Will studying costs in Vietnam be financed based on permanent or temporary residence?

Will studying costs in Vietnam be financed based on permanent or temporary residence?

Under Article 18 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, those eligible for financing for studying costs are as follows:

Eligibility for financing for studying costs

1. Kindergarten children, students in formal education institutions, and students in continuing education institutions pursuing formal education programs are left without both parents.

2. Kindergarten children, students in formal education institutions, and students in continuing education institutions pursuing formal education programs suffer from disabilities.

3. Preschool students, students of formal education, learners in continuing education institutions pursuing formal education program whose parents are poor households according to regulations of Prime Minister.

4. Kindergarten children, students in formal education institutions, and learners in continuing education institutions pursuing formal education institutions in particularly difficult hamlets, communes in category III areas in ethnic regions and mountainous regions, particularly difficult hamlets in coastal regions and islands according to regulations of competent authority.

Thus, the studying costs in Vietnam will not be financed based on permanent or temporary residence. Instead, the studying costs in Vietnam will be financed for specific entities:

- Studying at continuing education institutions pursuing formal education programs are left without both parents.

- Studying at continuing education institutions pursuing formal education programs suffer from disabilities.

- pursuing formal education programs whose parents are poor households according to the regulations of the Prime Minister of Vietnam.

- Studying at continuing education institutions pursuing formal education institutions in particularly difficult hamlets, communes in category III areas in ethnic regions and mountainous regions, particularly difficult hamlets in coastal regions and islands according to regulations of competent authority.

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Which entities are eligible for a tuition reduction of 70% in Vietnam?

Under Article 16 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, the entities eligible for a tuition reduction of 70% in Vietnam include:

- Students pursuing traditional arts and specific majors in public, private vocational education and training institutions and higher education institutions providing cultural - artistic training;

- Students pursuing traditional art forms or taxing, toxic, or hazardous occupations in case of vocational education and training as per lists of taxing, toxic, or hazardous occupations regulated by Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs;

- Kindergarten children and students who are ethnic minorities (other than very minor ethnic minorities) in hamlets with particular difficulties, communes in category III areas, ethnic regions and mountainous regions, communes with difficulties in coastal regions and islands according to regulations of competent authority.

What are the cases for temporary suspension of tuition collection in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 17 of Decree 81/2021/ND-CP, the cases for temporary suspension of tuition collection in Vietnam are as follows:

Temporary suspension of tuition collection

In case of natural disasters, epidemic, and other force majeure event publicized by competent authority; depending on level of impact and damage, People’s Committees of provinces shall request People's Councils of provinces to consider and decide not to charge tuition in a specific period for kindergarten children, students in public formal education institutions, and learners in continuous education facilities pursuing formal education program in areas suffering from natural disasters, epidemic, or other force majeure event.

Thus, tuition collection is temporarily suspended in case of natural disasters, epidemic, and other force majeure event publicized by the competent authority.

Depending on the level of impact and damage, People’s Committees of Provinces shall request People's Councils of Provinces to consider and decide not to charge tuition in a specific period.