What is list of visa types issued according to entry purpose in Vietnam?

Type of visa (Visa)

Granted to objects

NG1

Issued to members of invited delegations of:

- Secretary General of Vietnam’s Communist Party of Vietnam;

- President;

- President of the National Assembly;

- Prime Minister.

NG2

Issued to members of invited delegations of:

- Standing members of the Secretariat of the Vietnam’s Communist Party;

- Deputy President of Vietnam;

- Deputy President of the National Assembly;

- Deputy Prime Minister;

- President of Vietnamese Fatherland Front;

- Executive Judge of The Supreme Court;

- Chief Procurator of the Supreme Procuracy;

- State Auditor General;

- members of delegations at the same levels of Ministers;

- Secretary Generals of Provincial Communist Authorities;

- Secretary of the City Party Committee;

- Chairman of the People's Council;

- President of the People’s Committees of provinces.

NG3

Issued to the following subjects, spouses, children under 18 years of age, and housemaids during their term of office:

- members of diplomatic missions;

- Member of consular office;

- representative offices of international organizations affiliated to the UNs;

- representative offices of intergovernmental organizations.

NG4

Issued to persons who come to work with diplomatic missions, consular missions, representative offices of international organizations affiliated to United Nation, intergovernmental representative offices and accompanying spouses, children under 18 years of age;

Visitors of diplomatic missions, consular missions, representative offices of international organizations affiliated to United Nation and intergovernmental representative offices.

LV1

Issued to people working with: 

- Departments, agencies and units directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam;

- National Assembly, Government, Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuracy, State Audit, ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government government;

- Provincial Party Committee, City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee of provinces and centrally run cities.

LV2

Issued to people working with:

- Socio-political organizations;

- Social organization;

- Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

LS

Issued to  foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam.

DT1

Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam and contributing capital of VND 100 billion or more or investing in business lines benefitting from investment incentives, in administrative divisions benefitting from investment incentives decided by the Government.

DT2

Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam and contributing capital of VND 50 billion to less than VND 100 billion or investing in business lines benefitting from investment incentives treatment decided by the Government.

DT3

Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam and contributing capital of VND 3 billion to less than VND 50 billion.

DT4

Issued to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam and contributing capital of less than VND 3 billion.

DN1

Issued to foreigners working with other enterprises and organizations that are juridical person as per the law of Vietnam

DN2

Issued to foreigners making entry to promote services, establish commercial presence or conducting other activities according to international agreements to which Vietnam is a signatory.

NN1

Issued to Managers of representative offices or projects of international organizations and foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.

NN2

Issued to heads of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, representative offices of other foreign economic, cultural, professional organizations in Vietnam.

NN3

Issued to people who come to work with foreign non-governmental organizations, representative offices, branches of foreign traders, representative offices of other foreign economic, cultural, professional organizations in Vietnam.

DH

Issued to people who practice and study.

HN

Issued to people attending conferences and seminars.

PV1

Issued to reporters and press residing in Vietnam.

PV2

Issued to reporters and press for short-term activities in Vietnam.

LĐ1

Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam with confirmation that they are not subject to work permits, unless an international treaty to which Vietnam is a member has other provisions.

LĐ2

Issued to foreigners working in Vietnam who require a work permit

DL

Issued to people on tourism.

TT

Issued to foreigners who are spouses, children under 18 years old of foreigners issued visas with symbols LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD1, LD2 or foreigners other than the father, mother, wife, husband, or children of Vietnamese citizens.

VR

Issued to people visiting relatives or for other purposes.

SQ

- Any person who has works to do with an overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam, his/her spouse and children; any person that presents a written request by a competent agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host country;

- Any person who presents a diplomatic note of sponsorship by a foreign diplomatic mission or consular office at the host country.

EV

Electronic visa.