CONDITIONS AND APPLICATION FOR INVESTOR VISA

Post by admin /21/06/2021

Instructions on conditions, documents and procedures for applying for a Vietnam Investment visa for foreigners/

*No.*	*Criteria*	*Content*	*Legal basis*
1	*Visa issue conditions*	- Have a valid passport or international travel document. - Not in the following cases: + Children under 14 years old unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or authorized person. + Forging documents, making false declarations in order to be granted valid papers for entry, exit and residence. + People suffering from mental illnesses or infectious diseases that pose a danger to public health. + Being expelled from Vietnam for less than 3 years from the effective date of the decision on expulsion. + Being forced to leave Vietnam for less than 6 months from the effective date of the decision on forced exit. + For reasons of disease prevention and control. + For reasons of Natural disaster. + For reasons of national defense, security, social order and safety. - Having documents proving the investment in Vietnam in accordance with Law on Investment (Investment Registration Certificate, Enterprise Registration Certificate)	Article 10, Article 20 Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014
2	*Investment visa types and conditions*	*DT1* - Issued for foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a capital contribution value of VND 100 billion or more or investing in investment-preferred industries, geographical locations decided by the Government. *DT2* - Issued for foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of between VND 50 billion and under VND 100 billion or investing in industries that encourage investment decided by the Government. *DT3* - Issued for foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with contributed capital from 03 billion VND to less than 50 billion VND. *DT4* - Issued for foreign investors in Vietnam and representatives of foreign organizations investing in Vietnam with a contributed capital of less than VND 03 billion. *Note: Foreign investor means an individual with foreign nationality or an organization established under foreign law that conducts investment activities in Vietnam.*	Clause 3, Article 1 Law amending and supplementing articles of Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2019 Clause 19, Article 3, Law on Investment 2020
3	*Visa duration*	*Visa DT1:* valid for no more than 5 years. *Visa DT2:* valid for no more than 5 years. *Visa DT3:* valid for no more than 3 years. *Visa DT4:* valid for no more than 12 months	Article 9, Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014, amended and supplemented in 2019
4	*Submission agency*	*Application for immigration official dispatch:* Immigration Department - Ministry of Public Security Visa application document: - Vietnamese embassies or consulates abroad - International land border gate - Vietnam's international airports