EGYPT VISA

Egypt is perhaps one of the very few countries that has a big haul of history amidst historical controversies. People like the Jewish hero Moses, Queen Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, King Tut and others have donned the land.  Egypt showcases much of man's history, his achievements and the glorious monuments that stand to tell a tale for our future generations. Visitors to Egypt must obtain a visa from one of the Egyptian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries that are eligible for visa on arrival. Visitors must hold passports that are valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival to Egypt. In March 2015 it was announced that all foreigners travelling to Egypt for tourism will require visas in advance as of May 15, 2015. The only exemption will be for organized groups visiting through an Egyptian travel agency. In April 2015 Egyptian authorities announced that they have reversed the decision until an electronic visa system is in place.

LIST OF COUNTRIES ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE EGYPT VISA

Citizens of the following 7 countries and territories may visit Egypt without a visa for 3 months: Bahrain, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macao, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia.

VISA ON ARRIVAL 

According to the Egyptian Consulate General, citizens of the following countries can obtain visa upon arrival at any of the Egyptian ports of entry: All European Union citizens, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, South Korea, Macedonia, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, United States.

ELECTRONIC VISA

From 3 December 2017 citizens of 46 countries may apply for tourist or business types of visa for 30 days online through the e-Visa system: All European Union citizens, Albania, Canada, Japan, Iceland, North Korea, South Korea, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Vatican city.

TYPE OF EGYPT VISAS

Egypt Tourist Visa:

• Issued with a validity of 3 months, and is intended solely for applicants wishing to visit the country for the purposes of tourism
• Applicants must leave upon the visa's expiry and must not engage in any form of employment while on their visit.
• Issued for either single entry or multiple entries.

Egypt Entry Visa:

• Designed for applicants who wish to work or study in Egypt, or engage in an activity which is not covered by the tourist visa
• The Egypt entry visa also acts as the first step for applicants hoping to gain Egyptian permanent residency.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR EGYPT VISA APPLICATION

1. Original passport;
2. Visa application form signed by the applicant;
3. 2 passport photos in 4x6 cm size white background;
4. Marriage certificate;
5. A letter for visa application;
6. Work permit and temporary residence card applied for foreigner working in Vietnam;
7. An authorized letter, in case the applicant not able to submit in person.

For business purpose providing the following documents

1. An invitation letter from sponsored company or organization in Egypt, this letter should be sent directly to the embassy or consulate of Egypt
2. A passport scanned copy of inviter
    

For tourist purpose proving the following documents

1. A copy of hotel reservation
2. A copy of return air-ticket

VALIDITY OF VISA

The duration of stay are determined/ confirmed by the Egyptian Embassy or Consulate, the popular visa term is 3 month single entry.

PROCESSING TIME

The visa processing time is from 7 to 10 working days

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HOW TO EXTEND VIETNAM VISA

Foreigners wish to extend their visa for the temporary staying permission in Vietnam with the purpose for business, working, investment, study, visiting relatives, traveling, or others. They could extend their stay by using visa extension or renewal service, conducting this service depends on their current visa and purpose, visa extension allows them to stay more in Vietnam without leaving the country. Meanwhile, visa renewal means that you are granted a new visa stamp and visa sticker on your passport with the new duration permission. Your Visa must be extended before the expired date to make sure that you will not charged for the penalty fee of overstaying. The visa extension and renewal must be applied from 5 to 7 days before the visa expiration date, and it takes 5 working days for processing.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Extending the Visa means that the Vietnam Immigration Department will approve a new Visa stamp on the passport with new expiry date, so you are able to stay in Vietnam until that day.

With Visa Extension, you do not need to leave the country, because the Visa extension will be done while you are in Vietnam.

Your Visa must be extended before the expired date to make sure that you will not charged for the penalty fee of overstaying.

The Visa extension includes following cases:

• Business Visa: your Visa can be extended for up to 1 year maximum
• Tourist Visa: this visa type can be extended for 3 months maximum

*Note: The Visa Extension length depends on the current Visa type. So we recommend you to contact directly to our team to check your case.

CONDITIONS FOR VISA EXTENSION AND RENEWAL

1. Providing the proof of temporary residence in Vietnam certified the local police department;
2. A valid Vietnam’s visa and passport;
3. The visa extension application must have a sponsored company in Vietnam;
4. The duration of a visa shall be at least 30 days shorter than that of a passport or international laissez-passer.
    

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VISA EXTENSION AND RENEWAL

Visa extension: means that you will have new staying duration permission in Vietnam, and this allow to stay more in Vietnam without reentering if you exit Vietnam before your visa expired. So it means you must apply new visa if you wish to come back Vietnam after leaving. Hence the extension fee is much cheaper than visa renewal

In order to apply visa extension, your current visa has to meet some requirements of Vietnam Immigration Department. Your current visa type has to be correspondent to your staying extending requirement.

Stay in 1 more month: If your current visa is 1 month single, 1 month multiple, 3 month single or 3 month multiple entry visa, you are allowed apply to extend visa in 1 more month.
Stay in 3 more months: If your current visa is 3 month single or 3 month multiple entry visa, you can apply to extend visa in 3 more months

Visa Renewal: means that you are granted a new visa stamp and visa sticker paper on your passport with the new duration permission. The staying length is valid from 1 month to 1 year depending on the purpose of entry and needs. Moreover the visa renewal fee is higher than the visa extension fee because we have to pay stamping fee and visa sticker fee. Visa renewal is ready for someone who has a valid visa with visa sticker paper and visa code of DN, LD, DT, NN1, NN2, LV and DL.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR VISA EXTENSION

Foreigners who are working, staying and having the sponsor company in Vietnam, containing a valid visa and passport marked the visa type of DN / LD / NN1 / NN2 / TT should have dossiers as follows:

1. Company’s legal entity files (notarized certified copy of business registration certificate or investment registration certificate or establish Representative Office)
2. Seal registration certificate and tax code registration certificate (if any);
3. The original passport;
4. A valid Vietnam visa;
5. Vietnam work permit (if any);
6. Visa extension form signed and sealed by company’s legal representative
7. Original certificate of temporary residence in Vietnam (residence record);
8. In case of that foreigners accompany with their relatives, it’s required to provide the written proof of family relationships (the documents must be legalized, translated and notarized comply with the provisions of law):

• The relatives recognized as spouse must have a marriage certificate;
• The relatives recognized as children must have a birth certificate.

Processing Time: 5-7 working days
 

DURATION AND VALUE OF VISA TYPES

1. The duration of a SQ visa is not longer than 30 days.
2. The duration of a HN or DL visa is not longer than 03 months.
3. The duration of a VR visa is not longer than 06 months.
4. The duration of a NG1, NG2, NG3, NG4, LV1, LV2, DN, NN1, NN2, NN3, DH, PV1, PV2 or TT visa is not longer than 12 months.
5. The duration of a LĐ visa is not longer than 02 years.
6. The duration of a ĐT visa is not longer than 05 years.
7. When a visa is expired, its reissuance shall be considered.
8. The duration of a visa shall be at least 30 days shorter than that of a passport or international laissez-passer.

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HOW TO APPLY WORK PERMIT EXTENSION

Pursuant to the new Degree No 11/2016/ND-CP issued on 3 February 2016 hereby details on the implementation of Labor Code regarding to the foreign labor working in Viet Nam, if foreign workers plan to continue working in Vietnam and their current work permit’s validity is more than 30 days, they must submit the form for explanation of foreign labor usage plan in advance. In certain circumstances, a second extension to the work permit may be allowed. The work permit extension application dossier for foreign nationals must be submitted to the local Department of Labour and Social Welfare at least 5 days but less than 45 days before the expiry date of the current work permit.

REQUIREMENTS APPLYING FOR WORK PERMIT EXTENSION IN VIETNAM

It is fairly easy to extend a work permit in Vietnam, as long as the applicant is continuing the job for which they were initially granted the permit. If this is the case then the employer must apply for this extension at least 30 days before the existing permit expires. Furthermore, certain conditions must be met in order for an expat to be eligible for extension.

• The foreigner worker continues to extend the labour contract and hold their position as long as there have been no breaches of labour discipline as stipulated in the Labour Code;
• The employer must show that they are planning to or are conducting training of Vietnamese employees to perform the jobs currently performed by foreigners;
• The information on the current work permit is unchanged especially passport number, job position.

If applicants meet these conditions, and the employer can submit an application on the employee’s behalf and within 45 days before the expiry date of the work permit, the Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs Service should grant an extension to the work permit.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR WORK PERMIT EXTENSION

1. Request form for work permit extension from the employer in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs;
2. Health check certificate must be issued by the hospital/clinic appointed by DOLISA
3. Three recent passport-sized photos (These photos should be taken with bareheaded, frontal view, showing the face and ears clearly, without glasses, and on a white background and within the last 6 months from the date on which the expat lodges the application dossier for work permit)
4. The original work permit (The work permit is valid for at least 05 days but not more than 45 days)
5. People's Committee approval
6. Notarized true copy of labour contract

THE TERM OF WORK PERMIT EXTENSION

The validity period of a work permit is equal to the duration of the labor contract to be signed as far as the period is less than 02 years.

CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH

Working in Vietnam without a work permit is still an administrative violation. Such violation is subject to administrative sanctions, but not criminal liability. Correspondingly, a foreigner may not be imprisoned but deported. An employer whose foreign employees do not have a work permit may be fined. Working in Vietnam without a work permit becomes more complicated in solving disputes (if any) in front of the Vietnamese Courts. Vietnamese legislation lacks regulations on this matter. Labour Law is one-sided to protect workers and it is a duty of employer to apply for a work permit for the employee. As a result, the employer must bear burden of proofs and discharges obligations and compensation to his employee. It is particularly recommended that foreign employee working in Vietnam must obtain a work permit.

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HOW TO APPLY VIETNAM VISA FOR FOREIGNERS

CITIZENS OF THE FOLLOWING 24 COUNTRIES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HOLD A VISA FOR VIETNAM

Visitors to Vietnam must obtain a visa from one of the Vietnamese Embassies/ Consulates or via agencies on arrival unless they come from one of the visa-exempting countries. All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

1. Citizens of Brunei and Myanmar are granted bilateral visa-free entry no more than 14 days;
2. Citizens of Philippines are granted bilateral visa-free entry no more than 21 days;
3. Citizens of Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are granted bilateral visa-free entry no more than 30 days;
4. Citizens of Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Finland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belarus are granted unilateral visa-free entry no more than 15 days
5. Citizens with APEC business cards from member economies of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are granted visa-free entry with no more than 60 days of residence;
6. For tourists to Phu Quoc, Vietnam: Foreigners and abroad residing Vietnamese citizens entering Vietnam through an international border and travelling to Phu Quoc island, then residing under 15 days are granted Vietnam visa free entry. Passport are required at least 45 days validity. After entering Phu Quoc, in case travelers want to have a visit to other destinations or reside in the island more than 15 days, they will be offered Vietnam visa by the Immigration department right in the island;

Kindly note that the citizens of Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Finland, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Belarus are granted unilateral visa-free entry no more than 15 days, after 15 days visa exemption they must leave Vietnam for their home or another country and it takes at least 30 days since the latest exit from Vietnam to enter again without Vietnam visa.

THREE WAYS OF OBTAINING A VISA FOR VIETNAM

Most people need a visa in order to enter Vietnam, unless they are coming from one of the visa-exempt countries. There are three ways of obtaining such a visa:

1. Apply in person or by post through your nearest Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate;
2. Apply for a Visa on Arrival (VOA) or;
3. Apply for an e-visa online

While there are advantages and disadvantages associated with each of these, we recommend the Visa on Arrival as the best option for the purposes of tourist, business and work considering a trip to Vietnam.

Option 1: Via Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate

Key Features:

• Traditional approach to getting a visa
• Can be done in person or by post
• Can be used to apply for any type of visa
• The fee is uncertain as it depends on the consulate/ embassy
• Can be used for any entrance point, whether by land, air, or sea
• Takes about 5 working days to process, but can be sped up to 1- 2 days for urgent service.
• Visa is stamped before departure.

You can apply for a visa through the local Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate either in person or by mail. To do this, you need to fill out and sign an application form, sending it along with your passport and a passport photo.

The advantage of applying this way is that you already have the visa stamped in your passport before leaving for Vietnam, which means you do not need to queue on arrival for your passport to get stamped.

The application process is not the most convenient, however, especially for people who do not live near a Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate. Moreover, the fees vary depending on the Embassy or Consulate, and the processing time is longer.

Option 2: Visa on Arrival

Key Features:

• Convenient, as it can be done by completing an online application form
• Can be used to apply for any type of visa (1- 3, or 6 months, or 1 year multiple-entry visa)
• You will need to pay two fees: 1. Service fee for approval letter, 2. Stamping fee.
• The service fee is paid online to the service provider. The amount depends on the visa type (number of months and number of entries) and service provider.
• The stamping fee is paid at the arrival airport when the visa is stamped. The fee starts at USD25 for 1 month and 3 month single entry, USD50 for 1 and 3 month multiple-entry visas. The stamping fee must be paid in cash (USD or VND).
• Can only be obtained at Vietnam’s international airports in Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh, Cam Ranh or Phu Quoc Airport. Hence it is only an option for air passengers.
• For tourist approval letter takes about 2 working days to process and can be sped up to 1 day or 4 hours for an extra charge. While the business approval letter takes 5 working days to process

Visa on Arrival is a viable option with various advantages. With Visa on Arrival, you can apply for longer-term and multiple-entry visas, and you do not need to go in person to the Embassy, or apply by post. You just need to submit an online application and get a pre-approval letter.

Option 3: E-Visa

Key Features:

• Very recent, was only launched on 1 February 2017
• Convenient, as it can be done by completing an online application form
• Only costs USD 25, which is non-refundable if the visa is declined.
• May be used for any entrance point, whether by land, air, or sea. (There are 28 entrance points, including 8 international airports, 13 international border gates, and 7 seaports.)
• Only for 1 month single-entry.
• Takes about 3 working days to process, and you’ll know quickly whether the application was accepted or not.
• The visa does not need to be stamped on your passport; hence there is no stamping fee and no need to queue for your passport to be stamped on arrival.
• Only available to citizens of 46 countries (including the UK and the USA).

Applying for an e-visa is our recommended option for tourists as it is most convenient and cost-effective. However, please note that this visa is only for visitors visiting for less than 30 days. Longer-term visitors will need to consider the other two options.

Please Note that the arrival port must be the same on the documents issued by Immigration Department. If you are to change the arrival port after receiving your E-visa, you should contact them to amend the information on the documents to avoid any issue on the ground.

As this kind of visa is very new, we suggest that visitors contact with Vietnamese Immigration Department via electronic system if having any queries or take a look at the E-visa Frequently Asked Questions.

HOW TO APPLY A BUSINESS, WORKING OR INVESTMENT APPROVAL LETTER TO OBTAIN THE VISA AT OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE EMBASSIES/ CONSULATES OR VIETNAM’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

For business, working or investment purposes, the applicants are required a letter of entry clearance or approval letter from the Ministry of Public Security obtained by your business partner in Vietnam. The required documents need to provide both the applicant and Vietnam’s sponsor company

1. A notary certified copy of sponsor company’s business or investment or representative license, tax registration, company seal registration form;
2. Scanning the applicant’s passport;
3. Providing the proposed date of arrival (this is the date you want your visa to start from. The start date of the visa itself will be the day you arrive - you can enter Vietnam at a later date (up to your exit date) but not before that date, so be sure to take time zone differences into account);
4. Providing the place of picking up the visa (the visa can be picked up at either the Vietnamese Embassies/ Consulates in your own or another country, or airports of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang or Nha Trang);

The visa duration is from 1 to 12 months with single or multiple entries

Normal processing time: 5-7 working days

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CONSULAR LEGALIZATION/ CERTIFICATION

OVERVIEW OF CONSULAR CERTIFICATION AND LEGALIZATION

The main purpose of the consular certification or legalization is certification of the document’s value issued by Vietnam or foreign countries to verify the signature authenticity on document and the competence of the person signing the document.

The consular certification and legalization are just the certification of seal, signature and job title on papers, documents, not including certification of the document’s context and form.

1. “Consular certification” is the procedure that Vietnamese competent authority certifies the seal, signature and job title on documents to be recognized and used abroad.

2. “Consular legalization” is the procedure that Vietnamese competent authority certifies the seal, signature and job title on foreign documents to be recognized and used in Vietnam.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSULAR CERTIFICATION AND LEGALIZATION

1. To be recognized and used abroad, the Vietnamese papers and documents must be certificated consul, unless the documents and papers are free of consular certification and legalization.

2.  To be recognized and used in Vietnam, the foreign papers and documents must be certificated consul, unless the documents and papers are free of consular certification and legalization.

THE DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS ARE EXEMPT FROM CONSULAR CERTIFICATION AND LEGALIZATION

1. Papers and documents are exempt from consular certification and legalization in accordance with the international treaties, including Vietnam and relevant foreign countries are members, or in accordance with the principle of reciprocity;

2. Papers and documents are transferred directly or transferred through diplomacy between the competent authorities of Vietnam and foreign countries;

3. Papers and documents which are exempt from consular certification and legalization in accordance with the law of Vietnam;

4. The papers and documents which receiving agencies in Vietnam or foreign countries do not request consular legalization and certification complying with the respective laws of Vietnam or foreign countries.

DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS EXEMPT FROM CONSULAR CERTIFICATION AND LEGALIZATION.

1. The documents and papers modified, erased without corrections as prescribed by law;

2. Papers and documents in the dossier requesting consular certification and legalization contain contradictory details;

3. Papers, documents forged or issued, certified in wrong competence under the law;

4. Papers and documents with signatures and seals are not the originals;

5. Papers and documents with contents violating the interests of the Vietnamese State.

PROCEDURE TO VERIFY CONSUL AT VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OR CONSULAR AGENCY OVERSEAS

1. Persons who apply for consular certification must submit 01 set of dossier, including:

a) The information form of consular certification (in form)

b) The original or true copy of documents required to legalize consul

c) The original personal papers (ID or passport) in the case of filing directly

d) Documents and dossiers for consular certification: the application forms and documents of consular certification certificated by Vietnam's Foreign Ministry as prescribed, along with a photo of these forms and documents to save in representative agency.

e) Processing time: 1-2 working days

2. In case of seal, signature and job title forms of the competent authority and persons that are responsible for foreign consular certification have not officially announced or verified. The representative agencies propose foreign competent agencies for verification. Right after receiving the result of verification, the representative agency shall resolve the documents and release the result to applicants.

3. The consular certification conducts based on:

a) Compare the seal, signature and job title on documents requesting consular certification to the form of the seal, signature and job title which have been announced to Ministry of Foreign Affairs; or

b) The certification result of Vietnamese competent authorities and organizations affirms authenticity of those seal, signature and job title.

PROCEDURES OF CONSULAR LEGALIZATION AT VIETNAMESE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OR CONSULAR AGENCY OVERSEAS

Persons who apply for consular legalization must submit 01 set of dossier, including:

a) 01 information form of consular legalization in stipulated form;

b) Presenting the original personal papers in case of filing directly;

c) 01 copy of the personal papers in case of filing by post.

d) Documents and papers that request consular legalization authorized by diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other agencies to perform the certificated functions of foreign countries.

đ) 01 translation of the documents and papers that demand for consular legalization into Vietnamese or English languages if those documents and papers are not written by above mentioned languages.

e) 01 photo of above documents and papers to save at the Foreign Ministry.

2. In case of verifying the authenticity of these documents and papers, receiving officials are able to ask for applicants present to complete the originals of those relevant documents and papers in saving at the Foreign Ministry.

3. The Foreign Ministry shall legalize consul based on comparison of the seal, signature and job title in the certification of foreign competent authority on documents and papers and the seal, signature and job title in official announce to the Foreign Ministry.

4. Processing time: 1-2 working days.

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VIETNAM CRIMINAL RECORD

OVERVIEW OF VIETNAMESE CRIMINAL RECORD

Criminal record for foreigners is aimed at legalization, document supplement to apply for Work Permit, the procedures of marriage registration, adoption or other matters must be done at the demand of relevant agencies. Conditions to apply for Vietnamese criminal record for foreigners are that they must stay in Vietnam for more than 1 month and obtain passport and temporary residence book/orders at locality, certificated by public security of commune where they are residing.

Criminal record is issued by the agency of database management of criminal record worthing to prove that the individuals have or have not criminal record, ban or not banned from holding position, establishment, business management, cooperation in case of the businesses, cooperatives were declared bankrupt by Court.

TWO MAIN TYPES OF VIETNAMESE CRIMINAL RECORD

Criminal record card No. 1, which shall be issued to Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who resided or are currently residing in Vietnam, state agencies, political organizations and socio-political organizations may request the issuance of judicial record cards to serve the personnel management, business registration, establishment and management of enterprises or cooperatives;
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Criminal record card No. 2, which shall be issued to Procedure-conducting agencies may request the issuance of judicial record cards to serve the investigation, prosecution and adjudication work and at the request of individuals who want to know their judicial records.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR VIETNAMESE CRIMINAL RECORD APPLICATION

A form for criminal record application

Original passport of the person requested to be issued a criminal record;

A valid Vietnam visa;

A copy of the household registration book or certificate of permanent or temporary residence of the person requested to be issued a criminal record card;

Individuals may authorize other persons to carry out procedures for requesting the issuance of criminal record. The authorization must be established in writing under law. In case a requester for a criminal record card is a parent, spouse or child of the person requested to be issued a criminal record card, no written authorization is required but they have to prove by written evidence

Individuals who requests criminal record card No. 1 could not authorize other persons to carry out procedures for requesting the issuance of criminal record cards.

Besides, the person who is exempted from criminal record card must submit the envidence.

The time limit for issuance of a criminal record card is 10-20 days after the receipt of a valid request.

CRIMINAL RECORD IN VIETNAM AND OTHER COUNTRIES

1. The case that foreign workers have stayed in Vietnam must obtain criminal record issued by the national criminal record center or the case that foreigners are staying in Vietnam for now must obtain criminal records issued by Justice Department of the province and city directly under the central authorities and the written confirmation that they are not offenders or prosecuted for criminal liability in accordance with provisions of foreign law, issued by the competent authorities of foreign countries.
2. In case that foreign workers have never stayed in Vietnam must have written confirmation that they are not offenders or prosecuted for criminal liability in accordance with provisions of foreign law, issued by the competent authority of foreign countries. 

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WORK PERMIT VIETNAM

Foreign nationals working in Vietnam for less than 30 days and for a total cumulative period not exceeding 90 days per year shall be exempted a Work Permit. Furthermore the work permit exemption certificate is not required in this case. if they plan to work longer than 3 months in Vietnam, they need to apply for the work permit from the local labour authorities of the province or city where their employer is located before signing an employment contract, It is also possible to apply for the work permit in advance of arrival in the country, the employer usually helps organise the application on the employee’s behalf.
For companies seeking to employ foreign nationals, a recruitment plan by the company must be submitted at least thirty days in advance of the workers arrival to the provincial Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (DoLISA).

CONDITIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF A WORK PERMIT

1. There is capacity for civil acts fully in accordance with the law;
2. There is health fit with the job requirements;
3. Being a manager, executive director, expert or technician;
4. Not offenders or being prosecuted for criminal liability in accordance with the law of Viet Nam and foreign law;
5. Being approved in writing by the competent State agencies on the use of foreign workers.

APPLICATION FILE FOR ISSUANCE OF A WORK PERMIT

Before at least 30 days since the day foreign labors anticapted to work for employer units (companies, contractors, representative offices,..), these units shall submit documents as reuqested to grant work permit to Dapartment of Labour, Invalids and Social Welfares at where foreign labor expected to work.

1. Request for issuance of a work permit from the employer in accordance with regulations of the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs;
    
2. Health certificate or medical certificate issued by a competent foreign or Vietnamese health care agency or organization valid for 12 months from the date of signing to the application date;
    
3. Judicial record or written document confirming the foreign worker is not an offender or being prosecuted for criminal liability issued by the foreign country. If the foreign worker resides in Viet Nam, only judicial record issued Viet Nam is required and this document must be issued within 06 months from the issuance date to the application date.
    
4. Proof showing he/she as a manager, executive, expert or technician
   Foreign experts in one of the following cases:
   a) Having a written document proving him/her as an expert of a foreign agency, organization or enterprise;
   b) Having a college degree or equivalent or higher qualifications and have at least 03 year-working experience in the field consistent with the position that the foreign workers are expected to work in Viet Nam; special cases shall be considered and decided by the Prime Minister.
   
   Foreign managers and executive directors in one of the following cases:
   a) Managers of an enterprise such as the manager of the company or manager of private company, who is either an owner of a private company, a general partner, the Chairpersons of the Board of members, a member of the Board of members, the company's President, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, a member of the Board of Directors, the Director/General Director, or a person holding another managerial position who is entitled to enter into the company’s transactions on behalf of the company according to the company’s charter, or heads and deputy heads of an agency or a organization;
   b) Chief Executive Officers who lead and directly operate subsidiary units under agencies, organizations and enterprises.
   
   Technical workers who had received technical or other specialized training for least 01 year and worked at least 03 years in the sector of specialized training.
    
5. The written approval of Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Welfare.
    
6. 02 color photos (size 4cm x 6cm, white background, front, bareheaded, without sunglasses), taken within 06 months prior to the application date..
    
7. A notarized certified copy of passport or valid papers or international travel documents in accordance with the law

Note: Documents including the criminal records, health certificates, certificate of career in foreign languages must be legalized and translated into Vietnamese and certified in accordance with regulations of Viet Nam.

WORK PERMIT EXEMPTION

Foreigners enter VN to work are required a work permit, except these following cases:

• Foreigners work in VN shorter than 03 months;
• Foreigners are the members of a limited liability company with two members or more;
• Foreigner who owned of a limited liability company with a member (except an authorized representative);
• Foreigners who are the Board of Directors members of the joint-stock company;
• Foreign workers entering Viet Nam to provide services;
• Foreigners enter VN for 03 months to handle emergency problems such as incidents, technical situations, Complex technologies arise that affect or threaten to affect production, business that Vietnamese expert or foreign expert currently in VN cannot handle. If the handle time needs more than 03 months, they have to apply for a work permit.

For further information please contact:
Discovery Indochina Travel Co., Ltd
5th Floor | Avenis Building | 145 Dien Bien Phu Street, District 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam
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