EnglishApproval letter on arrival is a condition for foreigners to be granted a visa to enter Vietnam. To understand the procedures to apply for an Approval letter on arrival is extremely necessary to be approved for entry.
In the current context of administrative procedures, foreign individuals or legal entities may face many difficulties when contacting the Vietnam Immigration Agency. This leads to the need for advice and support from the third parties who are companies and service agents specializing in Vietnam entry procedures to avoid spending a lot of time and traveling expenses without getting the expected results.
WHAT IS AN APPROVAL LETTER ON ARRIVAL?
Approval letter on arrival (Vietnam Entry Approval Letter, Vietnam Entry Permit) can be understood as a letter of approval from the Immigration Department of Vietnam permitting for an individual or a group of foreigners to enter and exit Vietnam with single or multiple entries for the right purpose.
Classification of approval letter on arrival:
• Tourist Approval Letter ;
• Business Approval Letter;
• Work, Investment Approval Letter;
• Family Visiting Approval Letter;
• Conference and Seminar Approval Letter;
• Approval Letter for Press reporter resident in Vietnam.
Classification by number of entries:
• Approval Letter for all purposes: 1 month, 3-month single entry; 1 month, 3-month multiple entries.
• Approval Letter for 6-month multiple entries or 1-year multiple entries is for the following purposes: LD (with Work Permit or Work Permit exemption), DT (Investment), TT, VR (Family visiting).
APPLICATION FOR AN APPROVAL LETTER ON ARRIVAL
For Tourist Approval Letter:
• Passport scanned copy of visa applicant;
• Provide expected date of entry to Vietnam;
• Provide a place to receive visa (Vietnam Embassy/Consulate in the host country or at the land border gates/international airports of Vietnam).
Duration on the approval letter can be selected: 1-month, 3-month or 3-months multiple entries.
For Approval letter with purposes of Commerce, Business, Investment:
• Legal entity records of the guarantee company: Business registration certificate/Investment certificate/Representative office establishment license, Seal specimen registration certificate and Tax registration certificate;
• A document introducing the seal and signature of the authorized person of the organization (Form NA16)
• Written request for immigration approval (Form NA2);
• Passport of visa applicant (photocopy);
• Work permit (photocopy), Work schedule in Vietnam;
Online Approval Letter Application Guide
Before filling out the NA2 form to apply for an online approval letter, the inviting organization or business or guarantors for foreigners to enter Vietnam needs to send a written notice to the Immigration Department with the following documents:
• Business registration certificate, Investment certificate (certified copy);
• Passports of foreigners printed with a red stamp;
• Certificate of the representative of the company/enterprise according to form NA16 (with red seal and signature of the legal representative);
• NA2 official letter applying for approval letter can be submitted online.
After applying for an online approval letter, the sponsoring company needs to sign and stamp on the documents, then bring these documents to submit at Immigration Department. Processing time: 5-7 working days.
Address of the immigration authorities:
- Hanoi Immigration Department: No. 44-46 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
- Ho Chi Minh City Immigration Department: No. 333-335-337 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
CASE OF PRIORITY ISSUANCE OF APPROVAL LETTER
Cases in which the procedures to apply for an approval letter and issue a Vietnam visa can be made directly at the international airport/border gate in Vietnam:
• Persons who have to return home to attend funerals of relatives or whose relatives are seriously ill;
• Entering Vietnam to participate in emergency incident handling, rescue, disaster prevention or special reasons at the request of Vietnamese competent authorities;
• Foreign crews who are on board ships docked at Vietnamese seaports and wish to exit through another country's border gates;
• Foreigners come from a country that do not have the competent authorities to issue Vietnam visas;
• Tourists come to Vietnam to visit and travel organized by international travel agencies in Vietnam.
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