Under the provision of
the Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigner in Vietnam,
temporary residence card is paper issued by the immigration management agency
or the competent authorities under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for
foreigner. Accordingly, foreigner is allowed to reside for a definite time in
Vietnam and the temporary residence card can replace visa.
The cases that are
eligible for temporary residence card granting:
_ Foreigners who are
members of diplomatic representative missions, consular offices, representative
missions of international organizations under the United Nations,
intergovernmental organization in Vietnam and spouse, child under 18 years old
and maid are granted the temporary residence card with symbol NG3.
_ Foreigners who
are granted visa with
the symbol LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐ, TT shall be granted temporary
residence cards with similar symbols with the symbols in their visas
In which the meaning of
the symbols in the visa is understood as follows:
_ LV1: Issued to person
coming to Vietnam to work with departments, units and agencies directly under
the central of the Communist Party of Vietnam; The National Assembly, the
Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland, the Supreme
People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Audit, ministries,
ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government; Provincial
Committees, Party Committees, People’s Councils, People’s Committees of
provinces and cities under the Central Government.
_ LV2: Issued to person
coming to Vietnam to work with the political – social organizations, social
organizations, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
_ ĐT: Issued to foreign
investors in Vietnam and foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam.
_ NN1: Issued to person
who is the head of the representative office, project of international
organizations and international non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
_ NN2: Issued to the
head of the representative office or branches of foreign business entity,
representative offices of economic, culture and other professional
organizations of foreign countries in Vietnam.
_ NN3: Issued to person
coming to Vietnam to work with foreign non-governmental organizations, representative
offices or branches of foreign business entities, representative
offices of economic, culture and other specialized organizations of foreign
country in Vietnam.
_ TT: Issued to foreigners
who are spouses, children under 18 years of foreigners that are granted visa
with symbols LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐ or foreigners who are parents,
spouses and children of Vietam citizen.
Source: ANTLawyers.vn
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