New Vietnam Immigration Laws

From January 1st 2015, Vietnam Immigration approved the new laws. The following are the key changes in this new Immigration Law, please read the below information to up to date your knowledge.

  1. New structure of visa types and its duration

Visa Types

Duration

Resident Card Duration of Temporary
 

NG1-NG4

Diplomatic

Up to 12 months

Up to 5 years

LV1-LV2

Working with Vietnamese authorities/parties

Up to 12 months

Up to 5 years
 

ĐT

Investors/foreign lawyers

Up to 5 years

Up to 5 years

DN

Working with Vietnamese enterprises

Up to 12 months

NA
 

NN1-NN2

Chief Representative Office, Head of Project Office of foreign NGO), Chief rep of rep offices in Vietnam

Up to 12 months

Up to 3 years

NN3

Staffs of NGO, Rep office in Vietnam

Up to 12 months

NA

DH

Students/ interns

Up to 12 months

Up to 5 years
 

HN

Attending meeting

Up to 3 months

NA

PV1

Journalists with permanent residence in Vietnam

Up to 12 months

Up to 2 years

PV2

Journalists with short- term residence in Vietnam

Up to 12 months

NA

LĐ

Foreign workers

Up to 2 years

Up to 2 years
 

DL

Tourists

Up to 3 months

NA

TT

Dependents of 2,3,5,7,9,11

Up to 12 months

Up to 3 years

VR

Visiting relatives, other purposes

Up to 6 months

NA

SQ

Related to MOF, Consulate with the purpose of market research, visiting relatives, tourist, medical treatment

Up to 30 days

NA
  1. The purpose of visa

The purpose of Vietnam visa may not be converted from one purpose to another. For instance, someone entering Vietnam with a tourist visa (DL) may not be able to convert it to a working visa in country (LD) (Article 7, point 1 of the new law)

  1. New entry and exit prohibition.

Prohibited conditions for entrance

Prohibited conditions for exit

·         Any person that was deported from Vietnam within the last 03 years;

·         Any person that was compelled to leave Vietnam within the last 06 months;

·         Any person Presenting forging paper or providing false information to obtain entry/exit/residence permit.

 

·         A child under 14 years of age traveling without an accompanying parent or custodian

A foreigner’s exit will be suspended (up to three years) in the following cases:

·         His or her tax obligations have yet been fulfilled;

·         He/she is obliged to comply with an administrative sanction;

 

·         He/she has been criminally charged or must serve a criminal sentence;

·         He/she is a defendant or a person with related rights and obligations in a civil, economic, labor, administrative or marriage litigation case

Source: Vietnam Immigration Department

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