5-YEAR VISA OR VISA EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE
1. Visa exemption certificate (also known as 5-year Visa)
Visa exemption certificate is a valid document for entry and exit from Vietnam issued to Vietnamese people residing abroad or foreigners who are spouses, children of Vietnamese citizens or Vietnamese residents in another country. This document is valid as a replacement for a Vietnamese visa to enter the country for the purpose of visiting relatives and handling personal matters.
The visa exemption certificate has the longest validity of 05 years and is shorter than the validity of a passport or foreign residence document of 06 months.
2. Conditions for being considered for visa exemption certificate
2.1. For Vietnamese people residing abroad:
- Have a foreign passport or foreign passport replacement documents that are valid for at least 01 year;
- In case you do not have a passport/passport replacement documents, you must have a permanent residence document issued by a foreign country (green card) that is valid for at least 01 year from the expected date of entry.
2.2. For foreigners who are spouses, children of Vietnamese citizens or Vietnamese residing abroad: have a foreign passport or a foreign passport replacement document that is valid for at least 01 year.
3. Required Documents
3.1. For Vietnamese people residing abroad
To apply for 5 years visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese, the applicant needs to prepare:
- 01 5-year Vietnam visa exemption application form (Fill out the form here and print it with a barcode on Letter-sized paper)
- Passport or equivalent paper or a residence permit granted by a competent agency in the country of residence valid for at least 6 months following the date of arrival in Vietnam;
- Two photos taken recently (white background, straight face, bare head, no colored glasses);
- One certified copy or copy attached to the originals of one of the following papers:
- Birth certificate;
- Certificate of Vietnamese citizenship;
- The decision for renunciation of Vietnamese citizenship;
- Certificate of loss of Vietnamese citizenship;
- Vietnamese passport (valid or invalid)
- Identity Card (valid or invalid);
- Latest voter’s card;
- Family Register Book;
- Documents issued by competent foreign authorities if they can prove that the person in question has original Vietnamese citizenship or of Vietnamese origin.
- In case of not having documents listed at (4), the following materials could be submitted:
- A guarantee issued by an overseas Vietnamese association from the country of residence.
3.2. For foreigners, they are spouses and children of Vietnamese people residing abroad or of Vietnamese citizens
To apply for Vietnam 5 year visa exemption for foreign spouses and children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens, the applicant will need to prepare:
- A 5 year Vietnam visa exemption application form (prepared as above if you are in any country other than Vietnam, or download and fill out this Applicant Form NA09 if you are in Vietnam);
- Foreign passport valid for at least 6 months following entry date in Vietnam;
- Two photos taken recently (white background, straight face, bare head, no colored glasses;
- One copy attached to originals of one of the following papers which prove the relationship between wives/husbands/children and the Vietnamese overseas/Vietnamese citizens:
- Certificate of Marriage
- Certificate of Birth
- Certificate of relationship with father, mother, children;
- Other valid documents as regulated by the Vietnamese Law.
- Decision of Adoption
4. Document processing fee:
Pay by MONEY ORDER, CASHIER'S CHECK to EMBASSY OF VIETNAM. The cost of getting a 5-year visa exemption for Vietnam depends on the authority with which you apply for it, and the physical address to receive your certificate.
5. Processing time and return results:
03-07 working days from receipt of complete and valid documents. If you want the Embassy to return results by mail, you need to provide a certified envelope with Tracking Number , postage paid, clearly stating the recipient's address.
Contact Govietnamvisa.com for more information :
Vietnam Visa Support Department
Hotline: +84.903.278.853
Email: support@govietnamvisa.com
Email: support@govietnamvisa.com
Add: Room 648. Van Nam Building - 26 Lang Street - Hanoi Capital - Vietnam
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