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Foreign Employment & Immigration

A registered entity still needs people legally authorized to run it. This pillar covers the work permit, residence, and visa tracks for foreign staff and investors themselves.

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Foreign employee | Vietnam compliance

Hiring requirements, work-permit timing, the quota and reporting position under Decree 219/2025, and ongoing labor compliance for foreign staff in Vietnam.

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Immigration compliance | After arrival

Ongoing residence declaration, passport/visa/TRC monitoring, work-authorization tracking, and reporting obligations for foreign staff already in Vietnam.

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Investor visa | Vietnam

The DT1-DT4 investor visa pathway by capital contribution, who can use it, how it relates to the investor TRC, and the typical application sequence.

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Legal representative | Foreign signatory

Residence, immigration, and work-permit considerations for a foreign legal representative of a Vietnamese company, including resident and offshore structures.

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Temporary residence card (TRC)

The investor TRC matrix by capital contribution (DT1-DT4), other TRC routes, the core application file, and how a TRC differs from a work permit.

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VNeID | Foreign residents and companies

Personal Level 1/2 VNeID for foreign residents and organizational VNeID for foreign-invested companies, and how the two connect to immigration filings.

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Work permit | Foreign investors

Eligibility, exemptions, and the documentation foreign investors and staff need to work legally in Vietnam under Decree 219/2025/ND-CP.