Regulations on procedures for temporary residence cards for foreigners in Vietnam 2024

The duration of a temporary residence card is the period of time a foreigner is allowed to stay in Vietnam. During that period, the foreigner can carry out personal or work activities according to the purpose of the temporary residence card issued and enter and exit the country according to regulations.

iguide.ai will guide you through some regulations and procedures for making temporary residence cards for foreigners as follows:

1. Subjects granted temporary residence cards

Subjects granted temporary residence cards under current regulations of Vietnam include the following subjects:

- Foreigners are workers entering Vietnam to work long-term with a work permit or a license to practice in Vietnam.

- Foreigners are investors who establish companies, contribute capital, and buy shares in Vietnamese or foreign enterprises and organizations in Vietnam;

- Foreigners whose spouses, parents, or children have been granted temporary residence cards in Vietnam

- Foreigners of Vietnamese origin or relatives who are Vietnamese (including wife, husband, parents, children, grandparents...)

- Foreigners entering Vietnam as diplomats and journalists according to diplomatic regulations and press laws.....

2. Conditions for granting temporary residence cards to foreigners

The duration of a temporary residence card is the period of time a foreigner is allowed to stay in Vietnam as follows:

- Foreigners' passports must have a minimum validity period equal to the duration of the temporary residence card intended for application.

- Foreigners must have entered Vietnam and are currently residing in Vietnam.

- Foreigners must register for temporary residence at the commune or ward police station or register online according to regulations.

- Foreigners must be eligible for temporary residence cards as prescribed in Section 1.

- Foreigners must have papers and documents as prescribed by law to prove that they are eligible for a temporary residence card.

3. Note on passports of foreigners applying for temporary residence cards.

- In case the employee's passport is no longer valid for 2 years, a temporary residence card will be issued according to the validity of the passport, but not less than 1 year.

- For Chinese citizens holding an electronic chip passport (E passport), the procedure for applying for a temporary residence card will be changed to a visa with a maximum validity of 1 year.