The
New Immigration Law No. 51/2019/QH14 (“New Visa Policies 2020”) has been passed
by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 25 November 2019 and will take effect on
1 July 2020. In this article, key changes and updates on visa policies of
Vietnam for foreigners include: Allowing the change of entry purpose (change
visa purpose) without leaving and re-entering
Vietnam; Implementing new visa types and longer visa validity for foreign
investors based on the value of their contributed investment; Foreign nationals
who enter Vietnam under unilateral visa waiver status will no longer be
subjected to the 30-day cooling-off period between the last exit date and the
next entry date as before; Additional changes to the types Vietnam visa as ĐT1, ĐT2, ĐT3, ĐT4, LĐ1, LĐ2, EV and LS Visa, etc.
We
have summarized and highlighted the new updates and changes on Vietnam Visa
Policy for foreigner individuals based on the New Immigration Law No.
51/2019/QH14 as below:
NEW POLICIES ON
THE ISSUANCE OF E-VISA
The law has officially categorized
e-visa as EV with a term of no more than 30 days. The law also provides the
procedure and requirements on the issuance of e-visa for foreign nationals.
CONVERTING VISA
CATEGORIES WITHOUT LEAVING AND RE-ENTERING VIETNAM
With the old regulations, in order
to change the type of their visa, foreigners must exit Vietnam and re-enter the
country with the new visa. However, when the new law comes into effect, foreign
nationals can change their current visa category into another one without going
anywhere provided that they can prove one of the following:
§ Foreigner is the investors or representatives of
international organizations investing in Vietnam;
§ Foreigner is the parent, spouse or child of Vietnamese
citizen who invite, sponsor him/her to Vietnam;
§ Foreigner holds a e-visa and a work permit/ exemption
from work permit certificate according to the Labour Code;
§ Foreigner is invited or sponsored by a Vietnamese
entity or organization to Vietnam for working and holding a work permit/ exemption
from work permit certificate according to the Labour Code.
CHANGES ON VISA
TYPES AND VALIDITY TERMS
Some types of visa have been added
(such as LS and EV) and some are amended (mainly the visa categorized as ĐT and
LĐ). The detail of new visa and their validity period is as below:
LS – issued to
foreign lawyers practicing their professional in Vietnam – valid for no more
than 05 years.
ĐT1 –
issued to foreign investors and representatives of international organizations
investing in Vietnam whose contributed capital is 100 billion VND upwards or
who are investing in sectors, professions or geographical regions of investment
priorities regulated by the Government – valid for no more than 05 years.
ĐT2 –
issued to foreign investors and representatives of international organizations
investing in Vietnam whose contributed capital is from 50 to less than 100
billion VND or who are investing in sectors, professions entitled to investment
incentives regulated by the Government - valid for no more than 05 years.
ĐT3 –
issued to foreign investors and representatives of international organizations
investing in Vietnam whose contributed capital is from 03 billion to less than
50 billion VND - valid for no more than 03 years.
ĐT4 –
issued to foreign investors and representatives of international organizations
investing in Vietnam whose contributed capital is less than 03 billion VND -
valid for no more than 12 months.
DN1 –
issued to foreign nationals working for legal entities as regulated by
Vietnamese law – valid for no more than 12 months.
DN2 –
issued to foreign nationals entering Vietnam for service offering, establishing
commercial presence or performing other activities as regulated by
international treaties to which Vietnam is a signing party – valid for no more
than 12 months.
LĐ1 –
issued to foreign nationals working in Vietnam with an exemption from work
permit certificate, unless otherwise is regulated by international treaties to
which Vietnam is a signing party – valid for no more than 02 years.
LĐ2 – issued
to foreign nationals working in Vietnam with a work permit - valid for no more
than 02 years.
EV – E-visa
is valid for no more than 30 days.
CHANGES ON TEMPORARY RESIDENT CARD (TRC) TYPES AND
VALIDITY TERMS
Foreign nationals holding visa with
category of LS, ĐT1, ĐT2, ĐT3, LĐ1 or LĐ2 are entitled to temporary resident
card issuance. The categories of TRC shall be the same as the visa, namely:
LS – valid for no
more than 05 years.
ĐT1 –
valid for no more than 10 years.
ĐT2 –
valid for no more than 05 years.
ĐT3 –
valid for no more than 03 years.
LĐ1, LĐ2 – valid for no more than 02 years.
OTHER ARTCLES OF VIETNAM'S VISAS AND TEMPORARY RESIDENCE CARD
- Steps
to obtain the visa approval letter for visa on arrival in Vietnam
- Requirements
for Vietnam visa approval letter
- All
you need to know about Vietnam visa on arrival
- How To Apply Work Permit In Viet Nam
- How To Apply Work Permit Extension
- How To Apply For Vietnam Visa On Arrival
- How To Apply For Visa Extension In Vietnam
- How to apply for Extension of Temporary
Residence Card
- Procedures For Lost Vietnam Temporary Residence Card
- Vietnam Temporary Residence Card For Foreigner's
Relative
- Who Can Get Vietnam Temporary Residence Card
- How To Apply Vietnam Visa On Arrival
- How To Extend or Renew Visa In Vietnam
- How To Apply Vietnam's Visa For Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey Citizens
For further information please contact:
Discovery Indochina Travel Co., Ltd
5th Floor | Platinum Building | 145 Dien Bien Phu Street, District 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
Tel: 028 39102358 | 028 39102359 Mobile: 0938228856 | 0906640505
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