GUIDING THE PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING VISA FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM

GUIDING THE PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING VISA FOR FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM

Step 1: Prepare documents as prescribed by law.

Step 2: Apply:

1. Vietnamese agencies, organizations, Vietnamese citizens and foreigners legally residing in Vietnam, shall submit their dossiers to one of the three working offices of the Immigration Department - Ministry of Public Security:
          a) 44-46 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
          b) 254 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
          c) 7 Tran Quy Cap, Da Nang City
          2. Officials receiving dossiers examining the legality and content of the dossier:
          + If complete, valid, then receive the dossier, print and give a receipt, an appointment to return results.
          + If the application file is not yet valid, the receiving officer will instruct the applicant to complete the application.
          * Application time: from Monday to Saturday morning (except on New Year, holidays and Sundays).

Step 3: Get results:
         a) The person who receives the results of giving the receipt, identity card or passport to the officials who return the results of the examination and comparison, if having results, request the person to receive the results of payment of fees and sign for receipt.
          b) Time: From Monday to Friday weekly (except New Year holidays, public holidays and Saturday and Sunday)

How to do it: Directly at the office of the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security.

Component number of records:

          + Components of dossier: Declaration for granting, supplementing, modifying visa and extending temporary residence (form NA5).
          + Number of files: 01 (one) set.

Processing time: Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of complete file.

Subjects of implementation: Agencies, organizations and foreigners legally residing in Vietnam.

Implementing Agency: Immigration Department

Results of implementing administrative procedures: granting visas for foreigners, Vietnamese holding foreign passports.

Fees:

          + One-time visa value: USD 45

          + Issuing a visa with much value: Valid for less than 01 month: 65 USD Valid for less than 06 months: 95 USD Valid for 06 months or more: 135 USD

          + Transferring the value of visas and temporary residence from the old passports that are no longer valid to new passports: USD 15

Name of application form, declaration form: Declaration for issuance, supplement, amendment of visa, extension of temporary residence (form NA5).

Requirements, conditions for implementation:

      1. Agencies and organizations that apply for the grant, supplement, amend visas, extend temporary residence permits for foreigners or Vietnamese holding foreign passports have dossiers proving their legal person status at the Administration Department. Immigration - Ministry of Public Security under the provisions of Law No. 47/2014 / QH13, June 16, 2014.

       2. Foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports with valid passports, visas (except for visa exemption) and temporary residence certificates granted by competent Vietnamese agencies and currently residing in Vietnam and not subject to "not yet allowed to enter Vietnam" or not subject to "suspension of exit".

      3. Vietnamese citizens requesting for granting, supplementing, amending visas, extending temporary residence for foreigners, Vietnamese people holding foreign passports must be those who have father, mother, wife, husband and children relationship with foreigners, Vietnamese holding a foreign passport (presenting documents proving their relationship).