Eligibility of Vietnamese nationals travelling abroad for studying

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1. Eligibility of Vietnamese nationals travelling abroad for studying

Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP stipulates the eligibility of Vietnamese nationals travelling abroad for studying as follows

- Having respectable political and moral credentials;

- Not subject to disciplinary actions and criminal prosecution.

- Having degrees, certificates for specialty and foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs and other requirements of the scholarship programs;

- Obtaining agreement from supervisory agencies on sending to foreign countries for studying (in case of having working agencies);

- Satisfactory to applicable regulations and law on training for officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party (for cases of members of the Communist Party).

2. Application for admission and bringing Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying

According to Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, application for admission consists of:

- Official Dispatches of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);

- Commitment regarding implementations of obligations of individuals sent abroad at request of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);

- Background information with photos and confirmation of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) or confirmation of local governments of residence (in case of not having working agencies);

- Verified true copies of degrees, certificates for specialty and/or foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs;

- Medical examination records of medical facilities of provinces and central-affiliated cities verifying adequate health conditions for studying abroad;

- Other documents (if any) at request of scholarship programs and dispatching agencies.

3. Procedures for admission and bringing Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying

Procedures for admission and bringing Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying under Clause 3, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP is as follows:

- Applicants shall submit applications under Clause 2 of this Article via postal service or in person or online to dispatching agencies;

- Within 60 working days from the deadline for receiving applications, dispatching agencies shall organize admission and inform applicants and direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) about admission results on website of admitting agencies.

4. Responsibilities for admitting and sending Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying

According to Clause 4, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, responsibilities for admitting and sending Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying

- Ministry of Education and Training shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying in formal education level, higher education in pedagogy and foreign languages using funding sources from state budgets according to Point a Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

- Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying in vocational education (other than college-level pedagogy education) using funding sources from state budget under Point a Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

- Ministries, People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities, regulatory authorities, state enterprises, and public service providers shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying using funding sources from state budget under Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

- Ministry of Education and Training and Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs may assign or decentralize affiliated entities, higher education institutions, and vocational education institutions shall admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying using funding sources from state budget under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP.

Ministries, ministerial agencies, and People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities may authorize or decentralize affiliated entities to admit and send Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying using funding sources from state budget under Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

- Responsibilities for admitting and sending Vietnamese nationals abroad for studying abroad using funding sources under Point c Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP according to regulations on cooperation between Vietnamese regulatory authorities and foreign parties incurring the scholarship.

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