Foreigners to work legally in Vietnam, there are a number of procedures and legal frameworks that must be understood. In this article, we share about the requirements and procedures to apply for Vietnam’s visas and work permits and temporary residence cards in Vietnam, the necessary documents need to be obtained in order including: Short-term Business Visas; Vietnam Work Permits or Work Permit Exemption Certificate; Long term working visa or Temporary Residence Card. A visa and a work permit in Vietnam are 2 separate documents that are used for different purposes. Currently, Vietnam Authorities are becoming stricter regarding work permits. Those who violate the regulations by working in Vietnam without a work permit may be penalized or, if unable to meet work permit requirements, deported back to their home countries.

Foreigners who already had Vietnam Temporary Residence Card may be interested in applying Vietnam Residence Card for their relatives. As a foreigner possessing the Vietnam temporary residence card, if you wish to sponsor your relatives to Vietnam, having a Vietnam Work Permit as well as sponsored company in Vietnam are prior conditions that make you become eligible. Furthermore, documents proving your relationship with your relatives is a different aspect from regular temporary residence card dossiers. Visa5s today will answer you the question How can foreigner's relative getting Vietnam Temporary Residence Card? in detail.

Foreigners coming to Vietnam to visit, work, and reside have been bringing a significant source of income, which contributes to socio-economic development of Vietnam. Notwithstanding, if the foreign resident management is not good enough, it leads to the risk of insecurity in Vietnamese cities. Temporary Residence Card is very suitable for foreigners because it can replace Vietnam visa to enter, exit, and reside in Vietnam territory. Do you want to know if you are eligible? The article below will help you see who can get Vietnam Temporary Residence Card.

Temporary registration procedure is one of the procedures to which foreigners pay much attention with the reason of studying or working in Vietnam. Temporary Residence Card certainly suits foreigners very well due to its advantages such as time and effort saving in visa or visa extension issuance. Temporary Residence Card is issued for foreign investor, shareholder, foreign workers granted Vietnam work permit, and accompanying relatives of person granted temporary residence card. Here is some overall information of Vietnam Temporary Residence Card for foreigner you must understand.

Nowadays, many foreigners wish to extend their Vietnam visa for the temporary residence permission with numerous purposes such as business, study, and travel but do not want to leave the country. Therefore, they could extend their stay by using visa extension service without leaving the country. Conducting this visa extension service depends on the foreigner’s current visa type, nationality, the time of the year, and name of entry port. 

In this article, we share the whole procedures of hiring foreign staff to work in Vietnam; they must process and obtain 3 types of documents: Short-term Business Visas (DN visa); Work Permits or Work Permit Exemption Certificates and Temporary Residence Cards. The Temporary Residence Card (TRC) can be seen as Vietnam long-term visa granted for foreign workers who have work permit or work permit exemption certificate, foreign investors investing in Vietnam or foreigners' relatives with temporary residence card.