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Vietnam has been attracting more and more students from other countries to enter for the purpose of study and internship. According to regulations, foreigners entering Vietnam for any purpose need a competent Vietnamese agency to issue an entry visa corresponding to each different purpose. So, when foreign students enter Vietnam to practice, what procedures should be done to be able to enter Vietnam? GBU Law Joint Stock Company has an article to share detailed instructions on how to apply for a Vietnam student visa for foreigners.
Legal grounds:
- Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam No. 47/2014/QH13 promulgated June 16, 2014.
- Decree 152/2020/ND-CP Regulations on foreign workers working in Vietnam and recruiting and managing Vietnamese employees working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam.
1. Conditions for applying for a Vietnam student visa for foreigners:
Pursuant to Article 10 of the Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, the conditions for visa issuance are as follows:
- Have a passport or valid international travel document.
- There are agencies, organizations and individuals in Vietnam to invite or guarantee, except for the case specified in Clause 3, Article 17 of this Law.
- Not falling into the cases that are not allowed to enter the country specified in Article 21 of this Law.
- Foreigners entering to study must have a written acceptance from the Vietnamese school or educational institution.
2. Term of Vietnam student visa:
Vietnam student visa for foreigners has the symbol: DH. The duration of a Vietnam student visa is at least 30 days shorter than the validity of a passport or travel document.
The maximum duration of a DH Visa is 12 months.
3. Procedures for applying for an entry guarantee letter for foreigners using a Vietnamese student visa:
In a nutshell, an entry guarantee letter is an entry permitting document issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department that has agreed to allow foreigners to enter and exit Vietnam once.
To enter the country for the purpose of studying or practicing for foreigners, the application for a Vietnam student visa includes:
- Document of guarantee for entry visa for foreigners under the form NA2 (TT 04/2015/TT-BCA)
- Written certification of the school or educational institution in Vietnam
- A copy of the passport of the person who needs to enter the country with a validity of more than 1 year
- Certified copy of documents proving the person entering the internship, study and study program.
- Information on where to receive Visa, entry date
- Letter of recommendation/authorization.
Vietnam student visa for foreigners
After preparing the above documents well, the guarantee organization appoints a representative to submit the dossier at the Immigration Department where the guarantee organization’s head office is located.
Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the written application for visa, the immigration management agency shall consider, process and reply to the inviting, guaranteeing agency, organization or individual and notify the applicant. to the Vietnamese visa-issuing authority abroad.
⇒ After receiving the written reply from the immigration management agency, the agency, organization or individual that invites or guarantees the foreigner to enter Vietnam shall notify the foreigner to carry out the procedures for receiving a visa in Vietnam. Vietnamese visa-issuing authority abroad.
⇒ In case of applying for a visa at an international border gate, the immigration management agency shall consider and handle it within 03 working days from the date of receipt of a complete application for the cases specified at the entry points. a, b, c and d clause 1 Article 18 of Law No. 47/2014/QH2013; within 12 working hours from the date of receipt of complete dossiers for the cases specified at Points dd and e, Clause 1, Article 18 of Law No. 47/2014/QH2013.
⇒ Agencies, organizations and individuals that apply for visas for foreigners at Vietnam’s visa-issuing agencies abroad must pay to the immigration management agency the fees for doing so. visa notification.
Above, GBU Law Joint Stock Company has provided customers with necessary information and procedures when foreigners enter Vietnam for the purpose of Vietnam student visa . Hopefully with the above information you can apply to your purposes, if you have any questions or difficulties, please contact us immediately. GBU Law Joint Stock Company will provide customers with an effective immigration service package for foreigners , including:
- Consulting, drafting necessary documents;
- Carry out procedures with competent authorities;
- Reasonable costs, no additional costs in the implementation process;
- Fast, convenient, less time consuming;
- There are consultants who use English well, ensuring to answer all questions for foreign guests.
Proud to be a unit with many years of experience in the field of visa services for foreigners , we are always ready to support our customers. Please contact us on hotline: 028 3510 1088 or leave a comment below. We will contact you right away!
