Vietnam immigration rule changes
4 dated rule changes to Vietnam programmes, from 2020-01-01 to 2026-07-01. Each item links to the programme page and the official source we recorded it from. This is a record of what we captured, not a complete legislative history.
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2026 (2)
Vietnam DT Investor Visa: Law No. 118/2025/QH15 (10 December 2025), amending 10 laws on security and order including the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners, took effect on 1 July 2026 and is incorporated in the consolidated text 62/VBHN-VPQH/2026, which supplements visa incentives for high-quality foreign personnel in the digital industry.
source →Vietnam DT Investor Visa: Law No. 118/2025/QH15 creates UĐ1/UĐ2 visa categories for high-quality digital-industry personnel and their spouses and children under 18, and states that temporary residence cards in the ĐT1, UĐ1 and UĐ2 categories are valid for up to 10 years.
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2025 (1)
Vietnamese Citizenship Restoration for Overseas Vietnamese: Law 79/2025/QH15 removed the six prior eligibility conditions for citizenship restoration, allowing any former Vietnamese national to apply. Presidential approval of each individual application remains mandatory.
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2020 (1)
Vietnam DT Investor Visa: Law No. 51/2019/QH14 on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam took effect, formalising the DT investor visa tier structure and extending maximum validity periods for DT1 holders to 10 years
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