What does the application for Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study include?

What does the application for Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study include?

Under Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, the admission application dossier for Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study in Vietnam includes:

- Official Dispatches of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);

- Commitment regarding implementations of obligations of individuals sent abroad at the request of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);

- Background information with photos and confirmation of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) or confirmation of local governments of residence (in case of not having working agencies);

- Verified true copies of degrees, and certificates for specialty and/or foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs;

- Medical examination records of medical facilities of provinces and central-affiliated cities verifying adequate health conditions for studying abroad;

- Other documents (if any) at the request of scholarship programs and dispatching agencies.

What does the application for Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study include? (Image from the Internet)

What is the eligibility of Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study from 2025?

Under Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, the eligibility of Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study from 2025 is as follows:

- Having respectable political and moral credentials;

- Not subject to disciplinary actions and criminal prosecution.

- Having degrees, and certificates for specialty and foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs and other requirements of the scholarship programs;

- Obtaining agreement from supervisory agencies on sending to foreign countries for studying (in case of having working agencies);

- Satisfactory with applicable regulations and laws on training for officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (for cases of members of the Communist Party of Vietnam).

What are the rights and responsibilities of Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study?

According to Article 6 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, the rights and responsibilities of Vietnamese nationals sent abroad to study are defined as follows:

- Rights of international students under state budget scholarship

+ May return to Vietnam to participate in internship and/or collect documents to serve studying programs; may receive breaks during studying period according to foreign education institutions; may return to Vietnam, visit relatives in other countries (third country) if permitted by competent authority of host countries;

+ Receive consular protection by Vietnamese representative missions overseas regarding righteous rights during period of studying abroad as per the law;

+ Receive training costs, travelling costs, subsistence allowance, and other costs in part or in whole from funding sources from state budget for international students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 hereof or incurred by foreign countries for international students under Point c Clause1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP.

- Responsibilities of international students under state budget scholarship

+ Strictly comply with regulations and law of Vietnam, regulations, law, and customs of host countries; violations shall result in strict actions depending on severity and seriousness as per regulations and law of relevant parties;

+ Stringently comply with regulations of foreign education institutions and commitment, regulations of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) and dispatching agencies; preserve and develop friendship with organizations, individuals, and communities in host countries;

+ Register for Vietnamese nationals in foreign countries according to applicable regulations and update information on Database according to Article 4 hereof;

+ Do not drop out deliberately; comply with regulations on studying time, training level, majors, host countries, and education institutions according to decisions on dispatching for studying according to decisions of competent authority;

+ Inform dispatching agencies at least 10 working days before the date on which international students return to Vietnam for internship, collection of documents, under vacation, and/or holiday according to regulations of foreign education institutions on international students according to Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

+ Submit reports on studying progress (Form No. 1 under Annex attached hereto) and copies of studying results with verification of foreign training facilities via postal service or in person or online to dispatching agencies after each semester and school year;

+ Return training costs according to Article 12 and Article 13 hereof in case of failure to complete studying obligations or failure to comply with job assignment of competent authority after graduation for international students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

+ Comply with applicable regulations and law on officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party of Vietnam (for cases of members of the Communist Party of Vietnam);

+ Protect documents, information classified as government secret as per Law on Protection of Government Secret, and internal political information;

+ Do not exploit studying or any other activities to make statements against Vietnamese government or affecting relationship between Vietnam and host countries.