Foreign nationals assigned to work in Vietnam are required to show a degree of proprietary knowledge. You may convert from visitor purpose to work purpose while staying in Vietnam or as the work permit application is in process.
Also, the Work Permit application has to be sponsored by a company or entity registered and recognized in Vietnam.
To obtain a Work Permit in Vietnam, applicants should satisfy the following requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Health in good condition to satisfy the specific demands and requirements of the job
- Free of any criminal record or a national security offence, not currently facing criminal prosecution, or not serving a criminal sentence during assignment.
- Must be a specialist, manager, or executive.
Some foreign nationals are exempt from getting the Work Permit and can work in Vietnam holding only business visas. These individuals are:
- Foreigners entering Vietnam to work for less than three (3) months or to resolve emergency cases are exempt. Foreign employees are required to submit their full name, passport number, nationality, job description and an employment contract copy indicating a period of no more than ninety (90) days to the Labor Department
- Members of a limited liability company having two or more members
- Members of the board of directors of a shareholding company
- Owners of a single-member limited Liability Company
- Employees that promote and market services belonging to Foreign Service suppliers
- Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice-certified practicing lawyers
A Work Permit may be terminated in the following:
- Expiration of work permit
- Termination of labor contract
- The content of labor contract is not consistent with the granted work permit
- Expiration or termination of the business, trade, finance, banking, insurance, science and technology, culture, sports, education, or medicine contracts
- When foreign employer announced the termination of the foreign national working in Vietnam
- Withdrawal of work permit by authorized state agencies
- Termination of operation of the company, organization, and partners in Vietnam
The Work Permit validity period lasts depending on the duration of assignment indicated in the employment contract, but no more than three years. Renewals are also dependent on the employment contract, with a maximum of three years for every renewal. Individuals can renew up to a maximum of three times.
Before leaving Vietnam, the Work Permit of employees needs to be cancelled with the assistance of the Labor Department. Foreign employees should return the permit to their employer within fifteen days from the date their employment ends. It is the employer’s responsibility to submit the permit with a notification letter to the Labor Department’s local office.
wish to permanately move to vietnam. For Personal Freedom from the US for personal reasons. not to even reconcidering moving back.
i am nishan singh canada work permit parssing time and your phone no
i wish to live in vietnam permanatlely through ashley furniture inc. and work permanetely there. do not care for US lifestyle. Trying something different
i wish to work in vietnam,
i from singapore, but when i was 18 i get convicted, now after 9 years i believe i not crime free. don’t how to apply work permit, as my office lady wanted to apply for me
any way to apply, and get a work permit over here ?
Dear,
I would like to apply for a work permit. I am french citizen, 27 years old with 5 years of experience (4 years in china and 1 year in France for VEOLIA WATER ). I have got all papers mentioned:
1/ Work permit application form
2/ Criminal record that is issued by the Judicial office at the place where the expat resides in Vietnam.
3/ The copy of any certificate or degree, it can be: university degree or above, professional skills certificate. If you gare a craftsman, it can be the confirmation about your skill certified by your government.
4/ Health check from the hospital that you belong to on a provincial level or from your own country. This health check is valid for 6 months
5/ Curriculum vitae with passport photo
6/ 3 copies of your newest passport photo
Please noticed that my diploma is a french professional degree.
Let me know if you can help me for that and what is the cost.
Thanks
Guillaume REDON
To Guillaume REDON:
Thank you for contacting us!
Please inform that at present we do not provide work permit service. To obtain this document, you must work for a company in Vietnam and this company will be in charged of gaining the work permit for you.
Kind regards,
Anna Quach
To whom it may concern
I am South African and very interested in teaching in Vietnam or elsewhere and as far as I can gather from most sites that I have visited on the internet, I meet most of the necessary requirements (I have a degree in Youth work and just completed an Honours degree in Psychology- no TEFL though).
The problem I face is that my criminal background check would not be clean as I pleaded guilty to three DUI charges in 2008, 2010 and 2011. These offences were due to plain stupidity on my part and the result of losing my way in life a bit. I have however gotten my life back on track and would like to fulfil my dream of working abroad. According to South African law, I will only be able to have these offences expunged in ten years time. I have made mistakes in my past and have paid dearly for them. I do however believe that they shouldn’t determine my future.
What would be my chances of obtaining a visa to be able to teach or work? According to some sites I wouldn’t have a chance at all, while others state that as long as it isn’t drug- or sexual offence related it wouldn’t be a problem. Any help or assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards