Temporary Residence Card (TRC) can be granted to foreign workers who hold work permits valid for one year or more and a work visa, members of management boards of directors, heads of company branches, and Chief Representatives of representative offices of foreign enterprises in Vietnam. 
TRC holders can enter and exit Vietnam without a visa within the valid terms of their TRC. 
TRC is the document issued by Vietnam’s Immigration Department. 

1. To Employee:
a) Original passport (the duration of a temporary residence card is at least 30 days shorter than the remaining duration of the passport);
b) An information form for a temporary resident card for foreigners (form NA8);
For temporary residence foreigners in Viet Nam.
c) Documents proving the eligibility to be considered for temporary residence cards that include one of the documents: work permits (for more details on work permit please read our post here: https://goviettravel.com/work-permit), certificates of head of representative offices, member of the Board of Directors or other documents that prove the eligibility to be considered for temporary residence cards;
d) Residence registration paper from local police in Vietnam;
đ) 02 photos in size of 2x3 cm (01 photo glued to the information form, 01 separate photo);

2. To Employer:
a) A certified copy of the organization’s establishment license or decision issued by a competent authority;
b) A certified copy of the organization's operation registration document issued by a competent authority of the People's Committee of provinces or centrally run cities;
c)  A document introducing the seal and signature of the organization’s competent person (form NA16);

d) A written request for a temporary residence card (form NA6 for agencies, organizations, NA7 for individuals);

The above application submission is only submitted once. When there is any change to the content in the documents, the business must notify in writing the Immigration Department to supplement the documents.

Processing a temporary residence card can take up to 5-7 business days. However, government offices may ask for additional documents which may increase processing times. Applicants should start the process well ahead of time, ideally two weeks ahead of work commencement, where practical.

- Subjects of application: Vietnamese agencies, organizations and citizens.

- Competent authorities: Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security.

Foreigners who enter for the purpose of operation in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law, and are not subject to "suspension from exit" as specified in the law, may be considered for a temporary residence card valid for 1 year to 3 years.

Fees for a temporary residence card vary depending on itself validity.

 

a) Being examined for penal liability or being defendant in civil, economic, or labor disputes;
b) Being obliged to execute criminal judgments;
c) Being obliged to execute civil and economic judgments;
d) Being obliged to comply with decisions on administrative sanctions, tax obligations and other financial obligations.

- The duration of a temporary residence card is at least 30 days shorter than the remaining duration of the passport.
- Expired temporary residence cards are considered for granting new ones.

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