How to get a long-term Vietnam visa

1. The most popular ways to apply for a Vietnam visa for foreigners today

Option 1: Submit documents at the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in your country

For this visa application, you can apply for many types of visas and are affixed directly to your passport. But to successfully apply for a visa, you need to prepare a lot of documents, for busy people, this application will be very difficult because it takes time to prepare documents. Having to wait for the embassy/consulate to review the application for a long time, it is not easy to get a visa, the risk of not being granted a visa is also quite high. (The common reason is often lack of documents, not proving or meeting the necessary conditions.)

In case your country does not have an embassy/consulate of Vietnam. You can prepare all documents and submit them at the Vietnamese embassy/Vietnamese consulate in the neighboring country near your country.

Option 2: Apply for a visa directly at the international border gate in Vietnam

This visa application is usually applied to tourists entering Vietnam to travel organized by an international travel company in Vietnam, or visit a seriously ill relative, attend a funeral, etc. To get approval from the competent authority. For visa issuance, you need to prepare all documents and have to go through 4 steps at the border gate, waiting for the approval of the application and receiving the results. There are almost very few foreign nationals who choose this method to apply for a visa, because the chances of getting a visa are not too high, the control officer may refuse to let you enter if you feel suspicious. It will cost you time and airfare if your visa is denied.

Option 3: Apply for an entry letter

First of all, to know how to apply for an entry letter, you should refer to the article below to know what an entry letter is? How to get an entry visa to Vietnam?

After reading the above article, you will know the entry letter, which is a certificate of acceptance of Vietnam visa. You just need to print it out, when you arrive at the Vietnam international border gate and present it, you will be stamped by the visa officer in your passport and enter Vietnam with the time limit in the entry letter. Many foreign nationals who want to apply for a Vietnam visa have chosen this solution through our service. The cost is not too expensive compared to the cost of visa application in other ways, our service is reputable, quality, fast processing for you. 100% guarantee will get an official letter for you to enter Vietnam

Option 4: Apply for an e-visa online

For this way of applying, not all citizens of any country can apply. From February 1, 2017, this policy began to apply to 40 countries to pilot electronic visa issuance. If you want to apply for this e-visa, you should refer to the article below.

If your country is on the list of countries allowed to apply under this form, prepare all the documents and documents to fill out the online form. But you should note that this application also has its limitations. It is very easy to be refused a visa if the information is incorrect or incorrect, the fee will not be refunded, and you will have to wait longer for approval than other ways of applying.

In addition to the above popular ways to apply for a Vietnam visa, you should refer to the article below to know more about which countries are exempt from Vietnam visa with a term.

2. How many types of visas are there for foreigners?

– Tourist visa  (Visa symbol is issued DL)

– Commercial Visa (Visa symbol is issued DN)

– Business visa, visit relatives  (Visa symbol is issued VR or TT)

– Work visa  (Sign of visa granted LD)

3. How to get a long-term Vietnam visa

Dossier to prepare for foreigners to apply for a long-term visa in Vietnam

- Operation license of the enterprise or organization (Business registration, investment license, operation license of branch, representative office... submit the application at the Immigration Office)

- Certificate of use of seal sample or Notice of use of seal of an enterprise or organization

- Document introducing the seal, signature of the authorized person of the organization (NA16). (Submit this declaration in case the company first submits the application at the Immigration Office)

- Declaration of visa application, temporary residence extension (NA5).

- Original passport with validity (Minimum 6 months from the expiry date of the long-term visa that is expected to be issued)

- Temporary residence book, certificate of temporary residence or online declaration of temporary residence of foreigners.

Records for some specific cases are as follows:

- In case of applying for a work visa: A certified copy of the work permit or the work permit exemption for the cases exempted from the work permit.

- In case of long-term investment visa: A certified copy of the document proving the capital contribution to the enterprise or organization in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Investment.

- In case of a family visit visa: An authentic copy or a notarized translation into Vietnamese (Depending on the type of application) Documents proving the relative relationship such as Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate, Certificate Family relations, Certificate of nationality ......

Apply for a long-term visa at the Immigration Department

In Vietnam, businesses and organizations apply for a long-term visa for foreigners to complete procedures at the Immigration Department or the Immigration Department of the police in the province or city where the business or organization is located. headquarters office.

Time to do procedures to apply for a long-term visa.

Time to carry out procedures according to current regulations is 05 working days from the date of submission of valid dossiers. The time to receive the visa result will be specified in the receipt when the business or organization submits the application at the one-stop department at the Immigration Department.