Maximum Duration of Foreign Workers in Vietnam is 4 Years?

Article 155 of the 2019 Labor Code stipulates: The maximum duration of a work permit is 02 years; in the case of an extension, it is only extended once with a maximum duration of 02 years.

And according to Article 157 of the 2019 Labor Code:

the Government of Vietnam stipulates the conditions, order, procedures for issuance, re-issuance, extension, and revocation of work permits and confirmation that a foreign worker is not subject to a work permit for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

Therefore, in the case where the work permit has been extended once, when it expires, the worker in this situation will have to apply for a new work permit.

Thus, it is not possible to assert that the maximum duration for a foreign worker in Vietnam is 4 years.

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