If I don't study in tour guiding, will I be eligible for an international tour guide card in Vietnam?

If I don't study in tour guiding, will I be eligible for an international tour guide card in Vietnam?

If I don't study tour guide, am I eligible for an international tour guide card? If I don't study tour guide, will I be eligible for an international tour guide card? Please advise.

Reply:

Clause 2, Article 59 of the 2017 Law on Tourism has regulations on conditions for issuance of the international tour guide card including:

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.

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According to this Article, to be granted an international tour guide card, you do not necessarily have to study in tour guiding in Vietnam. In case you study another major but have a certificate of training in domestic tour guiding, this condition is still met.

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Does on-site tour guide card have validity in Vietnam?

Does on-site tour guide card have validity in Vietnam? Question: Does the on-site tour guide card have an expiry date? Please ask.

Reply:

Clause 4, Article 58 of the 2017 Law on Tourism stipulates:

4. The tour guide card includes international tour guide card, domestic tour guide card and on-site tour guide card.

An international tour guide card and domestic tour guide card is valid for 05 years.

The law only stipulates that international tour guide cards and domestic tour guide cards are valid for 5 years, and does not mention on-site tour guide cards, so this card will not have a validity period in Vietnam. 

How many IELTS score is required to qualify for an international tour guide card in Vietnam? 

How many IELTS score is required to qualify for an international tour guide card in Vietnam? Let me ask, how many IELTS scores do I need to qualify for an international tour guide card?

Reply:

Clause 2, Article 59 of the 2017 Law on Tourism regulates procedures for granting international tour guide cards 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 IELTS Certificate must reach 5.5 points.

Thus, an IELTS score of 5.5 or higher is eligible to be granted an international tour guide card in Vietnam (for foreign language registered to practice is English).

Best regards!