Five-Year Visa Exemption Certificate: Step-by-Step Procedure

This page is the procedure. Eligibility and limits are on the service page.

Step 1 — Establish the ground

Either you are of Vietnamese origin, or you are the foreign spouse or child of a Vietnamese citizen or of a person of Vietnamese origin. Everything else follows from proving this.

Step 2 — Gather proof

• Old Vietnamese passport, ID card or household registration
• Birth certificate issued in Vietnam, or parents documents showing descent
• Certificate of Vietnamese origin issued by a Vietnamese representative mission
• Marriage or birth certificate for family applicants — legalised and translated if foreign

Step 3 — Complete form NA9

The 2026 template applies from 1 July 2026 — see the new forms. Photos must meet the standard portrait requirements.

Step 4 — File

At a Vietnamese embassy or consulate abroad, or with the Immigration Department inside Vietnam. Government fee 20 USD; processing about 5–7 working days once the origin documents are complete.

Step 5 — Use and maintain it

• Each entry allows up to 180 days of stay.
• The certificate is stamped into the passport — when the passport is replaced, the certificate must be transferred.
• It does not permit employment; that needs a work permit.

Service from 3,200,000 VND. Renewal: renewing the certificate.