Vietnamese Work Permit for Foreigners

Concept:

This is a certificate issued by a Vietnamese competent agency certifying the legal labor rights of a foreigner in Vietnam.

Competent agencies entitled to grant work permits:

Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (Enterprises registering for business operation outside export processing zones and industrial parks).

• Management boards of export processing zones and industrial parks (Enterprises with registered business activities located in export processing zones and industrial parks).

Basic conditions for a work permit application:

• Foreigner with a Vietnamese visa of DN, NN3, LV, etc.
• Working at a company having legal business registration in Vietnam.

Foreign workers can be employed for 4 positions as follows:

1. Manager.
2. Executive director.
3. Experts.
4. Technical employee.

There are different titles, so the required documents provided by foreign workers are therefore different except for the case of “Manager” and ” Executive director “.

The dossier components required for the four titles are as follows:

1. Form No. 1 requesting approval of the employment of foreign workers in enterprises in accordance with the Circular no. 40/2016.
2. Form No. 7 according to the Circular no. 40/2016.
3. Foreign or Vietnamese criminal records certificate (valid for 3 months from the date of issue).
4. Health certificate issued by a foreign country or Vietnam (valid within 1 year).
5. Passport with certified consular seal (certified true copy).
6. 2 (4 × 6) photos with white background.
7. Business registration certificate of the company (copy).

• Job titles: General Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief of Representative Office.
• Condition: The head of a company, agency, or organization, named on the business registration certificate of the company in Vietnam.
• Documents proving qualifications: Experience in managing abroad or an old work permit in Vietnam certifying the qualification of “Management experience” or higher.
• Job titles: Director, deputy director, deputy general director.
• Conditions: The second position of the organizational hierarchy of the company, agency, or organization or a member of the board of directors of the company.
• Documents proving qualifications: Experience in managing abroad or an old work permit in Vietnam certifying the qualification of “Management experience” or higher + Appointment decision of the company + Organizational chart of the company.
• Professional Title: includes titles related to the company’s operations that do not include the 2 positions above and Technical employee.
• Conditions: Having qualifications and experience corresponding to the applying title.
• Documents proving qualifications: At least 36 months of relevant work experience in a foreign country or a work permit with the same working period in Vietnam and a bachelor’s degree with related majors.
• Technical employee: Any position can apply for a Technical employee position, except for the leader positions in the organization and management board.
• Conditions: Qualifications and work experience corresponding to the applying title.
• Documents proving qualifications: Work experience in the relevant field for at least 3 years abroad or or a work permit with the same working period in Vietnam, accompanied by a Certificate of training or vocational certificate of at least 1 year abroad.

Requirements for all original documents issued by a foreign country:

1. Certification of consular seal of the issuing country or legalization at the Vietnamese diplomatic mission in that country.
2. Having been certified by the issuing country at its diplomatic headquarters in Vietnam and then legalized by a Department of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.
3. Certified true copy.
4. Translation.

The application process is as follows:

1. Submit form No. 1 to request approval for foreign workers employment in Vietnamese enterprise -> Official letter of approval for foreign worker employment
2. Prepare the dossier including the Approval official letter + Relevant documents (depending on the applying title) + Form No. 7 + health certificate + photo + certified copy of passport, to be submitted to the competent agency.
3. Get the result.

Average processing time: 4 weeks.

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