Vietnam

Work-based temporary residence card. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security publishes a temporary residence card procedure for eligible foreign workers whose sponsor files with immigration and supplies work-permit or exemption evidence.

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Work-based temporary residence card

A temporary residence card for an eligible foreigner. The card is not itself a work permit or entry authorization; the qualifying employment approval and any required visa are separate.

Who qualifies

An inviting or sponsoring organization or individual files the temporary residence card application at the Immigration Department or eligible provincial immigration office, in person or through the public-service portal.
Ministry of Public Security, temporary residence card procedure 1.003358, Procedure and filing channel
The application includes a passport, photographs, NA8 form, sponsor request on NA6 or NA7, and evidence of card eligibility, such as a work permit or confirmation of exemption. Immigration also checks the applicable statutory card category.
Ministry of Public Security, temporary residence card procedure 1.003358, Documents and eligibility
The published service states a decision period of no more than five working days after a complete file is received; this period does not include obtaining the separate employment and entry permissions.
Ministry of Public Security, temporary residence card procedure 1.003358, Processing time

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Up to five working days after a complete temporary-card application; the employer completes work authorization and entry permission first.
Cost: The published temporary-card fee varies by validity: USD 145 up to two years, USD 155 for more than two to five years, and USD 165 for more than five to ten years; other work and entry fees are separate.
The hard part: Obtaining the work permit or exemption and proving eligibility for the applicable temporary-card category before the sponsor files.

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

2027
First residence permit
2 years, renewable for 2 years at a time.

Language: Enough Vietnamese to integrate: listening, speaking, reading and writing suited to daily life and work.
Time away: Five years of residence counted from the day a permanent residence card is issued, and living in Vietnam when applying. Spouses and parents of Vietnamese citizens are exempt from the years and language.
Two passports: It depends on the rules at the time and on your home country.

Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
A work-based temporary residence card is not the permanent residence card from which Vietnam’s five-year citizenship clock runs.

The law behind these dates

LuatVietnam — New conditions for naturalisation in Vietnam under Decree 191/2025/ND-CP

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Have the sponsoring employer assemble the NA6 or NA7 request, NA8 form and work-permit evidence for the Ministry of Public Security filing.Open dichvucong.bocongan.gov.vn ↗
Gather these documents.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health cover for the move

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