Application for grant of work permits for foreign employees of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam is free

Specifically, according to Article 20 of Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, after a foreign non-governmental organization obtains a registration certificate from a competent state agency, foreign employees of that organization shall apply for a work permit at the provincial-level Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Department of the locality in which the foreign non-governmental organization is based under current Vietnamese law, except those being chief representatives (chiefs of representative offices or project offices or authorized representatives of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam). Such application is free.

Moreover, a foreign non-governmental organization having a registered operation may register its seal under Vietnamese law. A foreign non-governmental organization having a registered operation may open accounts (in foreign currencies or Vietnam dong) at lawfully licensed banks in Vietnam. Foreign representatives and employees of a foreign non-governmental organization having a registered operation may open bank accounts under Vietnamese law.

The import into Vietnam of office equipment, vehicles and their parts, and personal articles to meet working and daily needs of representative offices, project offices and their foreign employees complies with Vietnamese law.

Note: Personal income tax for foreign representatives, employees and specialists of foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam (in representative offices, project offices and projects) complies with Vietnamese lax law.

More details can be found in Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from June 01, 2012.

Le Vy

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