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Temporary Residence Card (TRC)
The Temporary Residence Card (TRC) is a paper issued by immigration or competent agencies of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, which are granted to foreigners who are permitted to reside for a definite term in Vietnam. Foreigners wishing to enter Vietnam for work, business or legal relatives visits are required to apply for a TRC.
Temporary residence cards are valid as visas, ie. foreigners can use temporary residence cards to enter or exit Vietnam without having to apply for a visa.
The duration of the TRC must be suitable for the purpose of temporary residence from 1 to 5 years. Based on many conditions, factors that each person is approved and issued TRC with different terms.
Cases in which a foreigner can obtain a TRC in Vietnam:
- Foreigners are members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations of the UN, intergovernmental organizations in Vietnam, or the spouse, child under 18 years of age, housemaid that comes along during his/her term of office. In this case, he/she will be issued with a temporary residence card with symbol NG3.
- Foreigners have a visa of type LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐ or TT. In these cases, he/she will be issued a TRC with similar symbols in their visas.
A compulsory condition for granting temporary residence card is a valid passport must be at least 13 months from the date of application.
Process
Your TRC will be processed with the following steps:
- Send required documents to email visa@vietnam-evisa.org
- Make your payment
- Get the result
Profile
1. Foreigners who have Certificate of exemption from work permit or Work permit in Vietnam
|
No. |
Name of document |
Quantity |
Requirement |
|
1 |
Passport |
01 |
Original, valid at least 13 months |
|
2 |
Photo size 2x3cm |
02 |
White background, front view, bare head, without sunglasses |
|
3 |
Written request of agencies, organizations offering, guarantee and propose for TRC |
01 |
Form NA6 (with signature and stamp from company) (download here) |
|
4 |
Registration form for the seal and signature of the legal representative of the enterprise operating in Vietnam |
01 |
Form NA16 (with signature and stamp from company) (download here) |
|
5 |
Application form of TRC |
01 |
Form NA8 (with your applicant's signature) (download here) |
|
6 |
Business License or Investment Certificate or Representative Office Establishment License, Branch, etc. |
01 |
Original or notarized copy |
|
7 |
Certificate of exemption from work permit or Work permit |
01 |
Valid at least 13 months, original or notarized copy |
|
8 |
Proof of residence registration with ward police where the applicant lives |
01 |
Original |
|
9 |
Letter of introduction for our staff |
02 |
Original (with signature and stamp from company) |
2. Foreigners who are parents, spouse, and children under 18 years of age of the foreigners working in Vietnam
|
No. |
Name of document |
Quantity |
Requirement |
|
1 |
Passport |
01 |
Original, valid at least 13 months |
|
2 |
Photo size 2x3cm |
02 |
White background, front view, bare head, without sunglasses |
|
3 |
Proof of relationship: marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc. |
01 |
Notarized copy. If the document was issued outside of Vietnam, it needs to be consular legalized, translated into Vietnamese and notarized. |
|
4 |
Passport of the Guarantor |
01 |
Original |
|
5 |
Temporary Residence Card of the Guarantor |
01 |
Original |
|
6 |
Written request of agencies, organizations offering, guarantee and propose for TRC |
01 |
Form NA6 (download here) |
|
7 |
Registration form for the seal and signature of the legal representative of the enterprise operating in Vietnam |
01 |
Form NA16 (download here) |
|
8 |
Application form of TRC |
01 |
Form NA8 (download here) |
|
9 |
Business License or Investment Certificate or Representative Office Establishment License, Branch, etc. |
01 |
Original or notarized copy |
|
10 |
Certificate of exemption from work permit or Work permit |
01 |
Valid at least 13 months, original or notarized copy |
|
11 |
Proof of residence registration with ward police where the applicant lives |
01 |
Original |
3. Foreigners who are parents, spouse or children under 18 years of Vietnamese citizens
|
No. |
Name of document |
Quantity |
Requirement |
|
1 |
Passport |
01 |
Original, valid at least 13 months |
|
2 |
Photo size 2x3cm |
02 |
White background, front view, bare head, without sunglasses |
|
3 |
Proof of relationship: marriage certificate, birth certificate, child care authorization letter, etc. |
01 |
Notarized copy. If the document was issued outside of Vietnam, it needs to be consular legalized, translated into Vietnamese and notarized. |
|
4 |
Identification card or Passport of Vietnamese guarantor |
01 |
Original |
|
5 |
Vietnamese household registration book of Vietnamese guarantor |
01 |
Original |
|
6 |
Written request of individual guaranteeing and proposing for TRC |
01 |
Form NA7 (download here) |
|
7 |
Application form of TRC |
01 |
Form NA8 (download here) |
*Note: If you do not have full of mentioned documents, please contact us for further advice at visa@vietnam-evisa.org or 0909.343.525.
Please send us your documents via visa@vietnam-evisa.org or contact us at hotline 0909.343.525 for more information.
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