Documents Required for Provincial-Level Visa Issuance for Foreigners in Vietnam: What Do They Include? What Is the Visa Issuance Procedure?
What documents are required for a provincial-level visa application for foreigners in Vietnam?
Based on the regulations specified in Subsection 4, Section B of administrative procedures issued alongside Decision 5568/QD-BCA in 2023, the dossier for a provincial-level visa application for foreigners in Vietnam includes:
- Visa application form, temporary residence extension form (NA5) issued alongside Circular 22/2023/TT-BCA dated June 30, 2023, by the Ministry of Public Security.
- One recently taken photo, size 4 x 6 cm, frontal view, without hat, without glasses, formal attire, white background if applying for a separate visa.
- Passport or internationally recognized travel documents of the foreigner.
- In case of online submission, the passport or internationally recognized travel documents of the foreigner must be sent via public postal service to the receiving authority; other dossier components must be electronically authenticated as per regulations, if not electronically authenticated, should be sent to the receiving authority through the public postal service.
Documents required for a provincial-level visa application for foreigners in Vietnam. What is the visa issuance procedure?
What is the procedure for issuing provincial-level visas to foreigners in Vietnam?
According to the regulations specified in Subsection 4, Section B of administrative procedures issued alongside Decision 5568/QD-BCA in 2023, the procedure for issuing provincial-level visas to foreigners in Vietnam is as follows:
Step 1: Prepare the dossier following the legal requirements.
Step 2: Submit the dossier:
* Agencies, organizations, individuals, Vietnamese citizens, and legally resident foreigners in Vietnam must submit the dossier in person during office hours on working days at the Immigration Management Office, provincial-level Police Department, or submit the dossier via the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal, and send additional documents via the public postal service as announced by the Immigration Management Office on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal (if applicable).
* The officer receiving the dossier will check the dossier's legality and contents:
+ If the dossier is complete and valid, issue an appointment card for the visa applicant; request payment of fees from the fee-collecting officer, the fee-collecting officer collects the money and issues a receipt to the visa applicant or announces on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal for the visa applicant to pay online and receive an electronic receipt.
+ If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, the officer receiving the dossier will guide or announce on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal for the visa applicant to complete the dossier.
+ If the dossier does not meet the requirements, do not accept the dossier, provide a written response or announce on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal specifying the reason.
* If the dossier is submitted via the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal and falls under the jurisdiction of the Immigration Management Department, transfer the information to the Immigration Management Department and notify the dossier submitter.
* If submitting the dossier online, the visa applicant can request receiving the result via postal service and must pay the service fee.
* Time to receive the dossier: From Monday to Saturday morning weekly (except for Tet and holidays).
Step 3: Receive the results:
+ The visa applicant may directly receive the result at the provincial-level Immigration Management Office, bringing along the appointment card and fee receipt for verification. If requesting to receive the result via postal service, follow the service provider’s instructions.
+ If the visa is not granted, provide a written response or announce on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal specifying the reason.
+ Time for result issuance: From Monday to Friday weekly (except for Tet and holidays).
Modes of implementation:
- In person: Submit the dossier directly at the provincial-level Immigration Management Office.
- Online: Submit the dossier online via the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal.
- Postal service: Supplement the dossier via public postal service as informed by the provincial-level Immigration Management Office on the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security’s Public Service Portal (if applicable).
What are the requirements and conditions for provincial-level visa issuance for foreigners in Vietnam?
Based on the regulations specified in Subsection 4, Section B of administrative procedures issued alongside Decision 5568/QD-BCA in 2023, the requirements and conditions for provincial-level visa issuance for foreigners in Vietnam are as follows:
+ Agencies and organizations proposing the issuance, supplementation, modification of visas, or extension of temporary residence for foreigners and Vietnamese citizens holding foreign passports must have a dossier as stipulated in Article 16, Clause 2, of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014 at the Immigration Management Department - Ministry of Public Security in compliance with Law No. 47/2014/QH13 dated June 16, 2014.
+ Foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports must have valid passports, visas (except in cases of visa exemption), and temporary residence certificates issued by competent Vietnamese authorities, be residing in Vietnam, and not fall under the categories "not allowed to enter Vietnam" or "temporarily suspended from exit".
+ Vietnamese citizens proposing the issuance, supplementation, modification of visas, or extension of temporary residence for foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports must be related as grandparents, parents, spouses, children, or siblings to the foreigners and Vietnamese holding foreign passports (provide documentary proof of the relationship) as stipulated in Article 45, Clause 1, of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014.
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