Ten cases in which foreigners are eligible for issuance of temporary residence cards in Vietnam.

Ten cases in which foreigners are eligible for issuance of temporary residence cards in Vietnam are:

1. NG3:  Foreigners being members of diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations of the UN, intergovernmental organizations in Vietnam, their spouses, children under 18 years of age, and housemaid that go along during their term of office shall be issued with temporary residence cards.
2.  LV1: Foreigners who come to work with units affiliated to Vietnam’s Communist Party; the National Assembly, the government, Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front, the People’s Supreme Court, the People’s Supreme Procuracy, State Audit Agency, Ministries, ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies, the People’s Councils, the People’s Committees of provinces.
3. LV2 – Foreigners who come to work with socio-political organizations, social organizations, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
4. ĐT – Foreigners who are foreign investors in Vietnam and foreign lawyers practicing in Vietnam.
5. NN1 – Foreigners who are Managers of representative offices or projects of international organizations and foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
6. NN2 – Foreigners who are heads of representative offices, branches of foreign traders, representative offices of other foreign economic, cultural, professional organizations in Vietnam.
7. DH – Foreigners who come to study or serve internship.
8. PV1 – Foreigners being journalists who have permanent residences in Vietnam.
9. LĐ – Foreigners who come to work in Vietnam.
10. TT - Foreigners that are parents, spouse, children under 18 years of age of the foreigners issued with LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, UNIVERSITY, PV1, LĐ visas, or foreigners that are parents, spouse, children of Vietnamese citizens.

Ten cases of foreigners are eligible for temporary residence card mentioned above shall go through agencies, organizations and individuals invited to carry out the procedures for issuance of temporary residence cards at the Immigration Department of Vietnam or Provincial Immigration Department where agencies and organizations invited resides (except for case NG3).

Duration of temporary residence cards
1. The duration of a temporary residence card is at least 30 days shorter than the remaining duration of the passport.
2. The duration of a NG3, LV1, LV2, ĐT or DH temporary residence card shall not exceed 05 years.
3. The duration of a NN1, NN2, TT temporary residence card shall not exceed 03 years.
4. The duration of a LĐ or PV1 temporary residence card shall not exceed 02 years.
5. Expired temporary residence cards may be extended.

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