Does my Vietnamese bank card or account get closed when my visa expires?

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TL;DR

The bank only temporarily blocks the card, not the account itself — after a visa run and new visa, just visit a branch to update your info and the card works again. Accounts are closed only after a long period of inactivity.

What the community said

When your visa expires, it's the card that gets blocked, not the bank account. To unblock it, visit a bank branch with your new visa and update your information — the card will work again afterward.

Card blocked, not account

The bank account itself is closed only due to prolonged inactivity (no transactions), not because of visa expiration.

Closure only for inactivity

SIM cards don't require a visa update — they keep working regardless of your visa status.

SIM not tied to visa

Sometimes the mobile operator (e.g. Viettel) may ask you to update biometrics and passport data — but only if you haven't done this before.

Viettel biometric update

Viettel carried out a planned replacement of all SIM cards as part of a crackdown on SIMs registered to one person but used by someone else (linked to scam call centers).

Viettel SIM replacement