Nowadays, there are many companies including Vietnamese capital enterprises and FDI companies in Vietnam in need of foreigners to support their business activities. In order to work legally in Vietnam, a Work Permit is required for them. The procedure for obtaining the Work Permit is as follows:
Step 1:
All 3 types of Work permit for Manage, Specialist and Technical Workers have the same dossier:
– Ask for permission for the use of foreign workers from Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA)
– List of dossiers:
+ Explanation for the need of foreign workers;
+ Enterprise Registration Certificate (ERC) (notarized copy);
– The competent state agency shall issue a notification of acceptance within 15 days from the date of receiving the valid dossier
Step 2:
Submit the dossier for new issuance of Work Permit. Depend on type of WP, client must provide following documents:
Note:
All documents provided in foreign countries or by diplomatic mission of foreign countries in Vietnam shall be translated into Vietnamese and legalized in accordance with Vietnamese Law.
2.1. Manager:
Dossier for new issuance of Work Permit for manager who have their name in the Enterprise Register Certificate.
The required documents:
- An original Health certificate
- A letter of experience was issued by a foreign company in oversea at least 3 years (please make a legalization in advance)
- An original Criminal record
- An original passport (will keep 01 day when we apply the second step in labor department)
- 03 notarized copies of passport
- 03 notarized copies ERC of the company where foreigner is working
- 04 color photos (4cm x 6cm size, white background, wear shirt, front view, bare head, no color glasses), taken within 6 months before the submission date of application.
2.2. Specialist:
Dossier for new issuance of Work Permit for foreign specialist working in Vietnam:
- An original Health certificate
- An original Criminal record
- A notarized copy of Bachelor’s degree (please make a legalization in advance)
- A letter of experience was issued by a foreign company in oversea at least 3 years (please make a legalization in advance)
- An original passport (will keep 01 day when we apply the second step in labor department)
- 03 notarized copies of passport
- 03 notarized copies ERC of the company where foreigner is working
- 04 color photos (4cm x 6cm size, white background, wear shirt, front view, bare head, no color glasses), taken within 6 months before the submission date of application.
2.3. Technical Workers:
Dossier for new issuance of Work Permit for foreign specialist working in Vietnam includes:
- An original Health certificate
- An original Criminal record
- An original passport (will keep 01 day when we apply the second step in labor department)
- 03 notarized copies of passport
- 03 notarized copies ERC of the company where foreigner is working
- 04 color photos (4cm x 6cm size, white background, wear shirt, front view, bare head, no color glasses), taken within 6 months before the submission date of application.
- Technical worker proof documents:
+ Confirmation letter for technical worker at a foreign country at least 3 years;
+ Letter confirming that the technical worker was trained for at least 01 year and had worked for at least 01 year in the relevant field;
+ In case the employee is internal transfer: Decision of appointment by the parent company (consularized).
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE:
It will be done within 15 working days since the date of submitting.
Please feel free to contact us by email: huonghue.ht@gmail.com or phone number +84 935 439 454 if you need any further clarification. We look forward to long-term co-operation with you.