VISA DN (FOR COMERCIAL)

All information about Vietnam business/business visa (visa for foreigners to work in Vietnam), including conditions for applying for a commercial visa, documents, procedures for applying for a business visa to Vietnam, as well as costs, and extension conditions for a long-term stay in Vietnam!

According to Vietnam's entry regulations, foreigners who want to enter Vietnam to work, do business, invest, meet, and sign contracts with businesses and companies in Vietnam need to apply for a Vietnamese commercial visa.

Then, depending on the purpose and need, foreigners can apply for a work visa, an investment visa, or a temporary residence card to be able to stay in Vietnam for a long time.

In this article, let's find out about Vietnam visa:

• What is Vietnam Business Visa?
• Who is exempt from a Vietnam business visa?
• Conditions to apply for a business visa to Vietnam
• How long is a Vietnam business visa valid?
• Procedures for applying for a business visa to Vietnam
• Vietnam business visa application fee
• FAQ about Vietnam business visa.

1. What is a Vietnam commercial visa?

Vietnam business visa, also known as business visa, or business visa, the symbol visa DN1 and DN2 (the former symbol is DN visa), is issued to the following subjects:

• DN1 Visa – issued to foreigners working with businesses and other organizations with legal status according to the provisions of Vietnamese law,
• DN2 Visa – issued to foreigners to sell services, establish a commercial presence, and perform other activities under international treaties to which Vietnam is a member.

While with a tourist visa, foreign tourists are only allowed to enter and stay in Vietnam for tourism purposes, a commercial visa still allows visitors to travel around Vietnam during their stay in Vietnam.

Sample Visa DN in Vietnam

2. Who is exempt from Vietnam commercial visa?

Currently, there are a number of foreign visitors who are exempted from Vietnam business/business visas, specifically as follows:

• Belarus (up to 15 days free)
• Brunei (up to 14 days free)
• Cambodia (up to 30 days free)
• Chile (up to 90 days free)
• Denmark (up to 15 days free)
• Finland (up to 15 days free)
• France (up to 15 days free)
• Germany (up to 15 days free)
• Indonesia (up to 30 days free)
• Italy (up to 15 days free)
• Japan (up to 15 days free)
• Kyrgyzstan (up to 30 days free)
• Laos (up to 30 days free)
• Malaysia (up to 30 days free)
• Myanmar (up to 14 days free)
• Norway (up to 15 days free)
• Philippines (up to 21 days free)
• Panama (up to 90 days exemption)
• Russia (up to 15 days free)
• Singapore (up to 30 days free)
• Korea (up to 15 days free)
• Spain (up to 15 days free)
• Sweden (up to 15 days free)
• Thailand (up to 30 days free)
• UK (excluding BNO) (up to 15 days free)
• Holders of APEC card (Up to 90 days free)

3. Conditions to apply for a business visa to Vietnam

To apply for a Vietnam business visa (Vietnamese DN visa), a foreigner must fully satisfy all of the following conditions:

• Not banned from entering Vietnam.
• There is a guarantor company that is active and legally operating in Vietnam.
• Have a valid passport, valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry into Vietnam, and have at least 02 blank pages.
• Have all required documents, including:

• The Vietnam business visa application form has been filled in with all the required information.
• portrait photo 4*6cm (2*2inch), white background, clearly visible face, and five senses, without glasses, taken within 6 months from the date of application.

4. How long does a business visa to Vietnam last?

Currently, a Vietnam business visa has 4 types as follows:

• 1-month single entry visa
• 1-month multiple entry visa
• 3-month single-entry visa, and
• 3-month multiple entry visa.

The type of 1-year multiple-entry business visa for US nationals (USA) has not yet been re-issued.

5. Procedures for applying for a business visa to Vietnam

Currently, there are 3 ways to apply for a business visa to Vietnam, which are:

• Apply for a visa at the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate General abroad
• Apply for a business visa at the airport,
• And apply for an e-commerce visa (visa)

Before learning the details of the steps in each procedure, let's quickly compare these 3 methods of applying for a Vietnam business visa with a Vietnam visa.

Criteria	Visa embassy	Visa pick-up at the airport	Electronic Visa
Where to get	Embassy/Consulate General of Vietnam in foreign countries	Airport of entry in Vietnam	Online, through the national immigration portal
Time to get	Before entering Vietnam	When entering Vietnam	Before entering Vietnam
Entry Gate	Any border gate in Vietnam where foreigners are allowed to enter	1 in 8 international airports in Vietnam	1 of 33 regulated international border gates
Effect	Up to 3 months, 1 entry/multiple entries	Up to 3 months, 1 entry/multiple entries	30 days, 1 entry
Extend	Renewable in Vietnam	Renewable in Vietnam	Cannot renew in Vietnam

 

Now, let's find out in detail with Vietnam-visa how to apply for a business visa, a business visa to Vietnam.

5.1 Procedures for applying for a business visa to Vietnam at Vietnamese embassies/LSQs abroad

To apply for a Vietnam business visa in this way, foreigners will need to visit the Vietnam Embassy/Consulate General office to stamp the visa.

The process to apply for this type of business visa will be as follows:

Step 1: Apply for Immigration Letter

The guarantee company in Vietnam will prepare the following documents and submit it to the Vietnam Immigration Department to apply for an entry guarantee letter:

• Photocopy of the passport of the foreigner who is applying for a visa,
• Copy of the Business Registration of the Guarantor Company
• Sample letter of application for entry for foreigners NA2
• Model NA16
• and other documents at the request of the Immigration Department.

The time to review and issue entry dispatch is about 5-7 working days after Vietnam Immigration Department receives all valid documents.

If the visa application is approved, the Vietnam Immigration Department will:

• Issue a guarantee for the entry of official document, and at the same time
• Fax the official visa stamping request to the registered embassy/consulate-general office.

Step 2: Prepare documents to stamp commercial visas

The guarantee company will send an entry letter to the foreigner. After that, the foreigner will print that official letter and prepare the following documents to apply for a visa stamp:

• The required visa application form;
• Original passport
• Portrait; and
• Visa stamping fee (depending on each embassy/consulate general),
• Other documents at the request of the Embassy/Consulate General.

Step 3: Stick the visa stamp

Foreigners will submit the required documents directly or by post to the registered Embassy/Consulate General office, depending on the regulations of the receiving place.

When being granted a visa, foreigners will have a visa stamp on their passport and can use that visa stamp to enter and work at a guarantor company in Vietnam.

5.2 Procedures for applying for a commercial visa at Vietnam airport

The process of applying for a commercial visa issued at the airport is similar to the process of applying for a commercial visa at the Embassy. However, instead of stamping visas at the Embassy, ​​foreigners will put visa stamps at Vietnam airports when entering Vietnam to work/work.

The procedure to apply for a commercial visa at the airport includes 3 steps as follows:

Step 1: Apply for an immigration guarantee letter

The guarantee company in Vietnam will submit an application for an entry guarantee letter at the Vietnam Immigration Department and send the result as a .pdf file to foreigners preparing to enter.

Step 2: Prepare documents for visa stamping

Foreigners will need to prepare:

• A printed copy of the entry guarantee document
• The Visa application form is filled out, signed, and pasted with a photo as required
• Original passport,
• stamping fee:

• 25 USD for a single entry visa, and
• 50 USD for a multiple entry visa with a maximum duration of 3 months.

Step 3: Stamp your visa at the Vietnam airport

Upon arrival at the Vietnam airport, the foreigner will go to the airport Visa podium, present the required documents to the Immigration Officer, pay the stamping fee to affix the DN1/DN2 visa stamp to the passport, and complete the procedures to enter Vietnam.

5.3 Online e-commerce visa application procedure

This type of visa is only available to citizens of 80 countries.

However, before guiding the steps to apply for a Vietnam e-commerce visa, Vietnam-visa would like to note some important issues about this type of visa as follows:

• The e-commerce visa is valid for 30 days, single entry, and is non-renewable in Vietnam. If foreigners want to continue to stay in Vietnam, foreigners will need to leave Vietnam and come back with a new visa. This form is called visa run, and this form will cost time, effort and cost.
• With this form of visa, foreigners will not be able to convert to a temporary residence card.

• Therefore, if you want to work long-term in Vietnam, apply for a work permit and get a temporary residence card, then commercial evisa is not the recommended option.

Foreigners can apply for a commercial visa on their own, or a guarantor company can also apply and send it to foreigners to use to enter Vietnam. The specific steps are as follows:

• If a foreigner applies for a commercial visa by himself

To apply for an online commercial visa, foreigners will complete an application at the Electronic Visa Portal of the Vietnam Immigration Department, choose English language for easy operation. And when you get to the Purpose section, select "Business Activities".

After that, foreigners need to upload a clear, shadow-free passport photo and portrait to the system, pay the 25 USD visa fee and wait for the results.

If the application is approved, foreigners can go to the visa application lookup section to download the visa and use it to enter Vietnam.

• The unit that invites/guarantees to apply for a commercial visa for customers

If the inviting/guarantoring company is an e-commerce visa applicant for guests, the inviting/guarantoring unit will need to register an account on the e-Visa Portal in accordance with regulations.

After that, the company will complete the declaration, upload the foreigner's portrait and passport photo in accordance with regulations.

If the visa is granted, the company will download the visa and send it to foreigners to print out and enter Vietnam.

Processing time for an electronic visa application usually takes about 3 working days, or longer depending on the number of applications sent to the Immigration Department.

If you find the commercial visa application process complicated, or need it urgently, please contact Vietnam-visa immediately. We can help you get your visa fast in 1-2-3 working days!

6. Can I extend Vietnam business visa?

Yes if it is a visa obtained at the Vietnamese Embassy/Consulate or Vietnam airport, while the e-visa is currently non-renewable.

7. Vietnam commercial visa application fee

Vietnam business visa application fee depends on the type of application. As follows:

• Fees for commercial visas issued at the airport include:

• Fee for applying for an immigration guarantee letter, and
• Stamping fee:

• 1 month 1 entry: 25 USD
• 1 month multiple entry: 50 USD
• 3 months 1 time entry: 25 USD
• 3 months 1 time entry: 50 USD

• Commercial visa fee: 25 USD
• Fees for applying for a commercial visa issued at the Embassy/Consulate General include:

• Fee for applying for an immigration guarantee letter, and
• Stamping fee: according to the regulations of the Embassy/Consulate General of Vietnam.

Saigon Land Travel supports you to apply for a commercial visa FAST & EASY. For more information, please contact hotline: 0916 194 499 for advice and dedicated support.