under 3 billion VND.

• DN1 – Issued to foreigners working with businesses or organizations having legal status under Vietnamese law.

• DN2 – Issued to foreigners coming to offer services, establish a commercial presence, or engage in activities under international treaties where Vietnam is a member.

• NN1 – Issued to heads of representative offices or projects of international organizations or foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.

• NN2 – Issued to heads of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, or economic, cultural, professional organizations in Vietnam.

• NN3 – Issued to persons working with foreign non-governmental organizations, representative offices, branches of foreign traders, or foreign economic, cultural, and professional organizations in Vietnam.

• DH – Issued for training or study purposes.

• HN – Issued for attending conferences or seminars.

• PV1 – Issued to journalists, reporters working on a permanent basis in Vietnam.

• PV2 – Issued to journalists, reporters on a short-term assignment in Vietnam.

• LĐ1 – Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam who do not need a work permit, except where an international treaty that Vietnam is a part of provides otherwise.

• LĐ2 – Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam who require a work permit.

• DL – Issued for tourism purposes.

• TT – Issued to foreigners who are spouses, children under 18, or parents of foreigners holding visa types LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐ1, LĐ2, or to foreigners who are parents, spouses, or children of Vietnamese citizens.

• VR – Issued for visiting relatives or other purposes.

• SQ – Issued for cases specified in Clause 3, Article 17 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014 (amended 2019).

• EV – E-visa: The head of the competent Vietnamese visa authority abroad may issue a visa valid for no more than 30 days for foreigners entering Vietnam for market surveys, tourism, family visits, or medical treatment, under the following conditions:

  • Individuals with a working relationship with the Vietnamese visa issuing authority abroad and their spouses, children, or those with an official request from the diplomatic mission of the host country;

  • Individuals with a guarantee letter from the Vietnamese diplomatic mission abroad.

2. Visa Validity

• SQ, EV visas are valid for no more than 30 days.

• HN, DL visas are valid for no more than 3 months.

• VR visas are valid for no more than 6 months.

• NG1, NG2, NG3, NG4, LV1, LV2, DT4, DN1, DN2, NN1, NN2, NN3, DH, PV1, PV2, and TT visas are valid for no more than 12 months.

• LĐ1, LĐ2 visas are valid for no more than 2 years.

• DT3 visas are valid for no more than 3 years.

• LS, DT1, DT2 visas are valid for no more than 5 years.

• If the visa expires, a new visa will be considered.

• The visa validity period is shorter than the validity of the passport or international travel document by at least 30 days.

• For cases under international treaties that Vietnam is a party to, the visa validity period will follow the provisions of the treaty.

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