If I don't go to tourism school, can I become a tour guide in Vietnam?

If I don't go to tourism school, can I become a tour guide in Vietnam?

Can you become a tour guide without going to tourism school? Yes, I want to become a tour guide but I didn't go to tourism school. Is there any way to get a tour guide card?

Reply:

Clauses 1, 2, 3, Article 59 of the 2017 Law on Tourism stipulates conditions for issuance of the tour guide card as follows:

1. To obtain the domestic tour guide card, a person shall:

a) have Vietnamese nationality, reside in Vietnam;

b) have full legal capacity;

c) have no contagious diseases and do not use any narcotics;

d) hold an associate degree or higher in tour guiding; in case of an associate degree or higher in another major, a certificate of training in domestic tour guiding is required.

2. To obtain the international tour guide card, a person shall:

a) satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points a, b and c, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) hold a college degree or higher in tour guiding; in case of a college degree or higher in another major, a certificate of training in domestic tour guiding is required;

c) have a good command of the foreign language registered.

3. Conditions for issuance of on-site tour guide cards:

a) Satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points a, b and c, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Pass the on-site tour guiding examination hold by a tourism authority of the province.

Based on the above regulations in Vietnam, conditions for issuance of a tourist guide card at the destination do not require a degree in a tourism-related major, only require:

- Have Vietnamese nationality, permanently reside in Vietnam;

- Have full civil act capacity;

- Do not suffer from infectious diseases, do not use drugs;

- Pass the on-site tour guiding examination hold by a tourism authority of the province.

So if you don't go to a tourism school, you can still be an on-site tour guide if you meet the above conditions in Vietnam.

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Where to apply for a license for provision of international tours in Vietnam?

Where to apply for a license for provision of international tours in Vietnam? Can I ask which agency is applying for a license for provision of international tours? Ask for advice.

Reply:

Based on the order, procedures, and authority to grant international travel service business licenses specified in Clause 2, Article 33 of the 2017 Law on Tourism:

2. The procedures for issuance of the license for provision of international tours:

a) The enterprise applying for the license for provision of international tours shall submit 01 application to the General Department of Tourism;

b) Within 10 days from the day on which a valid application is received, the General Department of Tourism shall assess and issue the license for provision of international tours to the enterprise and inform the tourism authority of the province where the enterprise is located thereof; in case of refusal, a written response stating reasons thereof must be given;

Thus, businesses that want to apply for a license for provision of international tours must submit documents to the Vietnam General Department of Tourism.

How many TOEIC points are required to be eligible for an international tour guide card in Vietnam?

Let me ask, how many TOEIC points are required to be eligible for an international tour guide card in Vietnam?

Reply:

Clause 2, Article 59 of the 2017 Law on Tourism regulates procedures for granting international tour guide card including:

2. To obtain the international tour guide card, a person shall:

a) satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points a, b and c, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) hold a college degree or higher in tour guiding; in case of a college degree or higher in another major, a certificate of training in domestic tour guiding is required;

c) have a good command of the foreign language registered.

Regarding regulations on proficient use of foreign languages, Article 13 of Circular 06/2017/TT-BVHTTDL amended by Clause 10, Article 1 of Circular 13/2019/TT-BVHTTDL has the following instructions:

1. The person who has a good command of a foreign language as prescribed in Point c, Clause 2, Article 59 of the Law on Tourism shall satisfy one of the following standards:

a) He/she holds an associate degree or higher in a foreign language;

b) He/she has completed an associate degree or higher training program designed in a foreign language;

c) He/she graduates college-level or higher in another country under a training program in the official language of the home country. In case of training by a language other than the official language of the home country, attach documents proving the language he/she is trained in;

d) He/she holds a certficate of foreign language proficiency at at least level 4 of Vietnam’s language proficiency framework or a valid certificate satisfactory to regulations set forth under Annex I of this Circular issued by a competent organization or agency.

2. The degree or certificate awarded by a foreign training institution shall be acknowledged as prescribed by the Ministry of Education and Training or Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;

According to Appendix I of this Circular, the TOEIC Certificate must reach the following level:

TOEIC Reading and Listening 650 points, TOEIC Speaking 160 points, TOEIC Writing 150 points

Thus, TOEIC Reading and Listening 650 points, TOEIC Speaking 160 points, TOEIC Writing 150 points or more are eligible to be granted an international tour guide card (for foreign language registered for practice is English).

Best regards!