Vietnam 5-year visa exemption

Vietnam 5-year visa, also known as Vietnam 5-year visa exemption, or Certificate of visa exemption, is issued for Vietnamese residing overseas or foreigners having family relationships with Vietnamese citizens and Vietnamese residing overseas. The validity of this visa type can be referred from its name that is up to 5 years, and it allows the holders to travel back and forth to Vietnam during validity. This article will provide you the full guide about Vietnam 5-year visa including who is eligible, how to obtain Vietnam 5-year visa, and Vietnam 5-year visa fee.

Who is eligible for Vietnam 5-year visa exemption?

Until now this is considered the longest Vietnam visa certificate, because applicants can save a lot of time in applying for as well as renewing one. However, not everyone can enjoy the policy.

In details, Vietnam 5-year visa exemption:

• is granted to Vietnamese overseas, foreigners who are spouses, children of Vietnamese overseas, or Vietnamese citizens.

Therefore, this certificate of Vietnam visa exemption plays as a long-term visa for its holders to visit Vietnam at any time within 5 years of validity.

Special notes when getting a Vietnam 5-year visa certificate

• Those having a certificate of 5-year Vietnam visa exemption don’t need a Vietnam visa for travel to Vietnam within 05 years. They are allowed to stay in Vietnam for 180 days at maximum for each visit.
• A 5-year visa cannot be extended, but your stay duration under this visa can be extended with support from your Vietnamese family member. If you want to stay longer than 180 days without leaving Vietnam, please consider extending visa in Vietnam with support from a relative in Vietnam. The extended duration is up to 06 months.
• A Vietnam 5-year visa exemption certificate can be obtained overseas or in Vietnam.
• The certificate of Vietnam visa exemption is valid for up to 05 years and expires at least 06 months before the expiration of the holder’s passport or equivalent paper.

How to get a Vietnam 5-year visa?

To apply for a Vietnam 5-year visa exemption, please follow 03 steps as below.

Step 1: Prepare the required documents

Please prepare the documents depend on the subjects of applications, which are:

• Vietnamese overseas; and
• Spouses, children of Vietnamese overseas, or Vietnamese citizens;

For Vietnamese overseas

Here is the list of documents Vietnamese overseas need to prepare to apply for 5-year visa exemption:

1. 01 Application form of 5-year Vietnam visa exemption
2. Passport or equivalent paper or a residence permit granted by a competent agency in the country of residence. This document should be valid for at least 06 months following the date of arrival in Vietnam;
3. 02 photos taken recently (white background, straight face, bare head, no colored glasses);
4. 01 certified copy or copy attached to the originals of one of the following papers:
   • birth certificate;
   • certificate of Vietnamese citizenship;
   • the decision for renunciation of Vietnamese citizenship;
   • certificate of loss of Vietnamese citizenship;
   • Vietnamese passport (valid or invalid);
   • Identity Card (valid or invalid);
   • latest voter’s card;
   • Family Register Book;
   • Documents issued by competent foreign authorities if they can prove that the person in question has original Vietnamese citizenship or of Vietnamese origin.
5. In case of not having documents listed at (4), the following materials could be submitted:
   • A guarantee issued by an overseas Vietnamese association from the country of residence.

For foreign spouses & children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens

Here is the list of documents foreign spouses and children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens need to prepare to apply for 5-year visa exemption:

1. 01 application form of 5-year Vietnam visa exemption (If you are in any country other than Vietnam, prepare as above; if you are in Vietnam, download and fill out this Application Form NA09);
2. Foreign passport valid for at least 06 months following entry date in Vietnam;
3. 02 photos taken recently (white background, straight face, bare head, no colored glasses;
4. 01 copy attached to originals of one of the following papers proving the relationship between wives/husbands/children and the Vietnamese overseas/Vietnamese citizens:
   • Certificate of Marriage;
   • Certificate of Birth;
   • Certificate of relationship with father, mother, children;
   • Other valid documents as regulated by the Vietnamese Law;
   • Decision of Adoption;

Step 2: Submit the documents to the granting authority

Please submit the documents to agencies competent to grant visa exemption certificates including:

• Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions and embassies and consulates;
• The Vietnam Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security (if you are in Vietnam).

Step 3: Receive Vietnam 5-year visa

• Get back your original passport and the Vietnam 5-year visa exemption certificate.

5-year Vietnam visa exemption fee

The fee of obtaining a certificate of Vietnam 5-year visa exemption depends on the authority with which you apply for it. Besides, please also consider the fee to receive your certificate based on your physical address.

Processing time of Vietnam 5-year visa exemption

Normally, it takes up to 7 working days to get your Vietnam 5-year visa exemption certificate issued and granted.

👉 Notes:

• If you are eligible for a Vietnam 5-year visa but you don’t have plan to visit Vietnam regularly, or in case you need an urgent visa for Vietnam, please consider getting a Vietnam eVisa or Vietnam visa on arrival.

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