{"id":2825,"date":"2021-10-25T10:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T03:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2023-01-13T16:49:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T09:49:14","slug":"procedures-for-issuance-of-work-permits-for-foreign-employees-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pl-partners.vn\/en\/procedures-for-issuance-of-work-permits-for-foreign-employees-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Procedures for issue of work permits for foreign employees in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A. SUBJECTS TO APPLY FOR WORK PERMITS.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Employees who are foreign nationals entering Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “foreign employee<\/strong>“) for employment under these purposes:<\/span><\/p>\n

a) Performing labor contracts;<\/span><\/p>\n

b) Internal reassignments;<\/span><\/p>\n

c) Executing contracts or agreements on business, trade, finance, banking, insurance, science and technology, culture, sports, education, vocational training, and health;<\/span><\/p>\n

d) Providing services under contracts;<\/span><\/p>\n

dd) Offering services;<\/span><\/p>\n

e) Working for foreign non-governmental organizations or international organizations in Vietnam that have been granted operating licenses in accordance with Vietnamese law;<\/span><\/p>\n

g) Working as volunteers;<\/span><\/p>\n

h) Taking charge of establishing the commercial presence;<\/span><\/p>\n

i) Working as managers, executives, experts, technical workers;<\/span><\/p>\n

k) Participating in the execution of bidding packages or projects in Vietnam; or<\/span><\/p>\n

l) accompanying members of foreign representative bodies in Vietnam who are authorized to work in Vietnam under an international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory as their relatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

B. CONDITIONS FOR ISSUING WORK PERMITS.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

– Being 18 years of age or older and having full legal capacity;<\/span><\/p>\n

– Not serving a sentence; not having an unspent conviction; not undergoing criminal prosecution under his\/her home country\u2019s law or Vietnam\u2019s law;<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0<\/span>Having an acceptance of demand for foreign workers, except for cases where such demand is not required;<\/span><\/p>\n

– Having qualifications, occupational skills, practical experience, and adequate health as prescribed by the Minister of Health, specifically:<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign employee must be <\/strong>a manager, <\/strong>an <\/strong>executive,<\/strong> an<\/strong> expert, or<\/strong> a<\/strong> technical worker<\/strong> and have full documents as prescribed in Article 3 of Decree 152 as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n