Does it take a long time for foreign employees to apply for re-issuance of work permit in Vietnam?
Does it take a long time for foreign employees to apply for re-issuance of work permit in Vietnam? What documents are included in the application for re-issuance of work permit of foreign employees in Vietnam? What is the validity period of the re-issued work permit of foreign employees in Vietnam?
Hello Lawnet. My company has a case where a foreign employee has already been granted a work permit. This employee hast just lost it recently. How long does it take to apply for a new one now? What documents do I need to prepare for re-issuance of the work permit? Thank you!
Does it take a long time for foreign employees to apply for re-issuance of work permit in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 12 of the Decree 152/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating cases of re-issuance of a work permit as follows:
1. The unexpired work permit is lost.
2. The unexpired work permit is damaged.
3. The unexpired work permit needs changes of full name, nationality, passport number, or working place thereon.
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Decree 152/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating procedures for re-issuance of a work permit as follows:
Within 3 working days after receiving a duly completed application, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs or Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall re-issue a work permit. If the application is rejected, a written explanation is required.
As regulations above, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs or Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall re-issue a work permit for foreign employee within 3 working days after receiving a duly completed application.
What documents are included in the application for re-issuance of work permit of foreign employees in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of the Decree 152/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating application for re-issuance of a work permit as follows:
1. An application form for re-issuance of work permit made by the employer No. 11/PLI Appendix I hereto appended.
2. 02 color photos (4cm x 6cm size, white background, front view, bare head, no color glasses), taken within 6 months before the submission date of application.
3. The unexpired work permit:
a) If the work permit is lost as specified in clause 1 Article 12 hereof, a certification issued by the police authority of commune where the foreign worker resides or by a foreign competent authority as per the law is required;
b) In case of changes of information in the work permit, supporting documents are required.
4. An acceptance of demand for foreign workers, unless it is not required.
5. Any document mentioned in clauses 3 and 4 hereof is 1 original or certified true copy except for the document in clause 1 Article 12 hereof; if a document is written in a foreign language, it must be consularly legalized, translated into Vietnamese and certified, unless it is exempt from consular legalization under an international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the concerned foreign country are signatories or under the principle of reciprocity or as per the law.
As regulations above, when an foreign employee loses his/her work permit, he/she shall prepare above documents in the application.
What is the validity period of the re-issued work permit of foreign employees in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 15 of the Decree 152/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating validity period of re-issued work permit as follows:
The validity period of the re-issued work permit shall coincide with that of the former work permit less the duration that the foreign worker has worked up to the submission date of the re-issuance application.
As regulations above, the validity period of the re-issued work permit shall coincide with that of the former work permit less the duration that the foreign worker has worked up to the submission date of the re-issuance application.
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