5 Years Visa Exemption

Step 1: Prepare the required documents

The documents required for applying for Vietnam 5 years visa exemption depends on the subjects of applications, namely:

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

For Vietnamese overseas:

To apply for 5 years visa exemption for overseas Vietnamese, the applicant needs to prepare:

1. 01 5-years Vietnam visa exemption application form (Fill-out the form here and print with a barcode on Letter-sized paper.
2. Passport or equivalent paper or a residence permit granted by a competent agency in the country of residence valid for at least 6 months following the date of arrival in Vietnam;
3. Two photos taken recently (white background, straight face, bare head, no colored glasses);
4. One certified copy or copy attached to originals of one of the following papers:
   • Birth certificate;
   • Certificate of Vietnamese citizenship;
   • 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
   • A guarantee from a Vietnamese citizen

For foreign spouses & children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens:

To apply for Vietnam 5 years visa exemption for foreign spouses and children of overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese citizens, the applicant will need to prepare:

1. A 5 years Vietnam visa exemption application form (prepared as above if you are in any country other than Vietnam, or download and fill out this Applicant Form NA09 if you are in Vietnam).
2. Foreign passport valid for at least 6 months following entry date in Vietnam;
3. Two photos taken recently (white background, straight face, bare head, no colored glasses;
4. One copy attached to originals of one of the following papers which prove 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
   • certificate of loss of Vietnamese citizenship;
   • Other valid documents as regulated by the Vietnamese Law
   • Decision of Adoption

Step 2: Submit the documents prepared above to the granting authority

Agencies competent to grant visa exemption certificates include:

• Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions and consulates (see here for their contact details);
• The Vietnam Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security (if you are in Vietnam).

In case you are in Vietnam and have no time to work directly with the Vietnam Immigration Department, call us at +84.327.117.119 or email us at visa@vietnam-immi.com.

Step 3: Receive your original passport and the 5 years visa exemption certificate