Vietnam Work Permit Exemption

Foreigners working in Vietnam must have a work permit, except the following cases:
a/ Foreigners entering Vietnam to work for a period of less than 03 (three) months;
b/ Foreigners who are members of limited liability companies with two or more members;
c/ Foreigners who are owners of one-member limited liability companies;
d/ Foreigners who are members of Boards of Directors of joint stock companies;
e/ Foreigners entering Vietnam to work as service salespersons;
f/ Foreigners entering Vietnam to deal with urgent circumstances, such as complicated technical and technological incidents and problems that affect or threaten to affect production and business but fall beyond the handling capacity  of Vietnamese specialists and foreign specialists who are currently present in Vietnam. If they have to work for more than 03 (three) months in Vietnam, at the end of a three-month period, they shall carry out procedures of registration for the grant of work permits under this Decree;
g/ Foreign lawyers who possess licenses to practice law in Vietnam which are granted by the Ministry of Justice in accordance with law.
h/ A foreigner working as Head of Representative Office, Head of Project Office or a foreigner assigned to represent all activities in Vietnam by foreign non-government organization;
j/ A foreigner having internal transfer within an enterprise, in the service scope in the commitment service table of Vietnam with World Trade Organization with 11 services, including: business service; information service; construction service; distribution service; education service; environmental service; financial service; health service; tourism service; service of entertainment culture  and transportation service;
k/ A foreigner coming Vietnam to supply consulting service on professional knowledge and technique or implement other tasks serving to research, build, appraise, monitor and evaluate, manage and process programs, projects that use Official Development Assistance (ODA) in accordance with regulations or agreements in international treaty on ODA signed between authorized Vietnam agency and foreign agency;
l/ A foreigner licensed to operate in information and newspaper sector in Vietnam by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in accordance with legal regulations;
m/ Other cases in accordance with the Prime Minister’s regulations.”

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Contact NHI GIA WORK PERMIT CONSULTANT for free advice.

TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH

Ngọc Triều (Ms.) – 0906 910 278

Email: trieu.le@nhigia.vn

Trà Mi (Ms.) – 0909 964 788

Email: mi.nguyen@nhigia.vn

NHIGIA TRADING AND SERVICE CO., LTD

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Tax code: 0304 279 089

HÀ NỘI

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Email: phuong.nguyen@nhigia.vn

Branch: Nguyễn Khánh Toàn, Cầu Giấy, Hà Nội