POSTERN

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.

Free, with the law behind every answer

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

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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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.

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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.
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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 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
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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.

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Start today.

  1. 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 ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can run this for you.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.One membership, the whole family. Bank accounts and help putting your plan into action are included.

Postern runs it for one adult US citizen already lawfully resident in Hanoi on LD2 with the same registered employer, issued work permit and contract: first employee residence card and continuing cards; no entry visa, work-permit applications, employer changes, exemptions or family applications.

13 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Opening your bank accounts there is included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Government fees, record fees and other costs you approve are extra.

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