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The residence routes we hold for Vietnam, each requirement as its rule states it, and what a month costs in its cities. This page assesses no one.

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Country in brief

Pros

  1. Good climate — warm weather year-round; no cold winter in the south, while the north has distinct seasons.
  2. Relatively low cost of living — housing, food, services and labour are significantly cheaper than in the Netherlands and most of Western Europe.
  3. Fast-growing economy — strong foreign investment, expanding manufacturing, exports, logistics and infrastructure.
  4. Good opportunities for small businesses — a large domestic market, strong manufacturing base and the possibility of acquiring businesses at lower multiples than in Western Europe.
  5. Strategic location — close to China and other Asian markets, with a strong export industry and rapidly developing ports and logistics infrastructure.

Cons

  1. Noise and pollution — especially in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi; heavy motorbike traffic, noise and air pollution can be significant.
  2. Language barrier — English is common in business environments, but Vietnamese is essential for many everyday interactions outside the business community.
  3. Bureaucracy and complex regulations — setting up and operating a business, obtaining licences and dealing with property and regulatory matters can require experienced local professionals.
  4. Uneven infrastructure — modern districts and industrial zones coexist with congested roads and less-developed areas.
  5. Cultural and business adaptation — relationships, trust and local connections are important; a European owner may find it difficult to manage a business without a reliable local manager.

Emigrator’s assessment, 6 October 2026. Where a point names a figure, the sourced data above governs.

Routes we hold for Vietnam

What each rule states, as we encoded it from the source. A money threshold that grows with the size of the household is shown for the reference household named under the costs.

Investor visa and temporary residence card (ĐT1–ĐT4), by contributed capital

Checked against the law

We read this route’s requirements in the instrument that sets them and checked every rule against it on the date shown below.

· within the limit

RequirementRule saysType
Savings at least the value the lowest investor tier asks as capitalThis requirement can be met in more than one way:Mandatory
Savings worth at least 3 billion dongAt least €103,082.633,000,000,000 VND, converted at the State Bank of Viet Nam's central rate, bridged through the ECB reference rate (0.000034 EUR/VND, effective 29 September 2026) = €103,082.63—
Investment in a sector or area the Government has designated for incentiveMust be Yes—

What the authority states and we cannot test

Quoted in the authority’s own words rather than summarised. No rule of ours tests these.

  • ĐT1 - Cấp cho nhà đầu tư nước ngoài tại Việt Nam và người đại diện cho tổ chức nước ngoài đầu tư tại Việt Nam có vốn góp giá trị từ 100 tỷ đồng trở lên hoặc đầu tư vào ngành, nghề ưu đãi đầu tư, địa bàn ưu đãi đầu tư do Chính phủ quyết định. ĐT2 - Cấp cho nhà đầu tư nước ngoài tại Việt Nam và người đại diện cho tổ chức nước ngoài đầu tư tại Việt Nam có vốn góp giá trị từ 50 tỷ đồng đến dưới 100 tỷ đồng hoặc đầu tư vào ngành, nghề khuyến khích đầu tư phát triển do Chính phủ quyết định. ĐT3 - Cấp cho nhà đầu tư nước ngoài tại Việt Nam và người đại diện cho tổ chức nước ngoài đầu tư tại Việt Nam có vốn góp giá trị từ 03 tỷ đồng đến dưới 50 tỷ đồng. ĐT4 - Cấp cho nhà đầu tư nước ngoài tại Việt Nam và người đại diện cho tổ chức nước ngoài đầu tư tại Việt Nam có vốn góp giá trị dưới 03 tỷ đồng.

    Our translation: ĐT1 — issued to a foreign investor in Vietnam and to the representative of a foreign organisation investing in Vietnam with contributed capital of a value from 100 billion dong upwards, or investing in sectors or areas of investment incentive decided by the Government. ĐT2 — ... with contributed capital of a value from 50 billion dong to under 100 billion dong, or investing in sectors encouraged for development investment decided by the Government. ĐT3 — ... with contributed capital of a value from 3 billion dong to under 50 billion dong. ĐT4 — ... with contributed capital of a value under 3 billion dong. — Claude Code, from the gazette’s own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15 on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Viet Nam. The gazette’s own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 8 khoản 7a–7c, Công báo Số 1257 + 1258 Ngày 29-11-2023, lines 240–271

  • Hồ sơ đề nghị cấp thẻ tạm trú bao gồm: a) Văn bản đề nghị của cơ quan, tổ chức, cá nhân làm thủ tục mời, bảo lãnh; b) Tờ khai đề nghị cấp thẻ tạm trú có dán ảnh; c) Hộ chiếu; d)42 Giấy tờ chứng minh thuộc trường hợp quy định tại khoản 1 Điều 36 của Luật này.

    Our translation: The file applying for a temporary residence card comprises: a) A written request from the agency, organisation or individual carrying out the inviting or sponsoring procedure; b) An application form for a temporary residence card with a photograph affixed; c) Passport; d) Documents proving the case falls within clause 1 of Article 36 of this Law. — Claude Code, from the gazette’s own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15 on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Viet Nam. The gazette’s own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 37 khoản 1, Công báo Số 1257 + 1258 Ngày 29-11-2023, lines 1001–1006

  • nhà đầu tư nước ngoài tại Việt Nam và người đại diện cho tổ chức nước ngoài đầu tư tại Việt Nam có vốn góp giá trị

    Our translation: a foreign investor in Vietnam, and the representative of a foreign organisation investing in Vietnam, with contributed capital of a value — Claude Code, from the gazette’s own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15 on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Viet Nam. The gazette’s own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 8 khoản 7a–7d, Công báo Số 1257 + 1258 Ngày 29-11-2023, lines 240–271

  • Điều 154. Người lao động nước ngoài làm việc tại Việt Nam không thuộc diện cấp giấy phép lao động. 1. Là chủ sở hữu hoặc thành viên góp vốn của công ty trách nhiệm hữu hạn có giá trị góp vốn theo quy định của Chính phủ. 2. Là Chủ tịch Hội đồng quản trị hoặc thành viên Hội đồng quản trị của công ty cổ phần có giá trị góp vốn theo quy định của Chính phủ.

    Our translation: Article 154. Foreign workers in Viet Nam not subject to the issue of a work permit. 1. Being the owner or a capital-contributing member of a limited liability company with a contributed capital of a value set by the Government. 2. Being the chairman of the board of management or a member of the board of management of a joint-stock company with a contributed capital of a value set by the Government. — Claude Code, from the gazette’s own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 993 + 994, Ngày 26-12-2019 — Bộ luật Lao động số 45/2019/QH14 (20/11/2019), in force from 1 January 2021. The gazette’s own PDF and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 154 khoản 1–2, Công báo Số 993 + 994 Ngày 26-12-2019, lines 2879–2883

  • 3. Giả mạo giấy tờ, khai sai sự thật để được cấp giấy tờ có giá trị nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, cư trú. 4. Người bị mắc bệnh tâm thần hoặc mắc bệnh truyền nhiễm gây nguy hiểm cho sức khỏe cộng đồng. 5. Bị trục xuất khỏi Việt Nam chưa quá 03 năm kể từ ngày quyết định trục xuất có hiệu lực. 6. Bị buộc xuất cảnh khỏi Việt Nam chưa quá 06 tháng kể từ ngày quyết định buộc xuất cảnh có hiệu lực.

    Our translation: 3. Forging documents or making false declarations in order to be issued papers valid for entry, exit or residence. 4. A person suffering from mental illness or from an infectious disease dangerous to public health. 5. Having been deported from Viet Nam less than 3 years from the date the deportation decision took effect. 6. Having been compelled to leave Viet Nam less than 6 months from the date that decision took effect. — Claude Code, from the gazette’s own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15 on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Viet Nam. The gazette’s own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 21 khoản 3–6, Công báo Số 1257 + 1258 Ngày 29-11-2023, lines 747–755

Electronic visa, up to 90 days (entry only)

Draft — not checked by us yet

We built these rules from the country’s own sources and have not finished checking them line by line.

Never checked · limit 45 days

RequirementRule saysType
Practical self-support level*At least €980 per monthWeighted

Investor visa ĐT4 (capital under 3 billion dong, visa only)

Draft — not checked by us yet

We built these rules from the country’s own sources and have not finished checking them line by line.

Never checked · limit 45 days

We have encoded no rule for this route yet.

What the authority states and we cannot test

Quoted in the authority’s own words rather than summarised. No rule of ours tests these.

  • ĐT4 - Cấp cho nhà đầu tư nước ngoài tại Việt Nam và người đại diện cho tổ chức nước ngoài đầu tư tại Việt Nam có vốn góp giá trị dưới 03 tỷ đồng.

    Our translation: ĐT4 — issued to a foreign investor in Vietnam and to the representative of a foreign organisation investing in Vietnam with contributed capital of a value under 3 billion dong. — Claude Code, from the gazette's own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15. The gazette's own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 8 khoản 7d, Công báo Số 1257 + 1258 Ngày 29-11-2023, line 271

  • Hồ sơ đề nghị cấp thẻ tạm trú bao gồm: a) Văn bản đề nghị của cơ quan, tổ chức, cá nhân làm thủ tục mời, bảo lãnh; b) Tờ khai đề nghị cấp thẻ tạm trú có dán ảnh; c) Hộ chiếu; d)42 Giấy tờ chứng minh thuộc trường hợp quy định tại khoản 1 Điều 36 của Luật này.

    Our translation: The file applying for a temporary residence card comprises: a) A written request from the agency, organisation or individual carrying out the inviting or sponsoring procedure; b) An application form for a temporary residence card with a photograph affixed; c) Passport; d) Documents proving the case falls within clause 1 of Article 36 of this Law. — Claude Code, from the gazette's own text

    Stated by Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15. The gazette's own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other., Điều 37 khoản 1, Công báo Số 1257 + 1258 Ngày 29-11-2023, lines 1001–1006

A month here, for a reference household

Reference household: two adults aged 38 and 37, a one-bedroom home, no children.

Residence fees and health cover are those of Investor visa and temporary residence card (ĐT1–ĐT4), by contributed capital. The low, middle and high figures are the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles where a publisher states them; each line says who published it.

illustrative Money figures on this page are illustrative unless the figure names its publisher. The illustrative ones are arranged so the shape is right — a larger flat costs more than a smaller one, and the expensive cities are the expensive ones — and they are accurate in nothing. Do not plan on them.

CityP25P50P75
Da NangThis total does not include Building or service charge, Statutory levies and licences, Residence permit renewals and Domestic help, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.€949€1,290€1,629
HanoiThis total does not include Building or service charge, Statutory levies and licences, Residence permit renewals and Domestic help, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.€1,022€1,390€1,754
Ho Chi Minh CityThis total does not include Building or service charge, Statutory levies and licences, Residence permit renewals and Domestic help, which nobody publishes for this city. It is the sum of what we hold, not of what the household will pay.€1,095€1,490€1,883

Its cities

Da Nang

Safety
95 / 100measured
Healthcare
59 / 100measured
Air quality
not held

6 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

  1. Jan242119
  2. Feb252219
  3. Mar282421
  4. Apr302623
  5. May322825
  6. Jun322926
  7. Jul322826
  8. Aug322826
  9. Sept302725
  10. Oct282624
  11. Nov272423
  12. Dec242220

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Hanoi

Safety
95 / 100measured
Healthcare
59 / 100measured
Air quality
0 / 100measured

7 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

  1. Jan211511
  2. Feb241814
  3. Mar272117
  4. Apr312521
  5. May322824
  6. Jun322925
  7. Jul322825
  8. Aug312825
  9. Sept302723
  10. Oct282420
  11. Nov252016
  12. Dec211612

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

Ho Chi Minh City

Safety
95 / 100measured
Healthcare
59 / 100measured
Air quality
not held

1 of 12 months between 10 and 26 °C

  1. Jan332621
  2. Feb362822
  3. Mar383024
  4. Apr383126
  5. May342926
  6. Jun312725
  7. Jul302724
  8. Aug302724
  9. Sept302724
  10. Oct302724
  11. Nov312623
  12. Dec312622

Each cell: average daily high, monthly mean, average daily low, in °C. These are averages of daily values over 2001–2020, not records — the hottest day is higher and is not shown.

How this country is governed

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2024, on a 0–100 scale the Bank publishes itself. They describe the country, not any city in it.

Political stability and absence of violence
66the World Bank governance score for political stability
Rule of law
52the World Bank governance score for rule of law
Control of corruption
43the World Bank governance score for control of corruption

Where this comes from

PublisherLast checked
Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 1257 + 1258, Ngày 29-11-2023 — Văn bản hợp nhất số 30/VBHN-VPQH (02/08/2023), consolidating Law 47/2014/QH13 as amended by Law 51/2019/QH14 and Law 23/2023/QH15 on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Viet Nam. The gazette’s own PDF, and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other.13 October 2026
Bộ Công an — dichvucong.bocongan.gov.vn, "Cấp thẻ tạm trú cho người nước ngoài tại Cục Quản lý xuất nhập cảnh" (the temporary residence card procedure)29 September 2026
Báo Điện tử Chính phủ — "Quy định mới về thu phí, lệ phí xuất nhập cảnh", reporting Thông tư 28/2026/TT-BTC (Ministry of Finance, effective 01/04/2026)29 September 2026
Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 993 + 994, Ngày 26-12-2019 — Bộ luật Lao động số 45/2019/QH14 (20/11/2019), in force from 1 January 2021. The gazette’s own PDF and the text extracted from it with pdftotext; both are in the snapshot and hashed against each other.13 October 2026
Công báo (official gazette of the Government of Viet Nam), Số 37 + 38 (2021) — Nghị định số 152/2020/NĐ-CP (30/12/2020) on foreign workers in Viet Nam. The gazette’s own PDF and its pdftotext extraction, hashed against each other. Checked against the consolidated text 5512/VBHN-BLĐTBXH on datafiles.chinhphu.vn, which incorporates Nghị định 35/2022 and 70/2023: khoản 1 and 2 of Điều 7 are word-for-word unchanged there, and the only amendment inside Điều 7 is to khoản 6.29 September 2026
Vietnam Immigration Department (Cục Quản lý xuất nhập cảnh)never checked

Provenance

Rule set 1.58.0-2026-10-11 · read on 26 October 2026. Every figure on this page was computed by the engine from versioned rule files. No language model produced any number here, and translation happens only after the calculation.

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