Monday, December 17, 2018

VIETNAM INVESTOR VISA

If you are thinking of investing in Vietnam, or if you are ready to expand your company and set up a new office in Vietnam, you can hear about DN and LD visas. Other people who want to work in Vietnam: DT visa. So what is a DT visa, the difference between it and a business visa, and how to file it? All the concerns you may have are resolved in this article.

What is DT Visa?



Visa DT, also known as an investor visa, is a type of visa issued to foreign investors and lawyers operating in Vietnam.



Keeping this type of visa, foreigners can stay in Vietnam for up to 12 months. And if they want more time in Vietnam, they can apply for a temporary residence card for no more than 5 years.

What is the difference between a DT visa with a business visa and a LD visa?


All visa types mentioned above are issued to foreigners working in Vietnam in general but each type has applicants and specific validity.



Investor visa (DT)
Business visa (DN)
Working visa (LD)
Applicant
  • Foreigners setting up or contributing capital to companies in Vietnam.
  • Foreign lawyers working in Vietnam
Foreigners coming to Vietnam to work as free workers
Foreigners officially working for a company in Vietnam
Visa validity
No more than 12 months
No more than 3 months
No more than 1 year

How to submit for Vietnam DT visa?


Required documents


To obtain DT visa, eligible applicants must prepare a file of below documents:

  • Original passport
  • Form NA5 - Application for visa, visa extension, extension of stay for foreigners in Vietnam;
  • Temporary residence registration form as prescribed;
  • Invitation letter of your sponsoring company
  • Proof of legal status as prescribed by Vietnam’s law ( in case you are foreign investors):
  • Certified copy of Business Registration Certificate/ Investment Registration Certificate;
  • Certificate of seal specimen registration or a notice on the publication of information on seal specimen of the enterprise on the national enterprise registration portal;
  • Form NA16 - Registration form for the seal and signature of the legal representative of the enterprise operating in Vietnam;
  • Lawyer license ( in case you are lawyer)

Procedure



Once all the necessary documents are available, the applicant can obtain a visa in two ways:



Obtain a visa at the Vietnamese Embassy in your area.



In this way, you only need to send the above mentioned doc file to the Embassy and wait 5-7 business days. Your visa sticker will be stuck on your passport before departure.



Apply for a Vietnamese visa when arriving in Vietnamvisavoa.com



When it comes to visas upon arrival, all your documents will be sent to our office. In this case, just send us your passport copy instead of the original.



Vietnamvisavoa.com will send them to the Immigration Department on your behalf and receive your visa approval letter. Take this letter to Vietnam airport and stamp your visa here.

Visa fee



The visa application fee at the Embassy will be advised when you lodge your paperwork with the officials. You pay the full amount once to get a visa.



Unlike the above visa, when making a Vietnam visa on arrival, you need to pay double fee. One time is for service fees, which Vietnamvisavoa.com uses to receive your approval letter. The other person is paid to the officer at the landing counter at the airport of Vietnam for you to be stamped visa.

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