Vietnam visa and Temporary residence card

Nov 29, 2019 2148 Views

In general, both visa and temporary residence card are intended for those who want to stay in Vietnam for a given period of time.

However, you may still question what the differences between Vietnam visa and Temporary Residence Card should be noticed. Let's follow the article below to make sure you don't omit any important information.

What is Vietnam visa?

Vietnamese visa is technically described as a compulsory travel document granted by Vietnamese competent authorities permitting foreigners entering Vietnam. This document is placed on your passport to be shown at the entry port upon your arrival to Vietnam.

Some international visitors are exempted from visa when entering Vietnam with certain duration of staying if they are citizens from Southeast Asia countries, some European countries or member countries of APEC, etc.

See in details about Vietnam visa exemption list.

What is Temporary Resident Card?

Vietnamese temporary resident card (TRC) is a required paper that foreigners have to get if they want to reside in Vietnam for a certain length of time with the aim of studying, doing business, working or other reasons. Obtaining Vietnam Temporary resident card, you would have chance to enter and exit Vietnam easily without a visa.

To get this resident card, foreigners have to submit some documents to the Vietnam Immigration Department and wait for 7-10 business days. Hence, it is essential to prepare them as soon as possible to get the resident card.

Vietnam Temporary Resident Card is mainly issued to two specific cases. The first one is for those who are officially employed by a company in Vietnam and provided with work permit. The second one is for those who are owners of Vietnamese company.
The different between Vietnam visa and TRC:

	Vietnam visa	Temporary residence card
Requirement	- Passport: have at least 6 month validity since your travel date. - Photo: 4x6cm sized passport standard – recently taken, no glass. - Vietnamese visa application form: click - Stamping fee: pay in cash (USD is preferable) - Visa approval letter: this is a must-have document if you want to obtain a Vietnam visa upon your landing.	- 1 copy of passport and a visa which is valid, immigration card. - 2 photos (attached 02 photos sized 3x4 cm) - A written request of agencies, organizations and individuals offering, guarantee and propose for the temporary residence card - One declaration of information of foreigners who apply for temporary residence, with photos and sealed by the agency or organization: A written request for a temporary residence card; a declaration about foreigners applying for a temporary resident card. - Notice of use of the seal of the enterprise - One copies or photo proof of the purpose to stay in Vietnam. + Working permit ( in case you have work permit) + Your investment license, certificate of board members, (in case you don’t have work permit or applied for company’s owner). + Marriage/birth registration ( In case of bringing relatives)
Validity	- Minimum duration is 30 days ( some countries only can get 15-20 days of duration) - General maximum duration is 90 days ( it’s up to 12 months for US citizens) - It also depends on the type of visa that you apply.	- The validity of temporary residence card is from 1 year to maximum 3 years. Note: - The validity of temporary residence card has to be less than the valid of passport (at least 01 month shorter). - Foreigner who has valid passport less than 1 year is not issued temporary residence card.
Fee	Vietnam visa fee includes service fee & stamping fee: - You will pay service fee for Vietnamvissavoa.com to process the approval letter - You will pay stamping fee upon landing at the visa counter to get the visa stamp when arriving at Vietnam International Airport. Click here to more details about Vietnam visa fee	Depending on some factors such as nationality and validity, the fee for Temporary Residence Card is changeable. Contact via support@vietnamvisavia.com for further guidance.

How to apply for Vietnam visa?

Applying for Vietnam visa could not be easier if you do complete the following steps.

Step 1: Filling out the online form to submit your necessary information to apply visa or sending your passport copy so that Vietnamvisavoa can submit the form on behalf of you.

Step 2: Reviewing information to avoid unexpected mistakes and paying service fee to do all procedure for getting your Vietnam visa approval letter.

Step 3: Receiving Vietnam visa approval letter via email and you should double-check the details of visa approval letter immediately to make sure that it is exact. Then you print out the documents before get on board.

Step 4: Getting Vietnam visa stamp upon landing at the Vietnam International airport (remember to submit enough requirements such as Vietnamese visa application form, 2 passport photos, passport and stamping fee to Immigration officer to get the visa)

How to apply for TRC?

Before applying Vietnam Temporary Residence Card, you should gather all required papers as mentioned basing on your own situation.

- Submit all that required documents for Vietnamvisavoa

- Making a payment to process your application of Vietnam Temporary residence card. This kind of fee would be varied according to different cases.

- Waiting for 5-7 working days to get your TRC.

Note: In case you lost the resident card, you have to notify us and do the same procedure to get a new one. However, the time of waiting for the process will extend to 14 working days.

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