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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is a Viet Nam visa route under symbol LS. The official law defines it for foreign lawyers practising in Viet Nam.

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  • The captured law excerpt establishes the visa symbol and scope, not a full application checklist or nationality matrix.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The LS visa category is for foreign lawyers practising in Viet Nam. The general visa condition requires an agency, organisation or individual in Viet Nam to invite or guarantee the applicant, subject to the exceptions stated in Article 10(2). A foreign lawyer practising in Viet Nam must also hold a practice licence under the Lawyers Law. The linked provisions do not specify the full employer contract or filing process.

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  • The linked consolidated-law capture establishes the visa category and general invitation/guarantee rule, but not all employer appointment, contract, work-authorisation or operational filing duties for this route.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

A foreigner practising as a lawyer in Viet Nam must hold a practising licence under the Law on Lawyers, as proof of the purpose of entry.

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  • Occupation, qualification, experience or salary criteria for obtaining the practising licence are not in the captured text.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The TT visa is issued to the spouse and children under 18 of a foreigner holding an LS visa. The official source does not state what work the permission allows or whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.

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  • The captured text does not state what work the permission allows or whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.
  • Work rights of the accompanying TT family members are not stated.
  • https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2026/3/62-vbhn-vpqh.pdf
    18.'8 TT - Cấp cho người nước ngoài là vợ, chồng, con dưới 18 tuổi của người nước ngoài được cap thị thực ký hiệu LVI, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NNI1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐI, LD2 hoặc người nước ngoài là cha, mẹ, vợ, chong, con của công dân Việt Nam.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The visa is issued for no more than 5 years; visa validity must be at least 30 days shorter than the passport or international travel document; when the visa expires, a new visa may be considered. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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  • No longer-term residence or citizenship direction is stated in the captured text.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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