VGP – Foreigners who are spouse and children of a Vietnamese citizen or overseas Vietnamese can acquire visa exemption certificate if they prove their marriage or blood relations with the Vietnamese national.
Question: What kinds of papers do foreign-passport holders who are spouse/children of a Vietnamese citizen or overseas Vietnamese have to present to acquire the certificate of visa exemption? What are the competent bodies? And how long to obtain the certificate?
Answer:
- Foreigners who are spouse or children of a Vietnamese citizen or overseas Vietnamese are exempted from Vietnamese visa. To acquire the certificate of visa exemption, they have to prepare the following papers:
- One (01) application form for visa exemption;
- Two (02) recent color passport photos with white background, in the straight-looking stature, without color glasses, and wearing nothing on the head (01 photo stuck to the application form, the other left separately);
- Foreign passport with at least six-moth validity since their entry into Việt Nam (together with a copy of the passport for the archives);
- One of the following papers to prove their marriage and family relations with the Vietnamese national (together with a copy for the archives):
- Marriage certificate;
- Birth certificate;
- Paper confirming the parents-children relationship;
- Other valid papers under Vietnamese laws.
- The Vietnamese competent bodies to give the certificate of visa exemption include: – Diplomatic representative agencies in other countries; – Việt Nam Immigration Department, administered by the Ministry of Public Security.
- The certificate of visa exemption must be issued within seven working days since the reception of all valid papers.