Family visa in Vietnam

• The TT visa goes to foreigners who are parents, spouses or children of Vietnamese citizens. It also goes to spouses and under-18 children of foreigners holding listed visas, including work visas (LD1, LD2) and investor visas (DT1 to DT3).
• Related route: the UD2 visa, new from 1 July 2026, is for spouses and children under 18 of UD1 holders, who are high-quality digital technology personnel and other people eligible for preferential treatment.
• A Vietnamese citizen who lives permanently in Vietnam, a company, or a holder of a temporary or permanent residence card can invite or guarantee a foreigner, and an individual inviter must show papers proving the relationship. From 1 July 2026 a Vietnamese grandparent who lives in Vietnam can also invite a foreign grandchild.

Sources: Office of the National Assembly, Ministry of Public Security. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The list of visa symbols and the articles on inviting and guaranteeing name no income, savings or deposit for a TT visa. What the law asks for is proof of the relationship and an inviter or guarantor.

Sources: Office of the National Assembly. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The Immigration Department's procedure page for a temporary residence card lists: the card application form (NA8), a written request from the person or body inviting or guaranteeing you (form NA7 for an individual, NA6 for an organisation), your passport, two 2 by 3 cm photos, and papers showing you qualify for a card.
• The law asks for a request from the inviting or guaranteeing person or body, a photo application form, the passport and papers proving you fall into a case that qualifies for a card.
• Since 11 September 2026 an apostille replaces consular legalisation for public documents from Convention states that have not objected, so a foreign marriage certificate from one of those states needs an apostille. An apostille confirms the signature and seal, not the content. A document that is not in Vietnamese needs a certified Vietnamese translation.

Sources: Ministry of Public Security, Office of the National Assembly, Consulate General of Viet Nam in Shanghai (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The person or body that invites or guarantees you files the residence card request at the immigration office of the province where it is based or where the individual lives, or online through the National Public Service Portal. Files are taken Monday to Saturday morning, and the decision is due within 5 working days of a complete file.
• The Immigration Department's e-visa page says an e-visa is valid for up to 90 days, and that an e-visa holder in Vietnam may be considered for a new visa if an authority, organisation or individual in Vietnam invites or guarantees them. Ask the person who invites or guarantees you which visa to file for.
• The Immigration Department also takes residence card files at its two offices, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, or online through the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Public Security's portal. The result is also due within 5 working days of a complete file.

Sources: Ministry of Public Security, Office of the National Assembly, Vietnam Immigration Department. Checked 17 October 2026.

• Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC (from 1 April 2026) lists a multiple-entry visa for over 180 days to 1 year at US$135, which covers a TT visa of up to 12 months. A visa for a child under 14 costs US$25 at any validity.
• A residence card costs US$145 for up to 2 years and US$155 for 2 to 5 years, so a TT card of up to 3 years falls in one of these two bands.
• Extending a stay costs US$10 per extension, and moving a visa or card to a new passport costs US$5 per card.

Sources: Vietnam Government News (en.baochinhphu.vn), Office of the National Assembly, Ministry of Public Security. Checked 17 October 2026.

• A TT visa lasts up to 12 months. A foreigner who enters on a TT visa is eligible for a TT residence card of up to 3 years, which must run at least 30 days less than the passport's remaining validity.
• An expired card can be considered for renewal.

Sources: Office of the National Assembly. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The 2014 law lists foreigners guaranteed by a parent, spouse or child who is a Vietnamese citizen living permanently in Vietnam among those who can apply for permanent residence. For this group it asks for at least 3 consecutive years of temporary residence.
• To be considered for permanent residence you need a lawful home and a stable income to live on in Vietnam. The Minister of Public Security decides within 4 months of a complete file, which can be extended by up to 2 months. The permanent residence card costs US$100 to issue.

Sources: Office of the National Assembly, Vietnam Government News (en.baochinhphu.vn). Checked 17 October 2026.

• You are a Vietnamese tax resident if you are in Vietnam 183 days or more in a calendar year or in 12 consecutive months from the day you first arrive, or if you have a habitual residence there: a registered permanent address or a rented home on a fixed-term lease. Residents are taxed on income earned inside and outside Vietnam.
• The personal income tax law lets a taxpayer deduct VND 6.2 million a month for each dependant, and lists a spouse who cannot work among dependants. Real estate transferred, inherited or given between spouses, parents and children is exempt.

Sources: National Assembly of Viet Nam, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice. Checked 17 October 2026.

• Work permit in Vietnam
• Investor visa in Vietnam

• Visas in Vietnam
• Vietnam

1. US citizens and residents abroad: filing requirements, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. Page reviewed 14 March 2026.
2. United States income tax treaties A to Z, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. Vietnam is not listed.
3. US international Social Security agreements, US Social Security Administration (Internet Archive copy). Checked 15 October 2026. Internet Archive capture of 4 October 2026, opened on 15 October 2026. Vietnam is not on the list of agreements.
4. Vietnam travel advice: entry and exit requirements, Government of Canada, Global Affairs Canada. Checked 17 October 2026. Page updated 13 October 2026; covers Canadian passport holders.
5. Agreement between Canada and Vietnam on taxes on income: treaty details (Canada Treaty Series 1998/25), Global Affairs Canada (Treaty Information). Checked 16 October 2026. Signed 14 November 1997, in force 16 December 1998.
6. Visa to Viet Nam, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Page describes business, official and e-visas; fee amounts are not listed.
7. Income tax treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 15 October 2026. Lists an agreement with Vietnam in force since 10 December 1992.
8. Viet Nam: 2013 agreement, Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Tax Policy. Checked 16 October 2026. In force since 5 May 2014.
9. Status table: Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents (Apostille Convention), Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Checked 17 October 2026. Viet Nam row: accession 31 December 2025, entry into force 11 September 2026, marked as drawing objections; the page does not name the objecting states.
10. Consolidated Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Viet Nam, 30/VBHN-VPQH (Official Gazette, 29 November 2023; Vietnamese text), Office of the National Assembly, Government of Viet Nam (Official Gazette text, copy hosted on a Lang Son provincial government site). Checked 17 October 2026. Text as consolidated in August 2023, with Laws 51/2019/QH14 and 23/2023/QH15 built in; Law 118/2025/QH15 changed it from 1 July 2026.
11. New points in the rules on foreigners' entry, exit, transit and residence (Law 118/2025/QH15, in force from 1 July 2026), Ministry of Public Security, Government of Viet Nam. Checked 17 October 2026. Article of 17 August 2026; adds the UD1 and UD2 visas and raises card limits for some symbols.
12. Issuing a temporary residence card to a foreigner at the Immigration Department (procedure page), Ministry of Public Security, public service portal. Checked 17 October 2026. Procedure 1.003358: forms, photos, fees in US dollars, filing days and the 5 working day time limit.
13. Notice on applying the Apostille instead of consular legalisation from 11 September 2026, Consulate General of Viet Nam in Shanghai (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Checked 17 October 2026. Notice of 9 or 10 September 2026, written in Vietnamese; it concerns Chinese documents but describes the rule for Convention states generally.
14. Issuing a temporary residence card to a foreigner at a provincial police immigration office (procedure page), Ministry of Public Security, public service portal. Checked 17 October 2026. Where the inviter files, filing days and the 5 working day time limit.
15. Vietnam e-visa: general information and conditions, Vietnam Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security. Checked 17 October 2026. States the e-visa is valid for up to 90 days and that an e-visa holder in Vietnam may be considered for a new visa if invited or guaranteed by an authority, organisation or individual in Vietnam.
16. Renewed fees on entry, exit, transit, residence in Viet Nam (Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC), Vietnam Government News (en.baochinhphu.vn). Checked 17 October 2026. Fees in US dollars per card, in force from 1 April 2026.
17. Law 109/2025/QH15 on Personal Income Tax (Official Gazette no. 37, 22 January 2026; Vietnamese text), National Assembly of Viet Nam, Official Gazette of the Government. Checked 17 October 2026. Law passed 10 December 2025; in force from 1 July 2026, with salary and business income rules for residents from the 2026 tax year.
18. Tax residence of a foreign worker: the 183-day test (tax policy question and answer, 11 August 2026), Ministry of Finance, tax policy Q&A portal (answered by the Tay Ninh tax office). Checked 17 October 2026. Applies the 183-day test and says residents are taxed on income earned inside and outside Vietnam; it quotes the older Circular 111/2013/TT-BTC, so the 2025 law text governs.
19. Some new points of the 2025 Personal Income Tax Law, Ministry of Justice, legal education portal (pbgdpl.gov.vn). Checked 17 October 2026. Summary of Law 109/2025/QH15; deduction of VND 6.2 million a month per dependant.