{"id":179,"date":"2016-02-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trangwebvang.net\/lawpage\/2016\/02\/02\/decree-102-2013-nd-cp-on-foreign-nationals-working-in-vietnam\/"},"modified":"2016-02-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T00:00:00","slug":"decree-102-2013-nd-cp-on-foreign-nationals-working-in-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawpage.vn\/en\/decree-102-2013-nd-cp-on-foreign-nationals-working-in-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Decree 102\/2013\/ND-CP on Foreign Nationals Working in Vietnam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\"><span style=\"color: rgb(23, 33, 45); text-align: justify;\">The new Decree 102\/2013\/ND-CP, issued by Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on September 6, 2013, provides guidelines on the implementation of provisions of the new Labor Code on the management of foreign nationals working in Vietnam. This new Decree will take effect on November 1, 2013 and shall replace Decree 34\/2008\/ND-CP dated 25 March 2008 and Decree No. 46\/2011\/ND-CP dated 17 June 2011.&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t<\/font><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4 class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">1. Work Permit Exemption:&nbsp;<\/font><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;New categories of foreigners working in Vietnam that shall be exempted of work permits include:&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; color: rgb(23, 33, 45); text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">Teachers working for foreign organizations assigned to Vietnam by the foreign country&#039;s authority to teach at an international university that is under the management of the foreign country&#039;s authority representative or an international organization in Vietnam.&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">Foreigners who hold a Master&#039;s Degree or equivalent assigned to work in Vietnam for consultation, teaching, conducting research at universities\/ colleges for a period of less than 30 days.&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">Foreigners working in Vietnam within the framework of an international agreement involving central authorities and political\/social organizations at the central level.&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">The Work Permit exemption form should be lodged at the provincial Labor Department with supporting documents as usual, but if these documents were issued overseas, only an official translation in Vietnamese is required as per Vietnamese Law. Notarization and legalization in the country of origin of the documents is no longer required for the work permit exemption procedure.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The Labor Department shall issue a confirmation letter to foreigners exempted of work permit within 3 working days from the date of receiving the application.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">2. Categories of foreigners assigned to work in Vietnam&nbsp;<\/font><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;Previously, only Managers, Executives or Experts were the only accepted positions for an assignment to Vietnam. The new decree introduces &#8220;Technical Workers&#8221;. Technical Workers shall give evidence of their qualifications in a technical field (at least 1 year of study\/training) and a minimum of 3 years experience in the related field.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">3\/ Demand on Using Foreigners&nbsp;<\/font><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;Every year, and during the year if any change, employers in Vietnam shall be responsible to report their demand and seek approval for using foreigners for each specific position where Vietnamese nationals cannot meet the employer&#039;s requirements. Reports shall be made to the People&#039;s Committee of each province\/city where the company&#039;s head office is located.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">4\/ Work Permit Application&nbsp;<\/font><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;Additional documents shall be required such as the approval letter issued by the Chairman of People Committee for the use of foreigners in specific positions. For internal transferees, a document that gives evidence that the internal transferee has indeed previously worked for the company will be required.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>For local hires: The previous requirement to place a job advertisement is not mentioned in the new decree. There may however be some inconsistencies between different labor departments throughout the country with regard to the application of this requirement.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;5\/ Work Permit Re-Issuance&nbsp;<\/font><\/h4>\n<div class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; color: rgb(23, 33, 45);\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">&nbsp;Work Permit renewal: before at least 5 (five) days but not more than 15 (fifteen) days from the date the work permit expires, employers must submit the application to request for re-issuance of work permit.&nbsp;<\/font><\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; color: rgb(23, 33, 45); text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">Renewal applications shall include:&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">Work Permit expiry date&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">New health check and health certificate&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">The approval letter issued by the Chairman of People&#039;s Committee on the use of foreigners.&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; text-align: justify; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.eurochamvn.org\/sites\/www.eurochamvn.org\/themes\/eurocham\/images\/li-default.png); background-attachment: scroll; list-style: none outside none; background-position: 0px 8px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;\"><font size=\"3\" face=\"Times New Roman\">New Assignment Letter, service contract (depending on each case) to justify the assignment.&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: charis, Georgia, serif;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Decree 102\/2013\/ND-CP, issued by Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) on September 6, 2013, provides guidelines on the implementation of provisions of the new Labor Code on the management of foreign nationals working in Vietnam. 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