Visa extension

VIETNAM VISA EXTENSION

• Why should you apply for a Vietnam visa extension?

 

Under Vietnamese law, any foreigner who wants to go to Vietnam for the purpose of traveling, visiting relatives, learning, business or others must have a visa. Depending on the purpose of staying, each individual will hold the appropriate visa type. However, each type of visa has a certain period of time and if the holder’s stay in Vietnam expires while he/she still wishes to stay longer in the country, he/she must apply for visa extension. In short, if your Vietnam visa expires, you must apply for a Vietnam visa extension to have a new staying duration permission in Vietnam. In cases where foreigners continue to stay in Vietnam with an overdue visa, he/she will be fined or even worse, he/she might be expelled and prohibited in Vietnam forever or for a period of time in accordance with the law.

• What are the requirements for a Vietnam visa extension?

 

In order to apply for a visa extension in Vietnam, you must meet the following prerequisites:

• Your current visa type is still valid and it must be a visa that can be extended
• Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months and still have at least 2 blank pages
• You must be eligible for visa extension (according to Vietnamese law) and must have a temporary residence registration paper confirmed by local police department

• What are the difficulties if you apply for a Vietnam visa extension by yourself?

 

To be able to successfully extend a visa on your own, you need to understand the entire process as well as regularly update the latest regulations of the government to ensure all your documents are well prepared. The common difficulties that foreigners often face during visa application process:

• The process of applying for a Vietnam visa extension is complicated and the regulations often change. Therefore, most of the time foreigners have difficulty in updating information related to legal procedures which lead to unexpected mistakes.
• Most foreigners have a lack of experience in fulfilling all the required documents as well as reporting/excusing related information to the officer in case of occuring issues.
• Foreigners are often inexperienced in preparing documents, it takes them a lot of time and effort.

• Why should you choose Vietnam visa services to help you apply for a Vietnam visa extension?

 

The reasons you should choose VisaLink to assist you in applying for Visa Extension:

• Vietnam visa services Experts will consult you with enthusiasm, dedication, and thoughtfulness. We commit to answering all questions related to Visa Extension procedures and documents.
• The process of Visa Extension application for foreigners in Vietnam has been optimized and standardized by Vietnam visa services Experts, which helps you to save time and effective documents preparation. 
• Experts of Vietnam visa services regularly update the latest information/regulations of the government in Visa Extension procedure to maintain effectiveness and efficiency.

• The duration of common Vietnam Visa

 

To avoid Visa expiration, Visa holders shall need to know the duration of the Vietnam Visa that they are holding, hence, to apply for Visa Extension on time. Depending on the specific symbols on each type of Visas, the length of stay will be different. There will be a few common symbols as below. 

 

• “SQ” symbol on Visa: maximum 30 days 
• “HN, DL” symbol on Visa: maximum 03 months
• “VR” symbol on Visa: maximum 06 months
• “NG1, NG2, NG4, LV1, LV2, DN, NN1, NN2, NN3, DH, PV1, PV2, TT” symbol on Visa: maximum 12 months
• “LĐ” symbol on Visa: maximum 02 years 
• “ĐT” symbol on Visa: maximum 05 years

• Vietnam Visa Application procedure

 

Depending on the type of Visa that a foreigner is holding to stay in Vietnam, there will be different requirements in procedures and documents to extend the Visa. Therefore, foreigners shall need to clarify the type of Visa that they are holding to stay in Vietnam for proper documents preparation.

• Work Visa

Different documents to apply for Vietnam Visa for foreigners who hold Work Visa include: 

• The original passport of applicant (the passport shall still be valid) 
• The legal documents of a business which sponsor for applicant
• Work Permit/ Work Permit Waiver or Practicing License of applicant 
• Visa extension application form, Temporary residence extension according to N5 form
• Temporary residence certificate of applicant (provided by local police department where applicant stay)
• Providing Reference letter of applicant for Visalinks specialist to apply at the Immigration Department. 

• Business Visa 

Different documents to apply for Vietnam Visa for foreigners who hold Business Visa include: 

• The original passport of applicant (the passport shall still be valid) 
• Temporary residence certificate of applicant (provided by local police department where applicant stay)
• The legal documents of a business which sponsor for applicant
• Visa extension application form, Temporary residence extension according to N5 form
• Providing Reference letter of applicant for Vietnam visa services specialist to apply at the Immigration Department. 

• Investment Visa

 

Different documents to apply for Vietnam Visa for foreigners who hold Investment Visa include:

• The original passport of applicant (the passport shall still be valid) 
• Investment Certificate or Business License of applicant
• Temporary residence certificate of applicant (provided by local police department where applicant stay)
• The legal documents of a business which sponsor for applicant
• Visa extension application form, Temporary residence extension according to N5 form
• Providing Reference letter of applicant for Vietnam visa services specialist to apply at the Immigration Department. 

• Visiting Relatives Visa

 

Different documents to apply for Vietnam Visa for foreigners who hold Visiting Relatives Visa include:

• The original passport of applicant (the passport shall still be valid) 
• Documents (with legal validity) to prove the relationship between a foreigner and a guarantor
• Temporary residence certificate of applicant (provided by local police department where applicant stay)
• Identification Card of a relative who sponsor for a foreigner
• Visa extension application form, Temporary residence extension according to N5 form

• Visitor Visa: 

 

Different documents to apply for Vietnam Visa for foreigners who hold Visitor Visa include:

• The original passport of applicant (the passport shall still be valid) 
• Visa extension application form, Temporary residence extension according to N5 form

• Where to apply for a Visa Extension for foreigners? 

 

Applicants need to prepare all documents sufficiently for Visa Extension and submit at Vietnam Immigration Department – The Ministry of Public Security or Immigration Department of Provincial Police Department. 

• Ho Chi Minh City : 196 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ward 6, District 3
• Ha Noi City : 44 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, Phuong Lien Ward, Dong Da District
• Da Nang City : 78 Le Loi, Thach Thang Ward, Hai Chau District

• Application fee of Visa Extension for foreigner 

 

The latest application fees provided by Vietnamese Government according to Circular 25/2021/BTC of Visa Extension for foreigners: 

 

	Type of Visa	Fee
Single Entry Visa		25 USD/Visa
Multiple Entry Visa	Valid for 03 months	50 USD/Visa
	Valid for 03 – 06 months	95 USD/Visa
	Valid for 06 – 12 months	135 USD/Visa
	Valid for 1 – 2 years	145 USD/Visa
	Valid for 2 – 5 years	155 USD/Visa
	Gia hạn tạm trú	10 USD/Certificate

• Visa Extension Service Process of Vietnam visa services 

 

With many years of experience in this field, Vietnam visa services has standardized and optimized the process of Visa Extension service for foreigners in Vietnam, to assist customers to minimize the unexpected difficulties during the application process but still ensure the efficiency. 

 

Step 1: Documents Preparation 

Customers need to provide the Visa status (according to available categories) to Vietnam visa services.

 

Step 2: Documents Analyzation

The experts will be able to consult and offer different necessary solutions to provide extra documents (In case documents are insufficient) to ensure that Vietnam visa services can support customers to apply for Visa Extension successfully and efficiently. 

 

Step 3: Documents Submission

After customers agree with the direction and implementation of Vietnam visa services, they will hand over the documents to the Vietnam visa services team and make a deposit (if possible)

The team of specialists of Vietnam visa services will receive the documents and apply for Visa Extension for customers. 

 

Step 4: Get the Visa

After receiving the Work Permit, the specialists of Vietnam visa services will announce the good news to customers. The customers shall arrange the rest payment according to the contract.