Convert →Business/Investor
Assess whether a business or investor conversion is available. The working scope is confirmed only after reviewing the circumstances, available records and current requirements.
What you receive
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Statutory gateway test — Vietnamese law permits an in-country change of visa purpose in a closed list of cases only. If your file falls outside that list, the lawful route is to exit and apply anew — and we tell you that at the assessment stage, before you spend anything, rather than filing a doomed application and billing you for it. For a business or investment conversion the gateway is a Vietnamese entity that can lawfully invite you, or an Investment Registration Certificate naming you as investor.
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Route comparison before filing — DN and ĐT are not interchangeable. We set out what each gives you in duration, residence rights and future flexibility, and which one your evidence actually supports today.
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Sponsor or investor pack — Forms NA2 and NA16 from the inviting entity, or the investment and capital-contribution evidence for the investor route.
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Filing and liaison under mandate — Filed and tracked with the Immigration Department through supplementary requests to decision.
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Handover and capital-band note — The new visa, plus a note on the capital band you currently sit in and what moving band would change — the difference between a twelve-month visa and a multi-year residence card.
Delivery routes
Choose the level of support that fits your capacity, timing and desired control. Each party's role is confirmed before work begins.
Route A — You act, we guide
You keep control of execution. LotusGuard provides the costed roadmap, working notes and review checkpoints.
Route B — We execute under mandate
LotusGuard coordinates and files the agreed work within the authority and scope set out in writing.
Route C — Independent third-party QC
When a specialist provider is required, LotusGuard vets the provider and supervises delivery for a disclosed management fee.
Timing and quote
Fees are fixed against the scope stated in the quote and applied consistently. The quote identifies included work, exclusions, assumptions and any pass-through costs.
Legal notice
LotusGuard provides procedural advisory and files your dossier under a power of attorney. The decision to grant, refuse or revoke rests solely with the competent Vietnamese authority; we do not sponsor applicants and we do not promise an outcome. Your original passport stays with you — we work from certified copies wherever the law allows. Government fees, official charges, translation and consular legalisation are payable by the client at cost, at the published rate.
