Cases where foreigners working in Vietnam are not required to contribute to mandatory social insurance

11:42, 10/07/2024

Vietnam Social Security has just issued Decision No. 505/QD-BHXH amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Procedure for Collecting Social Insurance, Health Insurance, Unemployment Insurance, Occupational Accident and Disease Insurance; the management of Social Insurance books and Health Insurance cards promulgated together with Decision No. 595/QD-BHXH dated April 14, 2017.

The foreign employee working in Vietnam is subject to compulsory social insurance participation when having:

- A work permit, a practicing certificate, or a practicing license issued by the competent authority of Vietnam;- An indefinite-term labor contract or a definite-term labor contract with a duration of one year or more with the employer in Vietnam.

However, the case of employees moving within the enterprise as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 11/2016/ND-CP and employees who have reached the retirement age as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 187 of the Labor Code are not subject to compulsory social insurance participation.

For details, see Decision 505/QD-BHXH effective from May 1, 2020.

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