How long is duration of TRC issued to foreigners married to Vietnamese?

Temporary residence card is a document issued by an immigration authority or a competent authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a foreigner who is allowed to reside for a limited period of time in Vietnam and is valid for visa replacement. Temporary residence card is issued for a definite time, depending on the purpose of entry. When having a temporary residence card, foreigners will be exempted from visa when entering Vietnam.

Under the provisions of the Law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014, temporary residence cards issued to wife/husband of Vietnamese citizen has symbol “TT”. Temporary residence card is issued by an immigration authority where the Vietnamese citizen resides for a definite time. The duration of the temporary residence card is granted in accordance with the purpose of entry and the proposal of the guaranteeing agency, organization or individual.

In order to be granted temporary residence card, foreigners carry out procedures for applying for temporary residence card. Specifically, the inviting entity shall apply for issuance of a temporary residence card on behalf of an eligible foreigner at Immigration Administration Department or Division of immigration administration of police authority of the province or central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as province) where the inviting entity resides.

A dossier of application for a temporary residence card comprises: ) A written request from the inviting entity (Form NA7); A declaration bearing a picture (Form NA8); Passport and marriage registration certificate issued by a competent authority. Within 5 working days after receiving a complete dossier, the Immigration Department or the Immigration Department of Public Security of the province or city directly under the Central Government shall consider and grant a temporary residence card to the wife/husband of Vietnamese citizen.

Normally, temporary residence cards are valid from 01 year to 05 years but at least 30 days shorter than passport. TT temporary residence cards are issued for no more than 03 years. In case of expiration of temporary residence card, the competent agency shall consider and grant a new card according to the provisions of law. Specifically, Vietnamese citizens directly send a written request for extension of temporary residence together with the passports of foreigners to competent agencies. Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the complete application, the immigration authority or the competent authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall consider extending the temporary residence.

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Temporarily Stop Granting Work Permits to Foreigners Originating from Infected Area Because of Covid-19

An outbreak of acute respiratory infections caused by a new strain of Corona virus (nCoV) was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Up to now, the disease has spread to many cities in China and more than 20 countries in the world including Vietnam. Facing new complicated movements of the acute respiratory disease epidemic caused by a new strain of Corona virus (Covid-19), on February 2^nd, 2020, the Vietnam Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs issued Official Dispatch No. 01/CD-LDTBXH on strengthening measures to prevent and control Covid-19 epidemics through the tighter control of immigration process, including the grant of visa, work permit, temporary residence card for foreigners originating from infected area.

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Accordingly, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall propose the Employment Department and the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the Management Boards of industrial parks, export processing zones and economic zones of localities to temporarily stop granting work permit for foreign workers from epidemic areas during the time when Vietnam declared the disease. This affects the entry into Vietnam of foreign workers who have not yet been granted a work permit under the law. According to Article 10 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014; Point c Clause 4 Article 1 of the Law on Entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam amended in 2019; Clause 16, Article 1 of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam amended in 2019 foreign workers to be granted LD1, LD2 visas and temporary residence cards of the same type, should be issued with a work permit in Vietnam. In addition, foreign investors in Vietnam are also affected, because the temporarily stoppage of granting of work permits will also affect the application for certification of foreign workers’ eligibility for exemption from work permit for investors, it also affects the foreign investor’s temporary residence card application.

In addition, it is required that enterprises and organizations employing foreign workers to temporarily stop accepting workers from China returning Vietnam after Tet holiday to work and foreign workers moving to endemic areas during the Covid-19 epidemic announcement. In case of having received such, the enterprise must report the list of employees who have just returned to Vietnam from China with the necessary information as required, carry out isolation measures at places of residence and workplaces under the guidance of the health authorities, and at the same time monitor and examine health within 14 days from the date of entry into Vietnam.

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