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March 3, 2017

Work Permit Exemptions for Intra-Company Transfers From 1st February 2017, new rules have been implemented relating to intra-company transfers to Vietnam. Specifically, Operating Offices (“Văn phòng điều hành”) operating in one of the 11 sectors specified by Vietnam’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments are now eligible to apply for a work permit exemption (WPE) instead […]

February 10, 2017

The Vietnamese authorities have provided further clarifications on work permit procedures after issuing Circular 40 last month, which provided guidelines on the implementation of Decree 11. Among the key points is a new rule that an assignment letter supporting an intra-company transfer must be issued by a shareholder or an owner of the Vietnamese host […]

December 8, 2016

The Vietnamese authorities have issued guidelines which clarify a requirement for employers to report foreign labour usage every quarter, which comes into effect on 12th December 2016. Circular 40 introduces a new set of official forms and provides detailed guidelines…

September 23, 2016

Last month, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam announced that all US nationals visiting Vietnam for business or tourism will be issued with a one-year multiple-entry tourist visa, regardless of the intended length of stay. Previously, US nationals…

July 7, 2016

The terms of the new waiver program in Vietnam include: Allow entry and residence in Vietnam of up to 15 days with no prior approval required All purposes of stay are allowed except for work The period of time between…

February 23, 2016

A new decree, in force from 1st April 2016, includes new rules for the issuance, renewal, amendment and annulment of work permits. Below we outline the key points of Decree 11/2016/ND-CP of 3rd February 2016, which replaces Decree 102/2013/ND-CP of…

September 18, 2015

Improvements to the work permit application process for foreign workers in Vietnam are pending due to a draft of Decree 102. These amendments have been proposed in order to increase foreign investment, whilst simultaneously prioritising the hiring of Vietnamese nationals.…

September 23, 2013

Effective from the 1 November 2013, the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has issued a decree (102/2013/ND-CP) which defines the implementation of the new labour code in reference to foreign nationals working in Vietnam. New Work…

May 28, 2013

Effective from the 1st May 2013, a new Labour Code - No. 10/2012/QH13 – has been brought into force in Vietnam. Change to Work Permit validity The main change introduced by the new Code is to the maximum length of…

January 14, 2013

What has changed? On the 7th January 2013 the Vietnamese Immigration Department (VID) announced a change to its immigration policy in respect of three-month multi-entry Business Visas on Arrival (BVOAs). Previously, these visas were available to nationals from specified countries…