{"id":3920,"date":"2022-08-15T06:48:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T06:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riskinasia.com\/?p=3920"},"modified":"2023-03-10T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:42:14","slug":"trc-resident-card-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.riskinasia.com\/trc-resident-card-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Expats who need a TRC Temporary Resident Card in Vietnam will find it difficult"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Getting a TRC , a business Visa or Work permit in Vietnam; starting 2022 the Resident cards requirements are tougher. Expats who need a TRC Temporary Resident Card in Vietnam will find it difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is getting a TRC Temporary Resident Card difficult in Vietnam?<\/strong>

The requirements for getting a TRC are derived from the work permit visa procedure<\/a>, as an extension of it. The TRC procedure for your employer<\/a> is lighter in 6 working days to the Ministry of Labor and immigration of Vietnam<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why is Vietnam more strict today on issuing Business visas, work permits and the holy grail the TRC?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since march 2022, re-opening of Vietnam, the common thinking was open bar as the country was strictly closed to tourists and new expats or employees for 2 long years, since March 2020. Unfortunately, the door is half opened due to various immigration visa abuses during Covid therefore, business visas and TRC Temporary resident card requirements are tougher.
The current joke between expats goes \u2018How much does it cost to get a TRC in Vietnam: zero or 50%+ of your assets! As the options are #1 find a Vietnam-based employer who will pay for the TRC or #2 marry a Vietnamese in a hurry\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who and what is the procedure to apply? What do you need submit to get a TRC?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat abuses renewing 90-day tourist visa as Work permit and TRC<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A TRC is the continuation of a Work permit visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, a TRC is granted for foreigners with work permit or work permit exemption certificate, those being the spouse or child of a Vietnamese citizen, foreign investor, etc. As such, the documents to apply for TRC may vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, many foreigners used Visa 90-days and extensions to work, enjoy life in Vietnam or retire. Let alone completely illegal trades of all sorts as pinpointed at the 31-march-2022 Min of Interior congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily bus loads of Expats visa runs to the Moc Bai, were organized to \u2018renew\u2019 their visa to continue whatever they were doing \u2018illegally\u2019 on an immigration police standpoint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some even mistake the business visa for a work permit.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using 90-day visa as a TRC is illegal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since the opening of Vietnam, for many reasons, foreigners have wanted to stay and work, for its \u2018cheap dolce vita\u2019, without working or TRC resident card, simply using a tourist or business visa<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1995-to-2020, it was left to tourists, visa agencies, provincial immigration offices and Embassies to \u2018check\u2019 and issue TRC and visas; with the Ministry of Interior stamping what was supposed to be legit demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A trade of visa, visa renewals were used instead of a legal work contract and permit\/visa. Of course the state budget was missing undeclared workers, social security contributions and income taxes. But more importantly the lack of control of foreigners’ presence and activities (ponzi schemes, illegal migrant workers etc\u2026) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vietnam is Reopening in 2022, but Travel Visas are Still\u00a0a Problem.<\/a><\/blockquote>