{"id":1362,"date":"2023-08-17T13:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T06:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2023-09-27T11:19:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T04:19:48","slug":"notes-in-the-process-of-applying-for-a-work-permit-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/notes-in-the-process-of-applying-for-a-work-permit-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"NOTES IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR A WORK PERMIT IN VIETNAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>When to Apply for a Vietnam Work Permit?<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">According to the Circular No. 23\/2017\/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the online grant of work permits to foreign workers in Vietnam, the foreigner\u2019s employer or his agent shall, at least 13 working days before\u00a0 the date the foreigner is expected to start working, fill in the request form and required documents to the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to apply for the work permit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Vietnam work permit processing time and cost<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The work permit request processing time is totally 20 working days (after receiving full required documents), including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">15 days for approval of demand for employing foreigners;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">05 working days for granting the work permit.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">But all are highly recommended to carry out the procedure at least 30 days before the expected work start date of the foreigners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The cost for a Vietnam work permit varies by the province\/city where you submit your application forms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Vietnam Work Permit Validity and Extension<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">As provided for in Decree No. 152\/2020\/ND-CP, a work permit is valid for up to 02 years, and it can be extended once for further 02 years following this Vietnam work permit extension procedure. When the extended work permit becomes expired, the employer shall follow the same procedure to obtain a new work permit if he\/she wishes to further employ such a foreign employee.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt; color: #ff0000;\"><b>Vietnam Work Permit Termination<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">A work permit may be terminated if:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The work permit has expired.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Labor contract has been terminated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The content of the labor contract is not consistent with the granted work permit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The contracts of business, trade, finance, banking, insurance, science and technology, culture, sports, education, or medicine have expired or terminated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The foreign employer announced the termination of the foreign employee working in Vietnam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Work permit issued by authorized state agency has been withdrawn.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The operation of the company, organization, and partners in Vietnam has been terminated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The validity of the work permit for Vietnam is 2 years. And then, if you wish to work in Vietnam for longer, you can apply for a work permit extension. But if you want to return to your home country or move to another country for work, before leaving Vietnam, your Work Permit needs to be canceled with the assistance of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. Foreign employees should return the permit to their employer within fifteen (15) days from the date that their employment ends. It is the employer\u2019s responsibility to submit the permit with a notification letter to the local office of the Labor Department.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Above is detailed information about notes in the process of applying for a work permit in Vietnam SLF sent to customers. If you have any questions or need service advice, please contact SLF for advice and support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Contact Info:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Office: L1.02.05 Landmark 1, Vinhomes Central Park, 720A \u0110ien Bien Phu, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District,\u00a0 Ho Chi Minh City.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Mail: slflaw.vn@gmail.com<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Hotline: (+84) 938 6199 456<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When to Apply for a Vietnam Work Permit? According to the Circular No. 23\/2017\/TT-BLDTBXH guiding the online grant of work permits to foreign workers in Vietnam, the foreigner\u2019s employer or his agent shall, at least 13 working days before\u00a0 the date the foreigner is expected to start working, fill in the request form and required [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1362"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1442,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1362\/revisions\/1442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slflaw.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}