Decree No. 219/2025/NĐ-CP on Foreign Workers Working in Vietnam

 DECREE

Regulations on Foreign Workers Working in Vietnam

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Labor Code No. 45/2019/QH14;

||| Based on the proposal of the Minister of Home Affairs;

The Government promulgates this Decree on foreign workers working in Vietnam.

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Decree stipulates on foreign workers working in Vietnam according to Articles and Clauses of the Labor Code as follows: Conditions, procedures, and formalities for issuing, reissuing, extending, and revoking work permits, and certificates confirming non-requiring work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam under Article 157 of the Labor Code and foreign workers working in Vietnam without requiring work permits under Clauses 1, 2, and 9 of Article 154 of the Labor Code.

Article 2. Applicability

1. Foreign workers working in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as foreign workers) are foreign citizens entering to work at positions specified in Article 3 of this Decree, in one of the following forms:

a) Performing labor contracts;

b) Internal transfer within a business;

c) Implementing economic and social contracts or agreements;

d) Service provider under a contract;

đ) Offering services;

e) Volunteers;

g) Person responsible for establishing a commercial presence;

h) Transferred from an agency, organization, or business outside Vietnam to work in Vietnam except for internal transfers within a business;

i) Participating in implementing tenders and projects in Vietnam;

k) Relatives of members of foreign representative agencies in Vietnam permitted to work in Vietnam according to international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party;

l) Chairman or member of the Board of Directors of a joint-stock company, owner or member of a limited liability company with a capital contribution value of less than three billion dong;

m) Performing labor contracts with foreign diplomatic missions, organizations in Vietnam.

2. Employers of foreign workers include businesses, agencies, organizations, contractors, foreign diplomatic missions in Vietnam; individuals permitted to engage in business activities according to the law.

Article 3. Positions of foreign workers working in Vietnam

1. Manager is a person managing a business according to Clause 24 of Article 4 of the Enterprise Law or is the head or deputy of the head of an agency or organization as prescribed by law.

2. Executive Director includes one of the following cases:

a) Head of a branch, representative office, or place of business of a business;

b) Head and directly manages an area of an agency, organization, or business and has at least three years of experience in a field corresponding to the position that the foreign worker intends to work in Vietnam.

3. Expert includes one of the following cases:

a) Holds a bachelor's degree or higher or equivalent and has at least two years of relevant work experience corresponding to the position that the foreign worker intends to work in Vietnam;

b) Holds a bachelor's degree in a specialized field and has at least one year of relevant experience corresponding to the position that the foreign worker intends to work in Vietnam for experts working in finance, science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, or priority economic and social development fields determined by ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial People's Committees, or according to cooperation agreements of the Vietnamese Government.

4. Technical Worker includes one of the following cases:

a) Trained for at least one year and has at least two years of relevant work experience corresponding to the position that the foreign worker intends to work in Vietnam;

b) Has at least three years of relevant work experience corresponding to the position that the foreign worker intends to work in Vietnam.

Article 4. Competence to issue, reissue, extend, and revoke work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance

Clause 1. The provincial People's Committee has the authority to issue, reissue, extend, and revoke work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance for foreign workers employed by employers with headquarters, branches, representative offices, or business locations in the locality where the foreign worker is expected to work.

In cases where a foreign worker works for an employer operating across multiple provinces or centrally-administered cities, the provincial People's Committee where the employer's main office is located shall have the authority to issue, reissue, extend, and revoke work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance.

Clause 2. The provincial People's Committee decides on the delegation of authority to agencies responsible for issuing, reissuing, extending, and revoking work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance in accordance with the law.

Article 5. Consular Legalization and Authentication of Documents

Clause 1. Foreign documents in the application dossier for issuing, reissuing, extending work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance for foreign workers must be consular legalized unless exempted from consular legalization under international treaties to which both the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the relevant foreign country are parties, or based on the principle of reciprocity, or as provided by law.

Clause 2. Documents that have been consular legalized must be translated into Vietnamese and authenticated in accordance with the law. In cases where the documents are copies, they must be authenticated against the original before being translated into Vietnamese and authenticated in accordance with the law.

Article 6. Provisions on Electronic Transactions in Issuing, Reissuing, and Extending Work Permits and Certificates Not Subject to Work Permit Issuance

Clause 1. Employers submit online applications for issuing, reissuing, and extending work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance for foreign workers through the National Public Service Portal.

Clause 2. The National Public Service Portal transfers the application dossier in accordance with the law on administrative procedures under the one-stop-shop mechanism to the single-window agency and the National Public Service Portal to the competent authority responsible for issuing, reissuing, and extending work permits and certificates not subject to work permit issuance for foreign workers.

Clause 3. In cases where an employer applies for a work permit along with an application for a criminal record certificate on behalf of a foreign worker through an online process, it shall be carried out according to the following procedure:

Point a. The employer submits the application dossier for a work permit together with the application dossier for a criminal record certificate at the National Public Service Portal.

Point b. The National Public Service Portal transfers the application dossier in accordance with point a of this clause to the competent authority for issuing work permits and the public security agency authorized to issue criminal record certificates.

Point c. The public security agency authorized, upon receiving the request for a criminal record certificate, will review the dossier, accept it if it is complete, request additional or corrected information if it is incomplete, or return it if it is invalid. The result of the administrative procedure is the electronic criminal record certificate sent back to the competent authority for issuing work permits.

Point d. The competent authority for issuing work permits reviews the dossier and delivers the work permit and electronic criminal record certificate to the employer.

The processing time for issuing a criminal record certificate together with a work permit is the total processing time for issuing the criminal record certificate and the work permit.

Chapter II
PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUING, REISSUING, AND EXTENDING CERTIFICATES NOT SUBJECT TO WORK PERMIT ISSUANCE

Section 1
PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUING CERTIFICATES NOT SUBJECT TO WORK PERMIT ISSUANCE

Article 7. Foreign workers not subject to labor permit issuance

1. Belonging to one of the cases prescribed in Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of Article 154 of the Labor Code.

2. Being the owner or a shareholder with a capital contribution value of 3 billion VND or more of a limited liability company.

3. Being the Chairman of the Board of Directors or a member of the Board of Directors with a capital contribution value of 3 billion VND or more of a joint stock company.

4. Entering Vietnam to provide consulting services on specialized and technical matters or to perform other tasks serving research, construction, evaluation, monitoring, management, and implementation of programs and projects using official development assistance funds according to regulations or agreements stipulated in international treaties on official development assistance signed between competent authorities of Vietnam and foreign countries.

5. Foreign journalists engaged in press information activities confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

6. Sent by foreign competent authorities to Vietnam to teach, manage, or serve as directors at educational institutions established in Vietnam upon request by diplomatic missions of foreign countries or intergovernmental organizations, or at institutions established under international treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory.

7. Foreign students enrolled in schools or training institutions in Vietnam or abroad with internship agreements or job invitations from employers in Vietnam; trainees or apprentices on Vietnamese vessels.

8. Relatives of members of foreign representative offices in Vietnam permitted to work in Vietnam according to international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party.

9. Holding a diplomatic passport to work for state agencies, political organizations, or socio-political organizations.

10. The person responsible for establishing a commercial presence.

11. Volunteers working in Vietnam voluntarily and without remuneration to implement international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party and confirmed by foreign diplomatic missions or international organizations in Vietnam.

12. Entering Vietnam to implement international agreements concluded by central agencies, provincial-level agencies in accordance with the law.

13. Foreign workers who are managers, directors, experts, or technical workers belonging to one of the following cases:

a) Entering Vietnam to work for a total period of less than 90 days within one year, calculated from January 1 to the last day of the year;

b) Internal transfers within a business: Transfers with a fixed term within a foreign enterprise that has established a commercial presence in Vietnam within the scope of 11 service sectors according to Vietnam's commitments to the World Trade Organization and previously recruited by the foreign enterprise for at least 12 consecutive months. A commercial presence includes foreign-invested economic organizations; representative offices, branches of foreign traders in Vietnam; and the management offices of foreign investors in cooperation contracts.

14. Confirmed by the Ministry of Education and Training to enter Vietnam to perform the following tasks:

a) Teaching, researching, and transferring international education programs;

b) Managing, directing, serving as principals or deputy principals of educational institutions established in Vietnam upon request by foreign diplomatic missions or intergovernmental organizations.

15. Confirmed by ministries, ministerial-level agencies, or provincial People's Committees to enter Vietnam to work in fields such as finance, science, technology, innovation, national digital transformation, and priority economic and social development areas.

Article 8. Documents for requesting issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit

1. Request document for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit according to Model No. 01 attached as Appendix to this Decree.

2. Health examination certificate issued by medical establishments with sufficient conditions to issue such certificates, except where the health examination results have been connected or shared on the Information System for Management of Medical Services or the National Health Database. For health examination certificates issued by foreign medical establishments with authority, they may be used if Vietnam and the country or territory issuing the health examination certificate have mutual recognition agreements or treaties and the validity period of the health examination certificate does not exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.

3. Two color photographs (size 4 cm x 6 cm, white background, frontal view, bare head, without glasses).

4. Valid passport.

5. Documents proving that the foreign worker does not require a work permit, including one of the following:

a) Document issued by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code for cases stipulated in Clause 3, Article 154 of the Labor Code or one of the cases stipulated in Clauses 9, 14, and 15 of Article 7 of this Decree.

b) Document issued by the employer abroad sending the foreign worker accompanied by an agreement or international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member for cases stipulated in Clause 7, Article 154 of the Labor Code or one of the cases stipulated in Clauses 4, 6, 7, 11, and 12 of Article 7 of this Decree.

c) Document proving that the person is a manager, executive, specialist, or technical worker in accordance with Article 19 of this Decree, accompanied by a document from the employer abroad sending the foreign worker to work temporarily at a commercial presence in Vietnam, confirming that the foreign worker was employed by the employer abroad for at least 12 consecutive months immediately before entering Vietnam to work, as stipulated in Point b, Clause 13, Article 7 of this Decree.

Article 9. Procedures for Issuance of Confirmation Certificate Not Requiring Work Permit

1. Within 60 days but not less than 10 days prior to the commencement of work by the foreign worker, the employer shall submit the application documents for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit directly or through public postal services, or via contracted services of enterprises or individuals, or through authorization to the Local Service Center for Administrative Procedures where the foreign worker is expected to work.

2. The Local Service Center for Administrative Procedures shall transfer the application documents to the competent authority for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit in accordance with the legal regulations on implementing administrative procedures under the one-stop-shop mechanism and the National Public Service Portal.

3. Within five working days from the date of receipt of complete application documents for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit, the competent authority for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit shall issue the confirmation certificate according to Model No. 02 attached as Appendix to this Decree.

In case of refusal to issue the confirmation certificate not requiring work permit, a written response stating the reasons must be provided within three working days from the date of receipt of complete application documents.

4. Cases stipulated in Clauses 4, 5, 6, and 8 of Article 154 of the Labor Code, and Clauses 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, and Point a, Clause 13 of Article 7 of this Decree do not need to go through the procedure for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit but must notify the competent authority for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit where the foreign worker is expected to work at least three working days prior to the commencement of work in Vietnam.

The notification shall include the following basic contents: full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, name of the foreign employer, place of work, and duration of work.

5. In case a foreign worker who has already obtained a confirmation certificate not requiring work permit wishes to work for the same employer in multiple provinces or centrally-administered cities, the employer must notify the competent authority for issuance of confirmation certificate not requiring work permit where the foreign worker is expected to work at least three days prior to the commencement of work.

The notification shall include the following basic contents: full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, confirmation certificate number not requiring work permit, name of the foreign employer, start date and end date of work. The duration of work shall not exceed the validity period of the confirmation certificate not requiring work permit already issued.

Article 10. Duration of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance

The duration of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance shall be for one of the periods specified in Article 21 of this Decree but shall not exceed two years.

Section 2
PROCEDURE AND PROCEDURES FOR REISSUING THE CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE NOT SUBJECT TO LABOR PERMIT ISSUANCE

Article 11. Cases for reissuing the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance

1. The confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance still within its validity period is lost or damaged and cannot be used.

2. Changing one of the following contents: full name, nationality, passport number, place of work, changing the employer's name without changing the employer's identification code.

Article 12. Documents for requesting reissuance of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance

1. The request for reissuance of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance from the employer according to Model No. 01 attached as an appendix to this Decree.

2. Documents proving the change in content as prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 11 of this Decree.

3. The confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance still within its validity period, except in cases of loss as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 11 of this Decree.

Article 13. Procedure for reissuing the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance

1. The employer submits the application documents for reissuance of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance directly or through public postal services or through hiring services of enterprises or individuals or through authorization to the Local Service Center for Administrative Procedures where the foreign worker is working.

2. The Local Service Center for Administrative Procedures forwards the application documents in accordance with the laws on administrative procedures under the one-stop shop mechanism to the relevant department at the one-stop shop and the National Public Service Portal.

3. Within three working days from the date of receipt of the complete application documents for reissuance of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance, the competent authority will issue the reissued confirmation certificate.

In case the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance is not reissued, there must be a written response stating the reasons.

Article 14. Duration of the reissued confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance

The duration of the reissued confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance shall be equal to the remaining validity period of the original confirmation certificate minus the time the foreign worker has worked up to the date of submitting the application for reissuance of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance.

Section 3
PROCEDURE AND PROCEDURES FOR EXTENDING THE CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE NOT SUBJECT TO LABOR PERMIT ISSUANCE

 NOT SUBJECT TO LABOR PERMIT ISSUANCE

Article 15. Documents for requesting extension of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance

1. The request for extension of the confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance from the employer according to Model No. 01 attached as an appendix to this Decree.

2. Health examination certificate issued by medical establishments with sufficient conditions to issue such certificates, except where the health examination results have been connected or shared on the Information System for Management of Medical Services or the National Health Database. For health examination certificates issued by foreign medical establishments with authority, they may be used if Vietnam and the country or territory issuing the health examination certificate have mutual recognition agreements or treaties and the validity period of the health examination certificate does not exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.

3. The confirmation certificate not subject to labor permit issuance still within its validity period that has been issued.

4. Valid passport.

5. Documents proving that the foreign worker does not require a work permit, including one of the following:

a) One of the documents prescribed in point a, b of Clause 5 of Article 8 of this Decree;

b) A document proving that the person is a manager, executive director, specialist, technical worker as prescribed in Article 19 of this Decree, accompanied by a document from the employer abroad sending the foreign worker to work for a limited time at a commercial presence in Vietnam, in the case prescribed in point b of Clause 13 of Article 7 of this Decree.

Article 16. Procedure for Extending the Certificate Not Requiring a Work Permit

1. At least 10 days but not more than 45 days before the expiry date of the certificate not requiring a work permit, the employer shall submit the application dossier for extending the certificate directly, through public postal services, or via a business or individual service, or by proxy to the Local One-Stop Service Center where the foreign worker is employed.

2. The Local One-Stop Service Center shall transfer the dossier in accordance with the laws on administrative procedures under the one-stop mechanism to the competent authority for extending the certificate not requiring a work permit at the single window department and the National Public Service Portal.

3. Within five working days from the date of receiving the complete application dossier for extending the certificate not requiring a work permit, the competent authority shall extend the certificate for the foreign worker.

In case the certificate not requiring a work permit is not extended, there must be a written response stating the reasons.

Article 17. Duration of Extended Certificate Not Requiring a Work Permit

The duration of the extended certificate not requiring a work permit shall be according to one of the cases specified in Article 21 of this Decree, but it can only be extended once, with a maximum duration of two years.

Chapter III
PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING, REISSUING AND EXTENDING WORK PERMITS

AND EXTENDING CERTIFICATE NOT REQUIRING A WORK PERMIT

Section 1
ISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS

Article 18. Application Dossier for Issuing a Work Permit

1. A report from the employer explaining the need to employ foreign workers and requesting issuance of a work permit in Form No. 03 attached to this Decree.

2. Health examination certificate issued by medical establishments with sufficient conditions to issue such certificates, except where the health examination results have been connected or shared on the Information System for Management of Medical Services or the National Health Database. For health examination certificates issued by foreign medical establishments with authority, they may be used if Vietnam and the country or territory issuing the health examination certificate have mutual recognition agreements or treaties and the validity period of the health examination certificate does not exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.

3. Valid passport.

4. Criminal record sheet or a document confirming that the foreign worker is not currently serving a sentence or has not been pardoned, or is being pursued for criminal responsibility in another country or Vietnam, issued within six months from the date of issue to the date of submission of the dossier, except in cases where the administrative procedure for issuing a criminal record sheet and work permit has been linked as provided for in Clause 3, Article 6 of this Decree.

5. Two color photographs (size 4 cm x 6 cm, white background, frontal view without hat or glasses).

6. Documents proving the form of employment of the foreign worker, which may include one of the following:

a) A document from the employer abroad dispatching the foreign worker to work temporarily in a commercial presence in Vietnam and confirming that the foreign worker was recruited by the employer abroad at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to entering Vietnam to work, as stipulated in point b, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree;

b) A document from the employer dispatching the foreign worker accompanied by a contract or agreement signed, as stipulated in points c and i, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree;

c) A service provision contract between a Vietnamese and a foreign partner and a document proving that the foreign worker worked for a foreign enterprise without a commercial presence in Vietnam for at least 24 months, as stipulated in point d, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree;

d) For the case stipulated in point e, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree, there must be a document from the service provider dispatching the foreign worker to Vietnam for service negotiation;

đ) A document from the employer abroad dispatching the foreign worker to work in Vietnam and matching the anticipated position, as stipulated in point h, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree;

e) For the case stipulated in point l, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree, there must be a document proving that the foreign worker is a manager as defined in Clause 1, Article 3 of this Decree.

7. Documents proving that the foreign worker is a manager, director, specialist, or technical worker as stipulated in Article 19 of this Decree.

Article 19. Documents Proving Foreign Workers to be Managers, Executives, Experts, or Technical Workers

Clause 1. Documents proving foreign workers to be managers as stipulated in Clause 1 of Article 3 of this Decree shall be one of the following documents:

a) The company charter and documents proving to be a manager or appointment/resignment documents for managerial positions as prescribed in Clause 24 of Article 4 of the Enterprise Law;

b) License for establishment of agencies or organizations or appointment/resignment documents for heads or deputies of heads of agencies or organizations.

Clause 2. Documents proving foreign workers to be executives as stipulated in Clause 2 of Article 3 of this Decree shall be one of the following documents:

a) Certificate of branch operation registration, certificate of representative office operation registration, or certificate of business location registration of enterprises;

b) The company charter or organizational structure regulations of agencies or organizations; confirmation documents from employers abroad regarding years of experience working in fields relevant to the job position that foreign workers intend to work in Vietnam.

In case foreign workers have worked in Vietnam, they may use their labor permit or confirmation of not being required to obtain a labor permit issued to replace documents proving years of experience working in fields relevant to the job position that foreign workers intend to work in Vietnam.

Clause 3. Documents proving foreign workers to be experts as stipulated in Clause 3 of Article 3 of this Decree shall be one of the following documents:

a) Academic degrees, certificates, or certification proving graduation from university or higher education equivalent and confirmation documents from employers abroad regarding years of experience working of such experts.

In case foreign workers have worked in Vietnam, they may use their labor permit or confirmation of not being required to obtain a labor permit issued to replace documents proving years of experience working in fields relevant to the job position that foreign workers intend to work in Vietnam;

b) Academic degrees, certificates, or certification proving graduation from university or higher education equivalent in finance, science, technology, innovation, digital transformation, priority economic and social development areas, or according to agreements between the Government of Vietnam and foreign governments, and confirmation documents from employers abroad regarding years of experience working of such experts.

In case foreign workers have worked in Vietnam, they may use their labor permit or confirmation of not being required to obtain a labor permit issued to replace documents proving experience working in fields relevant to the job position that foreign workers intend to work in Vietnam;

c) Certificates of high achievements, diplomas, and experience in cultural and sports fields for artists, coaches, athletes according to guidelines of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

d) Pilot licenses, professional certificates allowing work on aircraft for flight attendants, qualifications certifications in aircraft maintenance fields, professional capability certifications for foreign seafarers issued by competent Vietnamese authorities. If issued by foreign authorities, they must be recognized by Vietnamese competent authorities according to guidelines of the Minister of Construction;

đ) Documents proving expertise and standard qualifications under the Education Law, Higher Education Law, Vocational Education Law for experts working in the education and training field. For experts working in language and information technology centers, they must comply with the operational regulations of these centers;

e) Documents proving experts working in certain specialized professions and jobs according to guidelines of the Minister, Head of a ministry-level agency managing specialized professions and jobs.

Clause 4. Documents proving foreign workers to be technical workers as stipulated in Clause 4 of Article 3 of this Decree shall be one of the following documents:

a) Academic degrees, certificates, or certification proving at least one year of training and confirmation documents from employers abroad regarding years of experience working of such technical workers.

In case foreign workers have worked in Vietnam, they may use their labor permit or confirmation of not being required to obtain a labor permit issued to replace documents proving experience working in fields relevant to the job position that foreign workers intend to work in Vietnam;

b) Confirmation documents from employers abroad regarding years of experience working of such technical workers.

In case foreign workers have worked in Vietnam, they may use their labor permit or confirmation of not being required to obtain a labor permit issued to replace documents proving experience working in fields relevant to the job position that foreign workers intend to work in Vietnam.

Article 20. Application Documents for Work Permit Issuance in Certain Cases Already Granted Work Permits

1. In cases where foreign workers who have been granted valid work permits wish to work for another employer at the same job position and field, they must go through the work permit issuance procedure. The application documents include:

a) A confirmation letter from the current employer regarding the foreign worker's employment status;

b) Documents stipulated in Clauses 1, 3, 5, and 6 of Article 18 of this Decree;

c) A copy of the previously issued work permit;

d) Proof documents for cases where the foreign worker is a manager or executive.

2. In cases where foreign workers who have been granted valid work permits wish to change their job positions or working forms recorded on the work permit but without changing employers, they must go through the new work permit issuance procedure. The application documents include:

a) Documents stipulated in Clauses 1, 3, and 5 of Article 18 of this Decree;

b) Proof documents for the job position as specified in Article 19 of this Decree for cases of job position changes;

c) Proof documents for the working form as specified in Clause 6 of Article 18 of this Decree for cases of working form changes;

d) A copy of the previously issued work permit.

3. For foreign workers whose work permits have been extended and wish to continue working for the same employer at the same job position and field, they must go through the work permit issuance procedure. The application documents include:

a) Documents stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of Article 18 of this Decree;

b) A copy of the previously issued work permit;

c) Proof documents for cases where the foreign worker is a manager or executive.

Article 21. Validity Period of Work Permits and Confirmation Letters Not Subject to Work Permit Issuance

1. The validity period of work permits and confirmation letters not subject to work permit issuance shall be based on one of the following periods but shall not exceed two years:

a) The duration of the anticipated labor contract;

b) The duration stated in the document from the foreign party sending foreign workers to work in Vietnam;

c) The duration of the contract or agreement signed between Vietnamese and foreign partners, or between Vietnamese partners;

d) The duration of the service provision contract or agreement signed between Vietnamese and foreign partners;

đ) The duration stated in the document from the service provider sending foreign workers to Vietnam for service negotiation;

e) The duration specified in the business license, establishment, or operation document of the agency, organization, or enterprise;

g) The duration stated in the document from the service provider sending foreign workers to Vietnam to establish a commercial presence;

h) The duration stated in the document proving that the foreign worker can participate in the activities of a foreign enterprise with established commercial presence in Vietnam;

i) The duration stated in the document from the foreign party sending foreign workers according to international agreements or treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member;

k) The duration stated in the document from the foreign party sending foreign workers according to international agreements signed by central agencies, organizations, or provincial-level authorities;

2. The validity period of confirmation letters not subject to work permit issuance for cases stipulated in Clauses 14 and 15 of Article 7 of this Decree shall be confirmed by ministries, ministerial-level agencies, or provincial People's Committees, but shall not exceed two years.

Article 22. Procedure for Issuing Work Permits

1. Within sixty days but not less than ten days from the date on which foreign workers are expected to commence work, the employer shall submit the application dossier directly, through postal services, via hired services of enterprises or individuals, or through authorization to the Local Service Center for Administrative Procedures where the foreign workers are expected to work.

2. The Local Service Center for Administrative Procedures shall transfer the dossier in accordance with the laws on administrative procedures under the one-stop-shop mechanism to the competent authority issuing work permits at the one-stop-shop department and the National Public Service Portal.

3. Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete application dossier for work permits, the competent authority shall examine and approve the requirements and issue work permits for foreign workers according to Form No. 04 attached to this Decree.

In case of refusal to approve the use of foreign workers or issuance of work permits for foreign workers, there must be a written response stating the reasons within three working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier.

4. For foreign workers as stipulated in points a and m of Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree, after the foreign worker has been issued a work permit, the employer and the foreign worker must sign a written labor contract in accordance with Vietnamese labor laws before the commencement of work. Upon request, the employer must send a copy of the signed labor contract to the competent authority that issued the work permit.

5. In cases where foreign workers who have been issued work permits wish to work for the same employer in multiple provinces or centrally-run cities, at least three days prior to the commencement of work, the employer must notify the competent authority where the foreign workers are expected to work of the following information: name, age, nationality, passport number, work permit number, name of the employer, start date and end date of work not exceeding the validity period of the issued work permit.

Section 2
REISSUANCE OF WORK PERMITS

Article 23. Cases for Reissuing Work Permits

1. Work permits still valid but lost or damaged and unusable.

2. Change in one of the contents recorded in the work permit still valid: name; nationality; passport number; change in the employer's name without changing the employer's identification code.

Article 24. Application Dossier for Reissuing Work Permits

1. The employer’s written request for reissuing work permits according to Form No. 03 attached to this Decree.

2. Two color photographs (size 4 cm x 6 cm, white background, frontal view, bare head, no glasses).

3. Documents proving the changes in content as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 23 of this Decree.

4. Valid work permit, except in cases of loss as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 23 of this Decree.

Article 25. Procedure for Reissuing Work Permits

1. The employer shall submit the application dossier for reissuing work permits directly or through public postal services, or via contracted services from enterprises or individuals, or through authorization to the Local One-Stop Service Center where the foreign worker is employed.

2. The Local One-Stop Service Center shall transfer the dossier in accordance with the laws on administrative procedures under the one-stop mechanism to the competent authority for reissuing work permits at the one-stop service window and the National Public Service Portal.

3. Within three working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier for reissuing work permits, the competent authority shall issue the work permit to the foreign worker.

In case the work permit is not reissued, there must be a written response stating the reasons.

Article 26. Validity Period of Reissued Work Permits

The validity period of the reissued work permit shall be equal to the validity period of the previously issued work permit minus the time the foreign worker has already worked up to the date of applying for the reissue.

Section 3
EXTENSION OF WORK PERMITS

Article 27. Dossier for Requesting Extension of Work Permits

1. A report from the employer explaining the need to use foreign labor and requesting an extension of the work permit according to Model No. 03 attached to this Decree.

2. Health examination certificate issued by medical establishments with sufficient conditions to issue such certificates, except where the health examination results have been connected or shared on the Information System for Management of Medical Services or the National Health Database. For health examination certificates issued by foreign medical establishments with authority, they may be used if Vietnam and the country or territory issuing the health examination certificate have mutual recognition agreements or treaties and the validity period of the health examination certificate does not exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.

3. Two color photographs (size 4 cm x 6 cm, white background, frontal view, bare head, without glasses).

4. The work permit still within its validity period.

5. Passport still within its validity period.

6. Documents proving the form of employment of the foreign worker, except in cases where the foreign worker works as stipulated in point a, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree, which may include one of the following documents:

a) One of the documents specified in points b, d, đ, and e, Clause 6, Article 18 of this Decree;

b) A document from the employer abroad dispatching the foreign worker to work temporarily in a commercial presence in Vietnam as stipulated in point b, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree;

c) A service provision contract signed between the domestic and foreign partners as stipulated in point d, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree.

Article 28. Procedure for Extending Work Permits

1. At least ten days but not more than forty-five days before the expiration of the work permit, the employer shall submit the dossier for extending the work permit directly or through public postal services, or via contracted services from enterprises or individuals, or through authorization to the Local One-Stop Service Center where the foreign worker is employed.

2. The Local One-Stop Service Center shall transfer the dossier in accordance with the laws on administrative procedures under the one-stop mechanism to the competent authority for extending work permits at the one-stop service window and the National Public Service Portal.

3. Within ten working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier for extending the work permit, the competent authority shall examine and approve the request and extend the work permit for the foreign worker.

In case the request to use foreign workers or to extend the work permit is not approved, there must be a written response stating the reasons.

4. For foreign workers as stipulated in points a and m, Clause 1, Article 2 of this Decree, after the foreign worker's work permit is extended, the employer and the foreign worker must sign a written labor contract in accordance with Vietnamese labor laws before the expected continuation of work for the employer.

Upon request, the employer must send a copy of the signed labor contract to the competent authority that issued the work permit.

Article 29. Duration of Extended Work Permits

The duration of extended work permits shall be in accordance with the duration of one of the cases prescribed in Article 21 of this Decree but may only be extended once for a maximum period of two years.

Chapter IV
REVOCATION OF WORK PERMITS OR CONFIRMATION LETTERS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR WORK PERMITS

Article 30. Cases of Revocation of Work Permits

1. The work permit becomes invalid according to the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Article 156 of the Labor Code.

2. The employer or foreign worker does not comply with regulations on issuance, reissuance, and extension of work permits.

3. A foreign worker violates Vietnamese laws during their employment in Vietnam and is prosecuted and held criminally responsible.

Article 31. Procedure for Revoking Work Permits

1. In the case prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 30 of this Decree, within fifteen days from the date the work permit expires, the employer must retrieve the work permit and submit it to the competent authority that issued the work permit along with a report on the revocation. If retrieval is not possible, the reason must be clearly stated.

2. In the cases prescribed in Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 30 of this Decree, the competent authority that issued the work permit issues a decision to revoke the work permit, notifies the employer to return the work permit, and informs the Department of Immigration Control (Ministry of Public Security) for coordination in management.

Article 32. Cases of Revocation of Confirmation Letters Not Eligible for Work Permits

1. Working contrary to the contents specified in the confirmation letter not eligible for work permits.

2. Receipt of a notification from the employer abroad indicating the cessation of work in Vietnam.

3. Termination of operations by the employer in Vietnam or abroad.

4. The employer or foreign worker does not comply with regulations on issuance, reissuance, and extension of confirmation letters not eligible for work permits as stipulated in this Decree.

5. A foreign worker violates Vietnamese laws during their employment in Vietnam and is prosecuted and held criminally responsible.

Article 33. Procedure for Revoking Confirmation Letters Not Eligible for Work Permits

1. In the cases prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of Article 32 of this Decree, within fifteen days from the date the confirmation letter not eligible for work permits expires, the employer must retrieve the confirmation letter and submit it to the competent authority that issued the confirmation letter along with a report on the revocation. If retrieval is not possible, the reason must be clearly stated.

2. In the cases prescribed in Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 32 of this Decree, the competent authority that issued the confirmation letter not eligible for work permits issues a decision to revoke the confirmation letter, notifies the employer to return the confirmation letter, and informs the Department of Immigration Control (Ministry of Public Security) for coordination in management.

Chapter V
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 34. Transitional Provisions

1. Confirmation letters not eligible for work permits and work permits issued, reissued, and extended under Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP amended and supplemented by Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ-CP will continue to be valid until their expiration and can be issued, reissued, and extended according to the provisions of this Decree.

2. Applications for issuance, reissuance, extension, and revocation of work permits and confirmation letters not eligible for work permits submitted before the effective date of this Decree will continue to be considered and processed according to the provisions of Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP amended and supplemented by Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ-CP.

3. Confirmation letters not eligible for work permits and work permits issued, reissued, and extended under Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP amended and supplemented by Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ-CP, which were granted for the categories of "Manager, Executive Director, Expert, Technical Worker" or "Working for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations and International Organizations Operating in Vietnam According to Vietnamese Law," will continue to be valid until their expiration and can be reissued and extended according to the working categories prescribed in Point h Clause 1 of Article 2 of this Decree.

Work permits and confirmation letters not eligible for work permits issued under Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP amended and supplemented by Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ-CP, which must be revoked according to the provisions of Articles 30 and 32 of this Decree, will be revoked by the competent authority issuing the work permit or confirmation letter not eligible for work permits at the location where the employer has its main office.

Confirmation letters not eligible for work permits and work permits issued, reissued, and extended under Decree No. 128/2025/NĐ-CP will continue to be valid until their expiration and can be issued, reissued, and extended according to the provisions of this Decree. Applications for issuance, reissuance, extension, and revocation of work permits and confirmation letters not eligible for work permits submitted under Decree No. 128/2025/NĐ-CP before the effective date of this Decree will continue to be considered and processed according to the provisions of Decree No. 128/2025/NĐ-CP.

Article 35. Effective Date

1. This Decree takes effect from August 7, 2025.

2. The provisions regarding foreign workers working in Vietnam set out in Decree No. 152/2020/NĐ-CP dated December 30, 2020 of the Government on foreign workers working in Vietnam and the recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 70/2023/NĐ-CP dated September 18, 2023 of the Government, cease to be effective from the date this Decree takes effect.

3. Article 8 and Section 2 of Appendix II promulgated together with Decree No. 128/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025 of the Government on decentralization and delegation of administrative management powers in the internal affairs sector cease to be effective from the date this Decree takes effect.

Article 36. Responsibility for Implementation

1. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Home Affairs

a) To take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and relevant organizational bodies to build and manage a unified database on foreign workers working in Vietnam from central to local levels, and connect and exchange data with the national database on entry and exit and other related databases;

b) Uniformly manage state administration over the recruitment and management of foreign workers working in Vietnam from central to local levels;

c) Take the lead and coordinate with ministries and equivalent agencies to supervise, evaluate, and conduct specialized inspections annually or at random of relevant agencies, organizations, enterprises, and individuals regarding their implementation of laws on foreign workers working in Vietnam;

d) Summarize difficulties and obstacles during the implementation process and report and propose recommendations to competent authorities;

2. Responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense

a) Coordinate with authorized agencies managing foreign workers to implement legal provisions on ensuring security, public order, and social safety in border areas, checkpoints, islands, strategic regions, key areas, and defense-sensitive zones;

b) Direct the Border Guard Force to cooperate with functional forces to handle and inspect foreign workers entering work in border areas, checkpoints, islands, and border regions to firmly protect territorial sovereignty and national border security;

3. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security

a) Coordinate with authorized agencies managing foreign workers employed by employers to implement legal provisions on ensuring security, public order, and social safety;

b) Guide the issuance of criminal record certificates from the authority receiving applications for work permits to the Ministry of Public Security or provincial police where the worker is registered as a resident or temporary resident;

4. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

Guide the determination of foreign workers moving within enterprises within the scope of eleven service sectors listed in Vietnam's specific commitments on services to the World Trade Organization;

5. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Guide the certification of high achievements, diplomas, and experience in cultural and sports fields for artists, sports coaches, and athletes;

6. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Education and Training

Guide qualifications and certificates meeting the required standards for teaching in education and training fields;

7. Responsibilities of ministries and equivalent agencies

Guide certain occupations and jobs managed by ministries and equivalent agencies working in financial, scientific, technological, innovation, digital transformation, and priority economic and social development fields;

8. Responsibilities of Provincial People's Committees

a) Manage and guide employers in the locality to comply with legal provisions on foreign workers working in Vietnam. Identify priority fields for economic and social development in the locality;

b) Promote and disseminate laws; inspect, audit, and handle violations according to legal provisions on the recruitment and management of foreign workers in the locality;

c) Report regularly before December 15th each year or at random to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the situation of foreign workers working in the locality;

9. Ministers, Heads of Equivalent Agencies, Chairmen of Provincial People's Committees, and Relevant Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals are responsible for implementing this Decree;

 

ANNEX

(Attached to Decree No. 219/2025/NĐ-CP dated August 7, 2025 of the Government)

 

Form No. 01

Respectfully submitted to: ...(Competent Authority)¹

I. General Information about Employer

1. Name of Employer:...

2. Type of Employer²: ………………………………………………………….

3. Employer Identification Number (if available):...

4. Total number of employees currently working for the employer: ... persons.

Among them, the number of foreign employees currently working is: ... persons

5. Address³:………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Phone:... Email (if available):...

7. Business License/Establishment/Operation Number:...

Issued by:... Valid until:...

Main Business Field/Activity⁴:…………………………………………………………

* In case of business with conditions (if applicable):

Business License/Operation Number:...

Business Field/Activity⁵:………………………………………………………………..

Issued by:... Valid until:...

8. Contact Person for Filing Applications (phone number, email):

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

II. Request for Issuing/Renewing/Extending Certificates Not Requiring Work Permits

The employer requests ... (Competent Authority)... to issue/renew/extend certificates not requiring work permits for foreign workers according to point... clause... Article... of this Decree.

Reason for Request (apply to cases of renewing certificates not requiring work permits, specify the reason):…………………………

1. Basic Information

a) Full Name (in capital letters)/Full name (In capital letters): ……………………………………..

b) Date of Birth /Date of birth: ………………………………………………….

c) Gender (Male/Female) /Sex: ………………………………………………

(Male/Female) d) Nationality/Nationality: ……………………………………………………………………

đ) Passport Number/Passport number: …

Expiry Date/Date of expiry: …

e) Personal Identification Number (if available)/Personal Identification Number (If any):

………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Information on Intended Employment

a) Job Position⁶/Job Assignment:………………………………………………..

Specifically, Job Field⁷/Job field:…

b) Working Form⁸/Working form:……………………………………………..

c) Technical Professional Qualification (if available)⁹/Technical professional qualification (If any): ………………………………………………………………………………………..

d) Working At (to be declared if working for another employer different from the employer in Section I)/Working at (To be declared in the event of working at employer that differs from employer in section I):

Name of Employer/Name of employer:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Type of Employer¹⁰/Type of employer:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Employer Identification Number (if available)/Identification Number of employer (If any): ……………………………………………………………………………………

đ) Working Place (list specific working places)¹¹/Working place (List of place):…………………………………………………………

e) Term of work/Period of work: From (day/month/year)... from (day/month/year) to (day/month/year).../to (day/month/year)

3. Form of receiving results

Form (online/in person/postal service): ...

Address for receiving results¹²: ………………………………………………………………….

The employer hereby solemnly declares that the information provided above is true. If incorrect, the employer shall bear full responsibility under the law.

 

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Record the competent authority issuing/reissuing/extending the certificate of exemption from work permit.

^{(2), (10)} Specify: State sector; enterprise (State-owned enterprise, private enterprise, foreign-invested enterprise); non-state public institution; overseas sector; contractor; other organization/agency.

^{(3), (11), (12)} Specify clearly: House number, street; village, hamlet, ward, commune, bon, phum, soc, residential ward, neighborhood, block, khóm, sub-district; commune/district/special economic zone; province/city directly under the central government.

⁽⁴⁾ Specify according to the first-level economic industry code as prescribed in Decision No. 27/2018/QĐ-TTg dated July 6, 2018 on the system of economic industries in Vietnam.

⁽⁵⁾ Specify according to the list of occupations subject to conditional business investment as stipulated by law.

⁽⁶⁾ Specify clearly: Manager; Executive Director; specialist; technical worker.

⁽⁷⁾ Specify clearly the job/profession intended to be performed according to the third-level occupation code in Appendix I of Decision No. 34/2020/QĐ-TTg dated November 26, 2020 of the Government on the List of Occupations in Vietnam.

⁽⁸⁾ Specify clearly the form of work as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree.

⁽⁹⁾ Specify clearly (if applicable): Doctorate, Master's, Bachelor's, other qualifications.

 

Form No. 02

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
---------------

1. Full name (In capital letters)/Full name (In capital letters):...........................................................

2. Date, month, year of birth/Date of Birth: .........................................................................

3. Sex (Male/Female)/Sex (Male/Female): .....................................................................

4. Nationality/Nationality: ...............................................................................................

5. Passport number /Date of issuance: .................................................................................

6. Personal Identification Number (If any)/Personal Identification Number (If any):...................

Working at/ Working at: ..........................................................................................

a) Employer's name/Name of employer:........................................................

b) Job position²/Job Assignment: ..............................................................................

Specifically, Job Field³/Job field: ...............................................................................

c) Form of work⁴/Working form: ............................................................................

d) Working place (list specific working places)⁵/Working place:.......................

đ) Term of work/Period of work: From (day/month/year)/ from (day/month/year) to (day/month/year)/to (day/month/year) ...................................................................................................................................

8. Status of the certificate of exemption from work permit ⁶/Status of certification of exemption from work permit: ...................................................................................................................................

Note:

⁽¹⁾ No CEWP recorded in the following order: province or centrally-administered city code; last two digits of the issuance year; type of certificate of exemption from work permit (new issuance marked 1, renewal marked 2, reissue marked 3); serial number (000.001).

Example: Certificate of exemption from work permit issued by the competent authority of Hanoi in 2025: No CEWP: 01.25.1.000.001

⁽²⁾ Specify clearly: Manager; Executive Director; specialist; technical worker.

⁽³⁾ Specify clearly the job/profession intended to be performed according to the third-level occupation code in Appendix I of Decision No. 34/2020/QĐ-TTg dated November 26, 2020 of the Government on the List of Occupations in Vietnam.

⁽⁴⁾ Specify clearly the form of work as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree.

⁽⁵⁾ Specify clearly: House number, street; village, hamlet, ward, commune, bon, phum, soc, residential ward, neighborhood, block, khóm, sub-district; commune/district/special economic zone; province/city directly under the central government.

⁽⁶⁾ Specify: New issuance/reissue (time ...)/Renewal.

Implementation Report of Production Projects of Supporting Industry Products Confirmed with Incentives

 To: ... (Competent Authority)¹

I. General Information about Employer

1. Name of Employer:...

2. Type of Employer²:……………………………………………………

3. Employer Identification Number (if available):...

4. Total number of employees currently working for the employer: ... persons.

Among them, the number of foreign workers currently working is: ... people

5. Address³:……………………………………………………………………

6. Phone: … Email (if any):…

7. Business License/Establishment/Operation Number:...

Issuing authority: …Valid until:…

Main Business Field/Activity⁴:……………………………………………………………

* In case of business with conditions (if applicable):

Business license/activity number: …

Business Field/Activity⁵:………………………………………………………………..

Issuing authority: …Term:…

8. Contact Person for Filing Applications (phone number, email):

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Explanation of the need to employ foreign workers in cases of hiring foreign workers as prescribed in point a, i and point m Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree (applicable for issuance and renewal of work permits)

At least five days prior to the submission of the application, the employer has announced the recruitment of Vietnamese workers as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 11 of the Labor Code regarding the recruitment of workers for positions intended to hire foreign workers. The announcement includes the following basic information: Job position (specific, field of work); form of work; working place; term of work; technical professional qualification (if any) (recruitment announcement attached).

However, it was not possible to recruit Vietnamese workers for the positions intended to hire foreign workers.

III. Request for issuance/reissue/renewal of work permit

The employer requests ... (Competent Authority)... to issue/reissue/renew work permit for the foreign worker as follows.

In case of reissuing work permit, specify the reason:

1. Basic Information

a) Full name (In capital letters)/Full name (In capital letters):……………………..

b) Date of birth/Date /Date of birth: ………………………………….

c) Gender (Male/Female) /Sex: ……………………………..

d) Nationality/Nationality:……………………………………………………

đ) Passport number/Date of issuance:…………………………………………

Valid until/Position/: …………………………………………

e) Personal Identification Number (If any)/Personal Identification Number (If any):

………………………………………………………………………………

2. Information on Intended Employment

a) Job position⁶/Job Assignment:………………………………….

Specifically, Job Field⁷/Job field:…………………………………..

b) Form of work⁸Working form:…………………………………

c) Technical professional qualification (if any) ⁹/Technical professional qualification (If any): ……………………………………………………………………..

d) Working place (to be declared if working for another employer different from the employer in Section I)/Working at (To be declared in the event of working at employer that differs from employer in section I):

Name of Employer/Name of employer:

………………………………………………………………………………..

Type of Employer¹⁰/Type of employer:

…………………………………………………………………………………

Employer Identification Number (if available)/Identification Number of employer (If any): ………………………………………..……………………….

đ) Working Place (list specific working places)¹¹/Working place (List of places):…………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………….

e) Term of work/Period of work: From (day/month/year)/from(day/month/year) to (day/month/year)/to (day/month/year)

3. Training process (applicable for issuance of work permit)

Specify the training process and degree (if any).

4. Work experience (applicable for issuance of work permit)

Specify work experience (employer's name, period of work, job position (specific field of work)) suitable for the job position that the foreign worker intends to work in Vietnam.

5. Form of receiving results

Form (online/in person/postal service):…

Address for receiving results¹²:………………………………………………………

The employer hereby solemnly declares that the information provided above is true. If incorrect, the employer shall bear full responsibility under the law.

Note:

⁽¹⁾ Record the competent authority issuing/reissuing/extending the certificate of exemption from work permit.

^(2),(10) Specify: State sector; enterprise (State-owned enterprise, private enterprise, foreign-invested enterprise); non-state public institution; overseas sector; contractor; other organization/agency.

^{(3), (11), (12)} Specify clearly: House number, street; village, hamlet, ward, commune, bon, phum, soc, residential ward, neighborhood, block, khóm, sub-district; commune/district/special economic zone; province/city directly under the central government.

⁽⁴⁾ Specify according to the first-level economic industry code as prescribed in Decision No. 27/2018/QĐ-TTg dated July 6, 2018 on the system of economic industries in Vietnam.

⁽⁵⁾ Specify according to the list of occupations subject to conditional business investment as stipulated by law.

⁽⁶⁾ Specify clearly: Manager; Executive Director; specialist; technical worker.

⁽⁷⁾ Specify clearly the job/profession intended to be performed according to the third-level occupation code in Appendix I of Decision No. 34/2020/QĐ-TTg dated November 26, 2020 of the Government on the List of Occupations in Vietnam.

⁽⁸⁾ Specify clearly the form of work as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree.

⁽⁹⁾ Specify clearly (if applicable): Doctorate, Master's, Bachelor's, other qualifications.

 

Form number 04

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
---------------

1. Full name (In capital letters)/Full name (In capital letters): …………………….…

2. Date, month, year of birth/Date of Birth: …………………………………….

3. Sex (Male/Female)/Sex /Sex:………………………………..

4. Nationality/Nationality:……………………………………………………..

5. Passport number/Date of issuance:…………………………………………..

6. Personal Identification Number (If any)/Personal Identification Number (If any):

………………………………………………………………………………………..

Working at/Working at:

a) Employer's name/ Name of employer:

………………………………………………………………………………

b) Job position²/Job Assignment:……………………………………..

Specifically, Job Field³/Job field:…………………………………….

c) Form of work⁴/Working form:……………………………………

d) Working place (list specific working places)⁵Working place:

…………………………………………………………………………………….

đ) Term of work/ Period of work: From (day/month/year)/from (day/month/year) to (day/month/year)/to (day/month/year).

8. Status of work permit⁶/Status of work permit:

………………………………………………………………………………………

Note:

⁽¹⁾ No WP recorded in the following order: province or centrally-administered city code; last two digits of the issuance year; type of work permit (new issuance marked 1, renewal marked 2, reissue marked 3); serial number (000.001).

Example: Work permit issued by the competent authority of Hanoi in 2025: No WP: 01.25.1.000.001

⁽²⁾ Specify clearly: Manager; Executive Director; specialist; technical worker.

⁽³⁾ Specify clearly the job/profession intended to be performed according to the third-level occupation code in Appendix I of Decision No. 34/2020/QĐ-TTg dated November 26, 2020 of the Government on the List of Occupations in Vietnam.

⁽⁴⁾ Specify clearly the form of work as prescribed in Clause 1 Article 2 of this Decree.

⁽⁵⁾ Specify clearly: house number, street; village, hamlet, ward, commune, bon, phum, soc, residential ward, neighborhood, block, khóm, sub-district; commune/district/special economic zone; province/city directly under the central government

⁽⁶⁾ Specify clearly: new issuance/reissue (time ...)/Renewal.