Vietnam’s Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH: Regulation on issuance of work permit

1. At least 07 working days before the planned date on which foreign workers start working for the employer, the employer must electronically submit the declaration and application for work permits for foreign workers in accordance with regulations in Article 10 of Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government to the work permit issuing authority through the website.

2. Within 05 working days from the receipt of the declaration and application for work permits which are conformable with the law regulations, the work permit issuing authority shall give a response by sending an email to the employer.

If the declaration and application for work permits are not conformable with the law regulations, the work permit issuing authority shall send an email which indicates reasons thereof to the employer.

3. After receiving a response indicating that the application for work permits is conformable with the law regulations, the employer shall by hand or by post submit the original application for work permits to the work permit issuing authority for verification and retention as regulated by law.

Not later than 8 working hours from the receipt of the original application for work permits, the work permit issuing authority must give processing results to the employer. The employer may receive processing results by hand or by post via the employer’s registered address.

4. In case the original application for work permits does not match with the declaration and application for work permits sent through the website, the work permit issuing authority shall give a written response or send an email or directly notify such issue to the employer.

View more details at Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, effective from October 02, 2017.

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