TT — family path
Cleanest long-stay stack on file when it fits: TT stay → work-permit exemption → optional permanent-residence clock. Not a retirement visa.
Who
spouse, parent, or child of a Vietnamese citizen (and related limbs in Điều 8 khoản 18) (Luật Nhập cảnh Điều 8 khoản 18).
TRC term
TT sits in the 3 years band with NN1 / NN2 / ĐT3. Passport buffer 30 days. Sponsor files (yes).
Work right
Married to a VN citizen and living in Vietnam → permit exempt (yes). Definition of “sinh sống” is not in the labour statute — published absence, not a modelled day-count. Detail: work permit.
Permanent residence clock
Family sponsor path exists (yes). Law bar: continuous temporary residence 3 years. Counted as ≥ 3 years presence inside the most recent 4 years, from entry/exit stamps (yes). Home-country note required (yes). AU note verbale published: yes. Numeric income threshold: no — not modelled. Detail: TRC · permanent residence.
Common questions
- Does TT remove the work-permit requirement?
- Marriage to a Vietnamese citizen while living in Vietnam is a statutory work-permit exemption (BLLĐ Điều 154.8). The statute does not define “sinh sống” with a day count — that gap is published, not invented.
- Can TT lead to permanent residence?
- A path exists when sponsored by a VN citizen parent/spouse/child who is permanently resident in Vietnam. Continuous stay is counted as ≥3 years’ presence inside the most recent 4 years (entry/exit stamps — TT 31/2015). A home-country note is required; Australia publishes a no-objection note verbale for citizens 18+ with an AU passport. Numeric income threshold is not in Luật or TT 31.