Do I need local police registration (tạm trú) when renting an apartment in Hanoi on a Vietnam e-visa, and what to do if police check your passport at the rental?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 1 day ago
TL;DR
On an e-visa, your landlord must register you with local police within 24 hours of check-in; if they haven't done it yet, police may show up in person to check and photograph your passport — this is normal procedure, but confirm with the owner that the registration was filed.
What the community said
At border control, officers often already have your visa data pre-loaded — they may not even ask to see the printed visa, and just handwrite the expiry date in your passport.
3 days ago
About a day after checking into an apartment on an e-visa, local police officers (in green uniforms) may show up, ask for your passport and photograph it — they typically check several units in a row, verifying that the landlord filed the required temporary residence registration (tạm trú).
3 days ago tạm trú registration
If you're waiting for your passport/visa to be processed by immigration police and time is tight, follow up proactively by phone — they won't notify you when it's ready, and it can sit finished for weeks until you ask; in serious delay cases, filing a formal complaint is an option.
3 days ago