How do you renew a temporary residence card in Vietnam in 2026?

File before expiry while the card and the underlying basis are still valid. Provincial guides often ask for several days or weeks of remaining validity so officers can process without an overstay. The inviting company, school, investor entity, or family guarantor remains the sponsor. Workers usually renew the work permit or exemption confirmation first, then renew the LD-coded TRC that depends on it.

Expect Form NA8 (or the current applicant form), sponsor Form NA6 or NA7, passport, photos, proof of the continuing category, and proof that tạm trú reporting is current. Some work-linked renewals also need a fresh foreigner medical exam.

LD1 and LD2 work cards track employment authorisation and contract reality. ĐT investment cards follow capital-tier maximums published in the residence law. TT family cards follow the Vietnamese or qualifying foreign sponsor's status. If your employer, position, or sponsor changes, you may need a new issuance path rather than a simple extension stamp.

Keep bank and lease records matching the renewed card: Open a bank account and the wider paperwork after moving chain. Visit-visa extend stay products do not replace TRC renewal. Permanent residence remains a separate, narrow track: Get permanent residence.