To announce 11 amended administrative procedures in the field of employment in Vietnam

To announce 11 amended administrative procedures in the field of employment in Vietnam 

The 11 amended administrative procedures in employment areas announced include:

- 05 central-level administrative procedures:

+ Report explaining the need and change in demand for using foreign workers.

+ Issuing work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

+ Reissue work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

+ Extend work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

+ Confirm that the employee is not subject to a work permit.

- 06 provincial administrative procedures:

+ Report explaining the need and change in demand for using foreign workers.

+ Request to recruit Vietnamese workers for job positions expected to recruit foreign workers for the contractor.

+ Issue work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

+ Reissue work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

+ Extend work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam.

+ Confirm that the employee is not subject to a work permit.

Procedure for renewing work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam

In particular, the procedure for renewing work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam is as follows:

- Step 1: At least 5 days but no more than 45 days before the expiration date of the work permit, the person applying for work permit extension submits the application to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (Department of Employment).

- Step 2: Within 05 working days from the date of receiving the complete application for work permit extension, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (Department of Employment) extends the work permit. In the event that the work permit is not renewed, there must be a written response clearly stating the reason.

For foreign workers working under a labor contract, after the foreign worker has their work permit extended, the employer and the foreign employee must sign a written labor contract in accordance with Vietnamese labor law before the expected date of continuing to work for the employer.

The employer must send the signed labor contract upon request to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (Department of Employment). A labor contract must be original or a certified copy.

Decision 1560/QD-LDTBXH takes effect on October 17, 2023.

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