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In the case of a foreign employee whose work permit has expired and the company has not yet renewed the work permit, doe...
11/12/2023

In the case of a foreign employee whose work permit has expired and the company has not yet renewed the work permit, does the company have to pay social insurance for them for the period from the time the permit expires until the license is renewed?

According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 143/2018/ND-CP, if foreign citizens work in Vietnam, employees who are foreign citizens working in Vietnam are subject to social insurance participation. Compulsory association when having a work permit or practicing certificate or practicing license issued by a competent Vietnamese agency and having an indefinite-term labor contract or a definite-term labor contract from 1 year or more with an employer in Vietnam.

Therefore, during the period from the expiration of the work permit to the renewal of the new permit, the company does not have to pay social insurance for foreign workers.

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[ Is it possible to change visa type while in Vietnam? ]According to the provisions of the Law on exit, entry, transit, ...
26/11/2023

[ Is it possible to change visa type while in Vietnam? ]

According to the provisions of the Law on exit, entry, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014, visa purposes are not allowed to be changed. This means that, in case a foreigner is holding a tourist visa and wants to convert it to a suitable visa for the purpose of working in Vietnam, the foreigner must leave Vietnam to change the visa type. You are not allowed to change visa types while still in Vietnam.

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[ If a foreigner receives a job offer in Vietnam while traveling to Vietnam, are foreigners allowed to work in Vietnam? ...
24/11/2023

[ If a foreigner receives a job offer in Vietnam while traveling to Vietnam, are foreigners allowed to work in Vietnam? ]

Currently, there are no mandatory regulations on visa type in work permit applications for foreigners. The licensing agency in Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Management Board of Export Processing Zones and Industrial Parks of Ho Chi Minh City, also confirmed that foreigners holding tourist visas are still allowed to enter. issue work permits.

However, in terms of laws on exit, entry, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, foreigners with tourist visas are only allowed to reside in Vietnam for tourism purposes and are not allowed to carry out travel. perform any activity for a purpose other than tourism. Therefore, to be allowed to reside for the purpose of working in Vietnam, foreigners need to have a visa suitable for their working purpose.

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[ Effects of not declaring temporary residence for foreigners in Vietnam ]Although declaring temporary residence is the ...
22/11/2023

[ Effects of not declaring temporary residence for foreigners in Vietnam ]

Although declaring temporary residence is the responsibility of the Accommodation Facility Owner, however, failure to declare temporary residence will affect many administrative procedures related to foreigners becausea temporary residence declaration form for foreigners that is still valid and certified by a competent police agency is one of the required documents when carrying out these procedures, such as:

➢ Procedures for new visa/temporary residence card;
➢ Procedures for issuing Vietnamese criminal record cards to foreigners; and
➢ Affects the process of issuing work permits to foreigners in cases where foreigners do not have a Vietnamese criminal record card (and do not have a criminal record card issued by a foreign country to replace it).

In addition, depending on each case, both the Accommodation Owner and the foreigner may be subject to administrative sanctions; Only foreigners can be deported from Vietnam. Therefore, foreigners need to pay attention to this issue with Accommodation Facility Owners so that they can promptly declare temporary residence, avoiding affecting the work of foreigners in Vietnam.

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[ Responsibility to declare temporary residence for foreigners ] When foreigners enter Vietnam, in addition to having to...
20/11/2023

[ Responsibility to declare temporary residence for foreigners ]

When foreigners enter Vietnam, in addition to having to have a visa/temporary residence card to be able to reside in Vietnam legally, they also need to declare their temporary residence with the commune, ward, town or police station where foreigners stay (including tourist accommodation establishments, guest houses, housing areas for foreigners working, laboring, studying, medical examination and treatment facilities, private homes, etc. – collectively referred to as 'Accommodation Facilities').

Temporary residence declaration must be made within 12 hours - 24 hours (depending on the area) from the time the foreigner arrives at the Accommodation Facility.

The responsibility for declaring temporary residence belongs to the representative of the Accommodation Facility or the authorized person, the person assigned to directly manage and operate the Accommodation Facility; for Accommodation Facilities rented to foreigners for long-term stays where the owner of the Accommodation Facility does not reside there or the house is purchased by a foreigner, the person named in the rental contract or house purchase contract has Responsibility for declaring temporary residence for foreigners temporarily residing at that Accommodation Facility (collectively referred to as 'Accommodation Facility Owner').

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[ Requirements for foreign teachers to be sponsored to work in Vietnam ] Pursuant to Clause 5 and Clause 6, Article 18 o...
17/11/2023

[ Requirements for foreign teachers to be sponsored to work in Vietnam ]

Pursuant to Clause 5 and Clause 6, Article 18 of Circular No. 21/2018/TT-BGDDT[1] promulgating the Regulations on the organization and operation of Foreign Language Centers, foreign language teachers must meet the following conditions and standards:

For teachers who are native speakers (for each specific foreign language):

- College degree or higher
- Appropriate foreign language teaching training certificate.
- For foreign teachers who meet one of the following conditions:
- Degree from foreign language pedagogical college or higher
- Degree from foreign language college or higher and appropriate foreign
language teaching training certificate
- Certificate of foreign language competency of at least level 5 or higher (based on the 6-level foreign language competency framework for Vietnam)

Thus, to ensure that businesses can guarantee, foreign teachers must satisfy the above factors.

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[ What to do when your work permit expires? ] According to regulations, a work permit is a document issued by a labor ma...
13/11/2023

[ What to do when your work permit expires? ]

According to regulations, a work permit is a document issued by a labor management agency to a business confirming information related to the use of foreign workers in the company. Therefore, when the work permit expires and the company continues to hire foreigners to work, it must apply for an extension of the work permit term.

Pursuant to Article 155 of the 2019 Labor Code: Work permits can only be renewed once for a maximum period of 02 years. After the work permit is renewed:

For foreign workers working under a labor contract, after the work permit is extended, the company and the foreign worker must sign a written labor contract in accordance with the provisions of labor law. Vietnamese employees before the expected date of continuing to work for the Company.
The company must send the signed labor contract upon request to the competent authority that has extended that Work Permit. Labor contract must be original or certified copy.

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[ What is the case of visa exemption for foreigners? ]Vietnam exempts entry visas for foreigners if they fall into one o...
06/11/2023

[ What is the case of visa exemption for foreigners? ]

Vietnam exempts entry visas for foreigners if they fall into one of the following 5 cases:

💡 According to international treaties to which Vietnam is a member;

💡 Use permanent residence card and temporary residence card according to the provisions of law;

💡 The Government decided to unilaterally exempt visas for a limited period of time for each country;

💡 Visa exemption for Vietnamese residing abroad and their spouses and children (foreigners);

💡 Entering border gate economic zones or coastal economic zones decided by the Government when meeting the conditions or special administrative-economic units.

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[ Temporary Residence Declaration for Foreigners ] Declaring temporary residence for foreigners living and working in Vi...
30/10/2023

[ Temporary Residence Declaration for Foreigners ]

Declaring temporary residence for foreigners living and working in Vietnam is a mandatory procedure that is required to be carried out in a timely manner. This reporting helps the authorities manage the number and foreign individuals living in Vietnamese territory, both for the purpose of protecting these subjects and promptly monitoring, detecting and preventing in the future. In case they enter the country for purposes affecting peace and national security

Accommodation facilities for foreigners can be hotels, guesthouses, cottages, etc. Within 12 hours from the time the foreigner arrives for temporary residence, the owner of the accommodation facility must complete a temporary residence declaration on campus. In the case of remote areas, the time limit for registration is 24 hours.

The law stipulates penalties: Accommodation businesses that do not notify the police of their stay as prescribed when someone comes to stay will be fined from 1,000,000 VND - 2,000,000 VND.

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[ In what cases will foreign workers have their work permits revoked? ]Accordingly, work permits are revoked in the foll...
27/10/2023

[ In what cases will foreign workers have their work permits revoked? ]

Accordingly, work permits are revoked in the following cases:

❗️The employer or foreign employee fails to comply with the provisions of this Decree.

❗️ Foreign workers who work in Vietnam do not comply with Vietnamese law, affecting security, order and social safety.

❗️ Work permit has expired.

❗️ Termination of labor contract.

❗️ The content of the labor contract is not consistent with the content of the issued work permit.

❗️ Working inconsistently with the contents of the issued work permit.

❗️ Contracts in the fields that are the basis for giving rise to expired or terminated work permits.

❗️ There is a written notice from the foreign party to stop sending foreign workers to work in Vietnam.

❗️ Vietnamese enterprises, organizations, partners or foreign organizations in Vietnam that employ foreign workers terminate their operations.

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[ How is using a fake work permit criminally handled? ] Accordingly, anyone who uses a fake work permit to commit illega...
25/10/2023

[ How is using a fake work permit criminally handled? ]

Accordingly, anyone who uses a fake work permit to commit illegal acts may be prosecuted for the crime of using fake documents to commit illegal acts with the following penalties:

❌ For mild cases, fines range from 30,000,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND

❌ Heavy sentence of non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 06 months to 02 years.

❌ Imprisonment from 02 years to 05 years when:

+ Organized;
+ Committed the crime 2 times or more;
+ Make 02 to 05 other documents;
+ Using other documents to commit less serious or serious crimes;
+ Gaining illegal profits from 10,000,000 VND to under 50,000,000 VND;
+ Dangerous recidivism.

❌ Imprisonment from 03 years to 07 years when:

+ Do 06 other documents or more;
+ Using other documents to commit very serious crimes or particularly serious crimes;
+ Gaining illegal profits of VND 50,000,000 or more.

❌ The offender may also be fined from 5,000,000 VND to 50,000,000 VND.

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