Business Visa for Vietnam - Application and Requirements

According to Vietnam's entry regulations, foreigners who want to enter Vietnam to work, do business, invest, meet, sign contracts with businesses and companies in Vietnam need to apply for a Vietnam commercial visa. For more information, please refer to the article: Business Visa for Vietnam - Application and Requirements

Business Visa for Vietnam - Application and Requirements

1. Business Visa for Vietnam

Vietnam business visa, also known as business visa, work visa, symbol is DN1 and DN2 visa (former symbol is DN visa), is issued to the following subjects:

- DN1 Visa – issued to foreigners working with businesses and other organizations with legal status according to the provisions of Vietnamese law,
- DN2 Visa – issued to foreigners to sell services, establish commercial presence, perform other activities under international treaties to which Vietnam is a member.
While with the tourist visa, foreign tourists are only allowed to enter and stay in Vietnam for tourism purposes, the commercial visa still allows visitors to travel around Vietnam during their stay in Vietnam. Male.

2. Who is exempted from Vietnam commercial visa?

Currently, there are a number of foreign visitors who are exempted from Vietnam business/business visas, specifically as follows:

Belarus (up to 15 days free)
Brunei (up to 14 days free)
Cambodia (up to 30 days free)
Chile (up to 90 days free)
Denmark (up to 15 days free)
Finland (up to 15 days free)
France (up to 15 days free)
Germany (up to 15 days free)
Indonesia (up to 30 days free)
Italy (up to 15 days free)
Japan (up to 15 days free)
Kyrgyzstan (up to 30 days free)
Laos (up to 30 days free)
Malaysia (up to 30 days free)
Myanmar (up to 14 days free)
Norway (up to 15 days free)
Philippines (up to 21 days free)
Panama (up to 90 days exemption)
Russia (up to 15 days free)
Singapore (up to 30 days free)
Korea (up to 15 days free)
Spain (up to 15 days free)
Sweden (up to 15 days free)
Thailand (up to 30 days free)
UK (excluding BNO) (up to 15 days free)
Holders of APEC card (Up to 90 days free)

3. Conditions to apply for a business visa to Vietnam

To apply for a Vietnam business visa (Vietnamese DN visa), a foreigner must fully satisfy all of the following conditions:

• Not banned from entering Vietnam.
• There is a guarantor company that is active and legally operating in Vietnam.
• Have a valid passport, valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Vietnam and have at least 02 blank pages.
• Have all required documents, including:

+ Vietnam business visa application form has been filled in with all required information.
+ portrait photo 4*6cm (2*2inch), white background, clearly visible face and five senses, without glasses, taken within 6 months from the date of application.

4. How long is Vietnam business visa valid?

Currently, Vietnam business visa has 4 types as follows:

- 1 month single entry visa
- 1 month multiple entry visa
- 3-month single-entry visa, and
- 3 month multiple entry visa.
The type of 1-year multiple-entry business visa for US nationals (USA) has not yet been re-issued.

5. Procedures for applying for a business visa to Vietnam

Currently, there are 3 ways to apply for a business visa to Vietnam, which are:

• Apply for a visa at the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate General abroad
• Apply for a business visa at the airport,
• And apply for e-commerce visa (evisa)

5.1 Procedures to apply for a Vietnam business visa at the Vietnamese Embassy/Consulate abroad

To apply for a Vietnam business visa in this way, foreigners will need to visit the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate General office to stamp the visa.

The process to apply for this type of business visa will be as follows:

👉Step 1: Apply for an entry letter

The guarantee company in Vietnam will prepare the following documents and submit it to the Vietnam Immigration Department to apply for an entry guarantee letter:

Photocopy of the passport of the foreigner who is applying for a visa,
Copy of the Business Registration of the Guarantor Company
Sample letter of application for entry for foreigners NA2
Model NA16
and other documents at the request of the Immigration Department.
Time to review and issue entry dispatch is about 5-7 working days after Vietnam Immigration Department receives all valid documents..

If the visa application is approved, the Vietnam Immigration Department will:

issue a guarantee for the entry official document, and at the same time
fax the official visa stamping request to the registered embassy/consulate-general office.

👉Step 2: Prepare documents for stamping commercial visas

The guarantee company will send an entry letter to the foreigner. After that, the foreigner will print that official letter and prepare the following documents to apply for a visa stamp:

The required visa application form;
Original passport
Portrait; and
visa stamping fee (depending on each embassy/consulate general),
other documents at the request of the Embassy/Consulate General.

👉Step 3: Stick the visa stamp

Foreigners will submit the required documents directly or by post to the registered Embassy/Consulate General office, depending on the regulations of the receiving place.

When being granted a visa, foreigners will have a visa stamp on their passport, and can use that visa stamp to enter and work at a guarantor company in Vietnam.

5.2 Procedures for applying for a commercial visa at Vietnam airport

The process of applying for a commercial visa issued at the airport is similar to the process of applying for a commercial visa at the Embassy. However, instead of stamping visas at the Embassy, ​​foreigners will put visa stamps at Vietnam airports when entering Vietnam to work/work.

The procedure to apply for a commercial visa at the airport includes 3 steps as follows:

👉Step 1: Apply for an entry guarantee letter

The guarantee company in Vietnam will submit an application for an entry guarantee letter at the Vietnam Immigration Department, and send the result as a .pdf file to foreigners preparing to enter.

👉Step 2: Prepare documents for visa stamping

Foreigners will need to prepare:
Printed copy of the entry guarantee document
Visa application form filled out, signed and pasted with a photo as required
Original passport,
stamping fee:
25 USD for single entry visa, and
50 USD for multiple entry visa with maximum duration of 3 months.

👉Step 3: Stamp visa at Vietnam airport

Upon arrival at the Vietnam airport, the foreigner will go to the airport Visa podium, present the required documents to the Immigration Officer, pay the stamping fee to affix the DN1/DN2 visa stamp to the passport, and complete the procedures to enter Vietnam.

Above are our answers about Business Visa for Vietnam - Application and Requirements. In the process of researching, if you need ACC Law Firm's guidance on legal issues, please contact us for answers.