Work permit discontinued but TRC still valid

danrodri Contributor

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danrodriContributor09 February 2025 01:58:41

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Hi,

anyone has experience with the following case: you quit your job in Vietnam that was giving you work permit. Let's hypothetically imagine you have two TRC's. You have to return your TRC but keep one, as you had two. Based on date of expiry its still valid. What happens when you enter/exit the country at immigration? Does immigration pick up, based on the TRC that you show, that your work permit has been revoked though the TRC is per se still valid? Thxs if anyone is able to answer.

OceanBeach92107 VIP Member

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OceanBeach92107VIP Member09 February 2025 02:39:32

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...Let's hypothetically imagine you have two TRC's. You have to return your TRC but keep one, as you had two. Based on date of expiry its still valid... - @danrodri

"Hypothetically", based on the law, the oldest TRC became invalid when the newer TRC was issued.

Vietnamese law doesn't allow for multiple visas or resident cards.

Since your TRC is linked to your passport (your PP number is included on the TRC) it wouldn't surprise me at all that border/airport security officers would be able to see you had a newer TRC in the past, so at the least, they would reject (probably confiscate) your older TRC.

Hypothetically...

danrodri Contributor

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danrodriContributor09 February 2025 03:46:18

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TRCs can be "duplicated"....hypothetically speaking.

danrodri Contributor

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danrodriContributor09 February 2025 03:47:53

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And with immigration nothing would surprise me. It would not surprise me if they confiscate it as well as I woudnt be surprised if they don't notice the TRC is linked to a revoked work permit.

danrodri Contributor

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danrodriContributor09 February 2025 03:50:13

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By the way...holding two passports is also not allowed by any country聽 But there are ways to have two valid passports of one country simultaneously. At least I have met people that had. I would never do that of course.