This is a notable provision stipulated in Decree 08/2019/ND-CP issued by the Government of Vietnam on January 23, 2019.
Decree 08 stipulates that minors accompanying members of Vietnamese agencies abroad are entitled to tuition support. To be specific:
- Tuition support is provided on a monthly basis during the academic year, applicable to cases where tuition fees are actually paid in the host country.- The maximum tuition support is equal to 50% of the basic living allowance. The support level will be adjusted appropriately according to Vietnam's socio-economic development conditions.- The condition to receive tuition support is in areas where public schools in the host country do not have a policy of tuition exemption for children of members of Vietnamese agencies abroad or in areas where the children of members of Vietnamese agencies abroad must attend non-public schools.
In addition, Decree 08 also stipulates that minors accompanying members of Vietnamese agencies abroad are entitled to support for costs of purchasing health insurance for medical examination and treatment abroad, with a maximum limit of 50% of health insurance policies for medical examination and treatment abroad for members of Vietnamese agencies abroad. This support level will be adjusted according to Vietnam's socio-economic development conditions.
For more details, see Decree 08/2019/ND-CP effective from March 11, 2019.
-Thao Uyen-
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