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VIETNAM: Upcoming New Labour Code and Amendments to Immigration Law
December 5, 2019
Amendments to the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam will come into effect on 1 July 2020.
Read MoreVIETNAM: New Notification Requirement for Early Termination of Work Permits
March 6, 2019
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs in Vietnam has issued a circular which re-introduces the requirement to notify provincial Departments of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of early termination of work permits, and introduces new work permit application forms.
Read MoreVIETNAM: Changes to Work Permit Rules
October 19, 2018
On 8 October 2018, Decree 140/2018/NĐ-CP was issued by MOLISA in Vietnam, bringing a few changes and additions to Decree 11/2016/ NĐ-CP.
Read MoreVIETNAM: Some Provinces Now Require Residence Card Cancellation Before Departure
July 20, 2018
The immigration authorities in some provinces in Vietnam are requiring foreign nationals who are terminating their assignments and leaving the country to surrender and cancel their Temporary Residence Card (TRC) prior to their departure.
Read MoreVIETNAM: Work Permit Duration Cannot Exceed Local Entity Business Licence Validity
June 19, 2018
Effective immediately, the Labour Authority in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has clarified that the proposed duration of a work permit as stated in the application (currently two years maximum) cannot exceed the expiration date of the sponsoring entity’s current business licence.
Read MoreVIETNAM: New Work Permit Eases Criteria for Intra-Company Transfers
September 18, 2017
Effective immediately, the Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Labour Department is accepting applications for a new category of work permit which eases key requirements for intra-company transferees. The new classification, called “Manager, Executive Director, Expert and Technical Worker”, only requires applicants to have at least twelve months of working experience in a company of the […]
Read MoreVIETNAM: Update on the Transition to an Online Work Permit Application System
September 6, 2017
With an implementation date of 2nd October 2017, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has issued a new instructional circular (Circular 23/2017/TT-BLDTBXH) providing the details for online submission and management of applications in the new online process. While the new system remains optional for now in most Labour Department offices, the offices in Hanoi […]
Read MoreVIETNAM: New 90-Day Visa Waiver for Chilean Nationals Introduced
August 23, 2017
As of 11th August 2017, Chilean ordinary passports holders are exempt from requiring a visa to visit Vietnam for a period of up to 90 days and for any purpose, provided that the activity doesn’t involve any remuneration. The Vietnamese government has also again extended the 15-day visa waiver for nationals of France, Germany, Italy, […]
Read MoreVIETNAM: Mandatory Online Work Permit Application Submission at the Hanoi Department of Labour
June 26, 2017
The Department of Labour in Hanoi has confirmed that the new online system for the submission of job position approval, new work permit, work permit re-issuance and work permit exemption applications, which has been in testing since April will be fully implemented and mandatory from 1st July 2017. Furthermore, the requirement for the company to authenticate all […]
Read MoreVIETNAM: Authorities Testing Online Work Permit Portal
May 2, 2017
A draft circular released in January this year by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) introduced a nationwide portal for the online submission and management of work permit applications. According to the draft circular, online work permit applications will be mandatory nationwide from 1st July 2017, and the systems are currently being […]
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