Business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam

Business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam

I. Visa duration of  business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam
The duration of A Business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam is not longer than 12 months.
In facts, the duration of A Business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam is 3 months.

II. Conditions for visa issuance of business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam
A person shall be issued with a visa when he/she:
1. Has a passport or laissez-passer.
2. Is invited or sponsored by an organization in Vietnam.
3. Not suspended from entry in the cases mentioned in Article 21 of Law 47/2014/QH13.

III. Entities that invite or sponsor foreigners who come to work with companies in Vietnam
1. Entities that invite or sponsor foreigners who come to work are companies established within Vietnam’s Law;
2.The aforementioned company must invite or sponsor foreigners within the functions, tasks, and entitlements prescribed by law or by the operating licenses issued.

IV. Procedures for inviting, sponsoring foreigners to enter Vietnam at immigration authorities
1. Foreigners must follow the procedures at the immigration authority via the inviting entities. The inviting entity shall directly submit the application for the visa at the immigration authority.
2. Before following the procedures for inviting or sponsoring a foreigner to enter Vietnam, the company, or another organization having a legal status as prescribed by Vietnam’s law, the branch of a foreign trader, the representative office of a foreign economic, cultural, and professional organization in Vietnam must send a written notifications to the immigration authority together with a dossier that consists of:
a) A certified true copy of the license or decision of the competent authority on establishment of the organization.
b) A document introducing the seal and signature of a competent person of the organization.
The notification shall only be sent once. If the contents of the dossier are change, an additional notification shall be sent.
3. Within 05 working days from the receipt of the application for the visa, the immigration authority shall consider granting it, send a response to the inviting entity, and notify the overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam.
4. After receiving the written response from the immigration authority, the inviting entity shall notify the foreigner to follow the procedures for receiving the visa at the overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam.
5. In case the visa is applied for at a border checkpoint, the immigration authority shall consider the application within 03 working days from the receipt of sufficient documents in the cases mentioned in Points a, b, c, and d Clause 1 Article 18 of this Law  47/2014/QH13; and within 12 working hours from the receipt of sufficient documents in the cases mentioned in Point dd and Point e Clause 1 Article 18 of this Law  47/2014/QH13.
6. Any entity that applies for a visa for a foreigner at an overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam must pay the fee for notification of visa issuance to the immigration authority.

V. Issuance of visa at an overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam for business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam
After receiving the notification from the inviting entity, the foreigner shall submit the passport, the application and his/her pictures to the overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam. Every child under 14 years of age who is issued with a visa in the same passport of his/her parent or guardian is no required to apply for a visa in case he/she uses the same visa as his/her parent or guardian.
Within 03 working days from the receipt of the notification from the immigration authority or a competent authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam shall issue the visa.

VI. Visa issuance at border checkpoints for business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam
1. A foreigner shall be issued with a visa at a border checkpoint in the following cases:
a) The foreigner departs from a country that does not have any visa-issuing authority of Vietnam;
b) The foreigner has to stop by multiple countries before arriving at Vietnam;
c) The foreigner comes to Vietnam to take a tour organized by an international tourism company in Vietnam;
d) Foreign crewmembers of a ship anchoring at a Vietnam’s port and wish to leave Vietnam through another border checkpoint;
dd) The foreigner comes to Vietnam to attend a funeral of his/her relative, or to visit a gravely ill relative;
e) The foreigner comes to Vietnam to participate in dealing with an emergency, rescue, prevention of natural disasters, epidemics, or for another purpose at the request of a competent authority of Vietnam.
2. Any foreigner issued with a visa at a border checkpoint shall submit his/her passport or laissez-passer, fill the application for the visa, and append his/her picture at the immigration counter. A child under 14 years of age shall be mentioned in the same application filled by his/her parent or guardian in case the child use the same passport of his/her parent or guardian.
3. The immigration counter shall compare the application with the notification of the immigration authority to issue the visa.

VII. Visa issuance at a immigration authority for  business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam.
1.  Any foreigner who has a temporary residence in Vietnam and wishes to obtain a new visa shall request the inviting entity to follow the procedures at an immigration authority.
2. The inviting entity mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article shall directly send an application for the visa enclosed with a passport or laissez-passer of the invited foreigners to the immigration authority.
3. Within 05 working days from the receipt of sufficient documents, the immigration authority  shall consider issuing the visa.

VIII. Conditions for entry for business visa issued to foreigner who come to work with companies in Vietnam
A foreigner shall be granted entry into Vietnam when all of the conditions below are satisfied:
1. The foreigner has a passport/laissez-passer and a visa.
2. The foreigner is not suspended from entry as prescribed in Article 21 of this Law  47/2014/QH13.

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