Visa is a certificate issued by a competent Vietnamese state
agency, allowing foreigners to enter Vietnam for immigration for a certain
period of time depending on specific case. To be granted a visa, a foreigner
must meet the conditions specified in the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and
Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014, such as: having a passport or valid
international travel document, being invited or sponsored by agencies,
organizations and individuals in Vietnam unless otherwise provided for by law
and not in the cases where entry is not allowed. In some special cases, to be
granted a visa, foreigners will have to present documents proving the purpose
of entry. When the visa is about to expire, foreigners can apply for a new visa
for immigration into Vietnam.
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In order to be issued a new visa, the foreigners need to prepare
the following documents: application form for visa issuance; papers on the
foreigners need to fully guarantee (if any); valid passport, other necessary
proofs related to the purpose of entry and residence. After fully preparing the
above documents, the foreigner shall submit the application at working offices
of the Immigration Department – the Ministry of Public Security. The
immigration officer receiving the dossier will check the dossier. If it is
complete and valid, then he or she will receive the application and hand over
the receipt, schedule a date to return the results. If the dossier is not
valid, the dossier-receiving officer shall guide the submitter to supplement
the dossier for completeness.
The result would be available within 05 days from the date of
receipt of complete dossiers. The person who comes to receive the result
shall present the receipt, identity card or passport to the officer to check
and compare, pay the fee and sign for receipt.
However, during the period of complicated developments of the
Covid-19 epidemic, the Prime Minister and leaders of the Ministry of Public
Security issued instructions on the implementation of “automatic extension of
temporary residence” for foreigners affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.
Accordingly, foreigners entering under the visa exemption category, entering
with an electronic visa or a tourist visa from March 1, 2020 until now, will
continue to have their temporary residence extended until the end of August 31,
2021 and can leave the country within the above time limit without having to
carry out procedures for extension of temporary residence.
In case a foreigner who entered the country before March 1, 2020
if he/she can prove that he is trapped due to Covid-19, being certified by the
diplomatic mission or has a written confirmation from the competent authority
of Vietnam about the isolation and treatment of Covid-19 or other force majeure
reasons, is also considered to apply “automatic extension of temporary
residence” until the end of August 31, 2021.
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