1. How is a temporary residence card defined?

Temporary residence card is defined at Law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam  as follows: temporary residence card is a type of document issued by the immigration management agency or a competent agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to foreigners who are allowed to reside for a period of time in Vietnam and the temporary residence card is valid. visa replacement (visa).

Thus, the temporary residence card has the value of replacing the Vietnamese visa card. Foreigners with a Vietnamese temporary residence card can stay in Vietnam for a long time without needing to extend their visa, or can also import and export. You can enter Vietnam many times during the term of the card without having to go through visa application procedures. In addition to that benefit, a temporary residence card for foreigners also has the following meanings: Can carry out business procedures. do business, get married in Vietnam easily; Foreigners can buy apartments, and will soon be able to buy houses in Vietnam; Can sponsor relatives to enter Vietnam; You can sponsor your spouse and children under 18 years old to come to Vietnam to stay with you when you have a valid temporary residence card and the agency or organization inviting or sponsoring that person agrees.

2. Foreigners who are granted temporary residence cards in Vietnam

According to current regulations, there are 14 foreigners in Vietnam who are granted temporary residence cards as follows:

- Subjects who are granted temporary residence cards with a validity of up to 2 years:

+ LĐ1: Foreigners working in Vietnam have confirmation that they are not subject to a work permit, unless an international treaty to which Vietnam is a member has other provisions.

+ Reporter 1: Foreigner who is a reporter or press resident in Vietnam.

+ LĐ2: Foreigners are people working in Vietnam who are required to have a work permit.

- Subjects who are granted temporary residence cards with a validity of up to 3 years:

+ Contact 3: Foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contributions ranging from 03 billion VND to less than 50 billion VND.

+ NN1: Foreigner who is the Head of a representative office or project of an international organization or foreign non-governmental organization in Vietnam.

+ NN2: Foreigners head of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, cultural, and other foreign professional organizations in Vietnam

+ TT: Foreigners are spouses, children under 18 years old of foreigners who are granted visas or foreigners are fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, and children of Vietnamese citizens.

- Subjects who are granted temporary residence cards with a validity of up to 5 years:

+ NG 3: foreigners who are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations under the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations in Vietnam and their spouses and children 18 years old, term maid.

+ LV1: Foreigners working with departments, agencies, and units directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuracy, the State Audit, and officials , ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies, provincial party committees, city party committees, People's Councils, People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

+ LV2: Foreigners working with socio-political organizations, social organizations, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

+ Lawyer: Foreign lawyer practicing in Vietnam.

+ Contact 2: Foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution worth from 50 billion VND to under 100 billion VND or investing in industries and professions that encourage investment Development is decided by the Government.

+ DH: foreigners coming to work and study in Vietnam.

- Subjects granted temporary residence cards with a validity of up to 10 years:

+ Person 1: Foreigners are foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with contributed capital worth VND 100 billion or more or investing in industries and incentives Investment and investment incentive areas are decided by the Government.

However, the above deadlines are the maximum duration of each type of temporary residence card. The duration of the temporary residence card also depends on factors related to the type of visa, documents issued to the foreigner and the duration. passport . The issued temporary residence card is valid for at least 30 days shorter than the remaining validity of a passport. And foreigners with expired temporary residence cards will be considered for a new card.

3 . Application for temporary residence card for foreigners in Vietnam

Dossier to request a temporary residence card for foreigners in Vietnam is specified in Clause 1, Article 37 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam, amended and supplemented in Clause 15 Article 1 of the Law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam amended in 2019, the dossier includes the following components:

- Document requesting an agency, organization or individual to carry out procedures for inviting a guarantee

- Application form for temporary residence card with photo

- Passport

- Documents proving that you are eligible for a temporary residence card, such as a work permit.

Procedures for granting a temporary residence card follow the steps as follows:

- Diplomatic missions, consulates or other agencies authorized by outsiders in Vietnam submit dossiers for issuance of temporary residence cards with the symbol NG3 to the competent agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

- The inviting or sponsoring agency, organization or individual directly submits the application for a temporary residence card to a foreigner in case 2 at the immigration management agency where the sponsoring agency or organization is located. headquarters or place where the inviting or sponsoring individual resides

- Within 05 working days from the date of receiving complete documents, the immigration management agency or competent agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will consider granting a temporary residence card.

4. Procedures for applying for temporary residence cards for foreigners in Vietnam

The procedure for applying for a temporary residence card for foreigners in Vietnam is carried out step by step as follows:

Step 1: Foreigners need to prepare documents according to the provisions of law.

Step 2: Submit application:

- Agencies, organizations and individuals invite sponsors to directly submit applications for temporary residence cards for foreigners in the cases specified in Clause 2, Article 36 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence. of foreigners in Vietnam, submit documents at the immigration management agency, say the inviting or sponsoring agency or organization is headquartered or where the inviting or sponsoring individual resides.

- The officer receiving the dossier checks and confirms the legal identity and content of the dossier:

+ If the dossier is complete and valid, receive the dossier, print and issue an appointment letter to return results to the applicant, request to submit the dossier, print and issue an appointment letter to return results to the applicant, request Require payment of fees to toll collection officers. The fee collection officer collects the money and gives the receipt to the person requesting a temporary residence card.

+ If the application is missing or invalid, the officer receiving the application will guide the applicant to complete the application.

- Application reception time is from Monday to Saturday morning every week except holidays.

Step 3: Return results.

- The person applying for a temporary residence card directly receives the results at the Immigration Management Agency of the Provincial Police. When you come to receive the results, bring the results return appointment letter, identification documents, and payment receipts for comparison.

- In case a temporary residence card has not been issued, respond in writing and clearly state the reason.

- Results return time is from Monday to Friday every week except holidays.