Work Permit + Temporary Residence Card
work Standard route for foreign employees: work permit plus a TRC.
Vietnam offers work, investor, business, education and family routes, typically a work permit with a temporary residence card (TRC), the DT investor visa tiers and the DN business visa.
Categories: work · investor · talent · family
work Standard route for foreign employees: work permit plus a TRC.
investor Investor visa — validity tier (DT1-DT4) scales with capital; no minimum.
work Labour visa — LD1 (work-permit exempt) or LD2 (permit required).
work For staff of a foreign NGO, branch or representative office in Vietnam.
talent Credential-based 5-year visa for high-level talent (Decree 221/2025).
family Long-term residence for family of citizens, scientists or merit cases.
family 5-year entry waiver for overseas Vietnamese and their close family.