EnglishDepending on the types of visa, the staying length of the Vietnam visa will be clearly mentioned on the visa or on the residency stamp issued at the airport, the Vietnamese Embassy, or the local Immigration Agency.
VIETNAM VISA CATEGORIES (BY VALIDITY PERIODS)
• TT (Up to 12 months): To be granted to foreigners who are parents, spouses, under-18 children of foreigners holding LV1, LV2, ĐT, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1 or LĐ visas, or foreigners who are parents, spouses or children of Vietnamese citizens;
• VR (Up to 06 months): To be granted to people who come to visit their relatives or for other purposes;
• DL (Up to 03 months): To be granted to foreigners entering Vietnam for tourism purposes;
• DH (Up to 12 months): To be granted to foreigners who come to practice as probationers or study;
• LĐ1, LĐ2 (Up to 2 years): To be granted to foreigners who come to work;
• LV1, LV2 (Up to 12 months): To be granted to foreigners who come to work with socio-political organizations, social organizations and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
• NG1, NG4 (Up to 12 months): To be granted to people who come to work with diplomatic missions, consular offices, representative offices of international organizations affiliated to the United Nations and representative offices of intergovernmental organizations, etc.
• DN1, DN2 (Up to 12 months): To be granted to foreigners working with enterprises and other entities having legal persons in accordance with Vietnamese laws; or who offer to sell services, establish commercial presence and render other services under international treaties of which Vietnam is a member state;
• ĐT1 (Up to 10 years): To be granted to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution of at least VND100 billion, or investing in the business fields and areas of investment incentives;
• ĐT2 (Up to 05 years): To be granted to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution from VND50 to VND100 billion, or investing in the business fields of investment encouragement;
• ĐT3 (Up to 03 years): To be granted to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution of VND3 to VND50 billion;
• ĐT4 (Up to 12 months): To be granted to foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with capital contribution of less than VND3 billion;
• NN1, NN2 (Up to 12 months): To be granted to heads of representative offices or branches of foreign traders, representative offices of other foreign economic, cultural, professional organizations in Vietnam;
• NN3 (Up to 12 months): To be granted to foreigners who come to work with foreign non-governmental organizations, representative offices or branches of foreign traders, representative offices of other foreign economic, cultural, professional organizations in Vietnam;
VIETNAM VISA CATEGORIES (BY NUMBER OF ENTRIES)
• 1 month single entry visa
• 1 month multiple entry visa
• 3 months single entry visa
• 3 months multiple entry visa
• 6 months multiple entry visa
• 1 year multiple entry visa
CONSEQUENCES OF OVERSTAYING ON A VIETNAM VISA
Foreigners living and working in Vietnam will be deemed in breach of the immigration rules if their visa expires without being able to renew it. According to Decree 167/2013/ND-CP, the time and severity of breaches are controlled as follows:
1. A warning or a fine of between VND 100,000 and VND 300,000 shall be imposed on foreigners traveling in the Vietnamese territory without carrying a passport or having no other valid papers in lieu of a passport.
2. A fine of between VND 500,000 - VND 2,000,000 if the time limit is 1-15 days or less without the permission of the competent authority.
3. A fine of from VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000 if the time limit is 16 or more days past the time limit without the permission of the competent authority;
4. A fine ranging from VND 5,000,000 to VND 10,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts: using fake passports, fake visas, fake temporary residence cards, fake permanent resident cards, valuable papers in lieu of passports. fake, fake check mark for exit, entry, transit, residence.
5. A fine of between VND 30,000,000 - VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the following acts:
• Hiding into the Embassy, Consulate or headquarters of international agencies and organizations located in Vietnam;
• Foreigners residing in Vietnam without permission of competent authorities;
• Organizing, leading or brokering for others to illegally exit or enter Vietnam;
• Forging dossiers and papers to be issued with passports or other valuable papers in lieu of passports, visas, temporary residence cards, permanent residence cards;
• Forging passports or other valid documents in lieu of passports, visas, temporary residence cards, permanent residence cards or verification stamps.
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