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| Field | 🇻🇳Viet NamBusiness Visa DN1 — Viet Nam 2026 |
|---|---|
| Country | Viet Nam (VN) |
| Route | Business Visa DN1 — Viet Nam 2026 |
| Route family | Entrepreneur / business |
| Route type | business visa |
| Summary | DN1 visa route for foreigners working with enterprises and other legal entities established under Vietnamese law. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-29 |
| Official/supporting source count | 1 |
| Route guide | Open full guide → |
| Program availability | ActiveSource 1 |
| Best-fit work models | Business ownerSource 1 |
| Income requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Savings requirement | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Investment requirement | Not applicableAs of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Government fees | Reviewed — unresolved: No source-backed value was approved for this field during the current structured review.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Processing time | For ordinary visa applications handled through an inviting or sponsoring entity, the law provides up to 5 working days for the immigration authority to consider the visa application; this is not an end-to-end processing guarantee.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Validity | DN1 is for entering to work with an enterprise or other organization established under Vietnamese law. The statutory maximum validity is 1 year.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Renewal | An expired visa may be considered for a new visa; this is a new-visa decision, not an automatic extension.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Family inclusion | DN1/DN2 is not one of the qualifying visa symbols listed for the TT family category. A spouse or child must qualify under an independent immigration category.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Spouse work rights | DN1/DN2 does not create derivative spouse status or work permission; a spouse must qualify independently.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Local-work rules | A DN1 or DN2 visa is not by itself a work permit or work-permit exemption. Whether the activity requires separate labour authorization depends on its nature and the applicable labour rules.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Application location | An eligible Vietnamese inviting or sponsoring entity generally files the visa request with the Immigration Department; permitted filing may be in person, by post or online. Some statutory cases use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs procedure.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Permanent-residence pathway | DN1/DN2 is not a temporary-residence-card category or a permanent-residence basis by itself; a separate statutory residence category is required.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
| Citizenship pathway | DN1/DN2 does not itself create a citizenship pathway; nationality eligibility is separate from temporary business entry status.As of 2026-10-09Source 1 |
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