Investor visa in Vietnam

• The DT visa is for foreign investors, or representatives of foreign investing organisations, who contribute capital to a business in Vietnam. DT1 and DT2 also cover investment in sectors or areas the Government designates for incentives or investment promotion.
• The visa symbol follows the capital you contribute to a business in Vietnam, so the status is tied to that enterprise. For a residence card the file must also include papers showing you qualify.
• The law's list of visa symbols has no golden visa. The 2025 amendments, in force from 1 July 2026, add only the UD1 and UD2 visas, for high-quality digital technology personnel and others eligible for preferential treatment, and their families.
• Spouses and under-18 children of DT1, DT2 and DT3 holders can apply for the TT dependant visa; DT4 is not on the list. The UD1 and UD2 visas, new from 1 July 2026, are separate from the investor visas.

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

• DT3 starts at capital of about VND 3 billion and runs up to the DT2 line. To be safe, have contributed more than VND 3.1 billion.
• DT2 starts at capital of about VND 50 billion and runs up to the DT1 line; investment in sectors designated for investment promotion also qualifies. To be safe, have contributed more than VND 51 billion.
• DT1 is the top tier, starting at about VND 100 billion; investment in sectors or areas designated for incentives also qualifies. To be safe, have contributed more than VND 110 billion.
• DT4 is for capital below the DT3 line. It comes with a visa of up to 12 months, and DT4 is not among the visas that can bring a residence card.

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 NA6 for an organisation, NA7 for an individual), your passport, two 2 by 3 cm photos, and papers showing you qualify for a card. An inviting company also files a certified copy of its establishment licence and a specimen of its seal and signature, once.
• Company documents from abroad are apostillable only if they count as public documents in the country they come from. From 11 September 2026 an apostille replaces consular legalisation for Convention states that have not objected.

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 at the Immigration Department's offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, or online through the National Public Service Portal. Files are taken Monday to Saturday morning, and the result is due within 5 working days of a complete file.
• Residence cards go to holders of visas with the symbols LV1, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LD1, LD2 and TT. DT4 is not on that list.

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

• Circular 28/2026/TT-BTC (from 1 April 2026) lists multiple-entry visa fees of US$135 for over 180 days to 1 year, US$145 for over 1 to 2 years and US$155 for over 2 to 5 years. DT visas run from 12 months to 5 years.
• A residence card costs US$145 for up to 2 years, US$155 for 2 to 5 years and US$165 for 5 to 10 years. DT1 cards run up to 10 years.

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

• DT1 and DT2 visas last up to 5 years, DT3 up to 3 years and DT4 up to 12 months.
• A DT1 residence card lasts up to 10 years, DT2 up to 5 years and DT3 up to 3 years. The card must run at least 30 days less than the passport's remaining validity, and an expired card can be considered for renewal. The 2025 amendment, in force from 1 July 2026, keeps DT1 cards at no more than 10 years.

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

• The permanent residence rules ask for 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 law lists four groups who can be considered for permanent residence: people honoured by the state for contributions to Vietnam, scientists or experts temporarily living there, people guaranteed by a Vietnamese citizen parent, spouse or child who lives permanently in Vietnam, and certain stateless people. Investment is not one of them.

Sources: Office of the National Assembly. 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.
• A resident individual pays 5% on income from capital investment such as dividends and loan interest, 20% on the gain from each transfer of capital (or 2% of the transfer price if the purchase price and costs cannot be shown), 0.1% of the price on each securities transfer and 2% of the price on real estate transfers. A non-resident pays 5% on capital investment income from Vietnamese payers. The law has applied since 1 July 2026.
• Owners or members of a limited liability company, and chairs or board members of a joint-stock company, can be exempt from a work permit if they have contributed about VND 3 billion or more; to be safe, have contributed more than VND 3.1 billion. Pay you draw as a wage counts as salary income for personal income tax, and an employment contract of 12 months or more brings compulsory social insurance.

Sources: National Assembly of Viet Nam, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Government of Viet Nam (signed text hosted by the Hue City government legal portal), Viet Nam Social Security (vss.gov.vn). Checked 17 October 2026.

• Work permit in Vietnam
• Family 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. 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.
4. Income tax treaties in force, Australian Treasury. Checked 15 October 2026. Lists an agreement with Vietnam in force since 10 December 1992.
5. 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.
6. Viet Nam: 2013 agreement, Inland Revenue (New Zealand), Tax Policy. Checked 16 October 2026. In force since 5 May 2014.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. Decree 219/2025/ND-CP on foreign workers working in Viet Nam (signed text, Vietnamese), Government of Viet Nam (signed text hosted by the Hue City government legal portal). Checked 17 October 2026. Decree of 7 August 2025, in force from that date.
18. The social insurance regime for foreign workers in Vietnam, Viet Nam Social Security (vss.gov.vn). Checked 17 October 2026. Explains the 2024 Law on Social Insurance, in force from 1 July 2025: a contract of at least 12 months.