We help remote workers stay in Vietnam long-term
We handle the paperwork to make Vietnam your home base.
- Multi-year residence card
- Work permit
- Tax setup
Transparent pricing, all above board
The problem
Without the right setup, living in Vietnam is a permanent workaround
Visa runs
You have to leave every 90 days
With a tourist visa, there is no guarantee your next entry will be approved. Flights and border runs add up quickly.
Tax anxiety
Vietnam taxes your global income
If you spend most of the year in Vietnam, your global income is taxable here. That applies even if you pay taxes elsewhere.
No local banking
You can’t open a local bank account
Most Vietnamese banks require at least one year of legal residency. Some will open an account without it, but won't issue a card.
Hey, I’m Dominik.
I’ve lived in Vietnam for over seven years. For the first couple of them, staying here meant a constant workaround. Every three months I had to do a visa run, leaving the country and coming straight back. My bank account got blocked once, even though my visa was still valid. Getting a credit card was a separate hassle. I wanted Vietnam to be home, not a temporary arrangement.
Figuring out a stable, legal setup as a foreigner who isn’t married to a local or employed by a Vietnamese company is not straightforward. It took me a while to work mine out.
Today, Quỳnh and I help other remote workers set up shop here. She’s the lawyer, I’ve been through it myself.
If you want Vietnam to be home too, get in touch.
Dominik
How we get you set up
Your path to a stable base in Vietnam
You register a local company. This company then sponsors your work permit and residence card and allows you to live and work in Vietnam legally.
Company Setup
Step 1
~3 weeks
Investment Registration Certificate
Registers your foreign investment with the authorities. Required for foreign-owned companies before they can operate.
You provide
Step 2
~1 week
Enterprise Registration Certificate
Your company is officially incorporated in Vietnam. The legal entity that employs you and later sponsors your work permit and temporary residence card.
You provide
Next steps
Step 3
~3 weeks
Work Permit
Issued by the Ministry of Labour. Authorises you to work in Vietnam through your company.
You provide
You can now work in Vietnam legally
You may qualify for a work permit exemption with a simpler application.
Step 4
~2 weeks
Temporary Residence Card
Issued by the immigration department. Renewable once before you need to reapply.
You provide
Next steps
Stay long-term without visa runs
Open a personal bank account
No surprises
What does it cost?
Setup fees, plus what to budget for ongoing third-party costs.
Setup
| One-time | Service fee | Gov. fee |
|---|---|---|
| Company formation Investment + Enterprise Registration Certificate | – | |
| Work permit | – | |
| Temporary residence card | ||
| Total |
Charter capital
This money goes into your company account and stays yours. Use it for rent, salaries, equipment, or any other business expense. If you close the company, you get the remainder back.
Lower amounts attract more regulatory scrutiny.
Recurring yearly
Paid to your chosen provider
Required for investment companies
As sole owner, no further tax on profit distributions
If the company pays you a wage
progressive
Refunded when you leave Vietnam
min. – max.
Fair question
Is this bullet-proof?
No one knows.
Incorporating here is not a hack and not a workaround. It is a commitment. You’re setting up a real company, with real revenue and real taxes, proper accounting, and an annual audit.
We believe there will always be a path for a legitimate company to keep its owner in the country. But laws change, and no one can promise the process won’t get more complicated.
What we can say: right now, this is the most stable, above-board setup we know of.
Quỳnh Nguyễn
Lawyer
Your partner matters
Consequences of a sloppy setup
Three examples that show how a rushed setup can lead to unintended consequences years down the road.
No English company name registered
You might assume your company name is your company name. But without a registered English version, every contract, invoice, and email signature has to read Công Ty TNHH Horizon, not Horizon Co., Ltd.
Wrong business lines
If the registered activity does not cover what you actually do, you may be operating outside your licence or paying a higher tax rate than necessary.
Wrong job title on the work permit
One expert we know had her work permit filed as English teacher because it was faster to process. At renewal, she could not prove the required experience in her actual field.
We are thorough by default. An application may not always succeed, but we don't take shortcuts.