Vietnam study visa (DH) and foreign-curriculum schools
In plain termsDH is the usual study symbol and can lead to a temporary residence card. Schools for foreign children are a separate page with a narrow publishable set.
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Typical symbol: DH — deep path /vietnam/visa/dh. Schools consequences stay partial.
What the codes mean5 terms in plain language
- DH
- student visa
- TRC
- temporary residence card — multi-year stay, renewed not re-stamped
- 183 days
- the day count that usually switches on tax residence
- TT 108/2026
- Ministry of Public Security circular on exchanging a foreign driving licence
- NĐ 86
- Decree 86/2018 — rules for FDI and foreign-curriculum schools
DH is the usual study symbol. It can lead to a temporary residence card. Driving-licence exchange while studying is a separate, dated rule set.
Public-school enrolment for a foreign child is not a full playbook here. NĐ 86 / related rules support FDI and foreign-curriculum operator facts — that is the publishable layer.
What opens from here
Schools — narrow publish
Foreign-curriculum / FDI school facts are on file. Child residency for public enrolment stays partial.
Open →Licence exchange
Circular 108/2026 (TT 108) sets the rules for exchanging a foreign driving licence while you hold a lawful stay.
Open →Tax days anyway
Study stay still feeds the calendar. 183 days or habitual abode can make Vietnam tax worldwide income.
Open →Pages to read
Common questions
Vietnam study visa (DH) and foreign-curriculum schools — what opens?
DH is the usual study symbol and can lead to a temporary residence card. Schools for foreign children are a separate page with a narrow publishable set.
TRC on DH
DH is on the TRC-eligible list; maximum term on file is 5 years for that band.
Schools — narrow publish
Foreign-curriculum / FDI school facts are on file. Child residency for public enrolment stays partial.
Licence exchange
Circular 108/2026 (TT 108) sets the rules for exchanging a foreign driving licence while you hold a lawful stay.
Tax days anyway
Study stay still feeds the calendar. 183 days or habitual abode can make Vietnam tax worldwide income.