Currently, more and more foreign workers are coming to Vietnam. However, according to current Vietnamese law, if foreigners want to work in Vietnam, they need to have a work permit. However, there are certainly many people who don't know the procedure to get a work permit for foreigners. Therefore, Faro VietNam will provide you with all information about the foreign work permit in this article.
Foreigners who need a work permit to work in Vietnam include:
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Foreigners who are performing economic, commercial contracts in Vietnam.
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Foreigners who are operating in a Vietnamese non-governmental organization.
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Foreigners who are working in Vietnam for a long term (working period of more than 3 months).
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Foreigners who are having services and dealing with companies or businesses in Vietnam.
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Foreigners who have a visitor visa to open a work permit.
Conditions for granting work permits foreigners.
To be granted a work permit, foreigners must meet the following conditions:
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In good health and in accordance with job requirements.
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Being a CEO, manager, specialist or technical worker.
Conditions for getting a work permit for foreigners.
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Approved by the state authorities competent to employ foreign workers with written documentation.
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Having capacity for civil acts accepted by Vietnamese law.
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Being a non-criminal, not being brought into any penal accounts according to legal grounds of Vietnam and foreign.
Foreign work permit application in Vietnam.

The preparation of a work permit file for foreigners living and working in Vietnam is very important. If you do not know thoroughly, it is possible that this document is missed, even if foreigners cannot work in Vietnam . Therefore, to have a foreign work permit, what information and documents need to be prepared?
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An foreign work permit application for a foreigner working in Vietnam in accordance with the regulations issued by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
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Medical certificate of the foreign worker in accordance with regulations.
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Curriculum vitae of foreigners in accordance with the law
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Certifications proving that you are executives, managers, experts or technical workers such as a College degree or a practicing certificate, etc.đ
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Passport or certified copy of the passport or some other valid document which can replace the passport.
Consulting service for applying for foreign work permit and foreign work visa in Faro Vietnam
Service of applying for foreign visa and work permits in Vietnam has been provided by Faro for the past 15 years. With his expertise and practical experience, Faro has successfully applied for permits for tens of thousands of highly qualified workers as well as experts and managers to come to Vietnam to work. The scope of Faro's foreign work permit and work visa application services is very rich and diverse and meets the following cases:
Applying for a new foreign work permit
To be able to work legally in Vietnam, applying for a foreign work permit is a mandatory requirement for not only workers but also businesses and organizations. Faro Vietnam provides a service of applying for a new work permit so that workers who have never been to Vietnam can come to work in the following positions: Managers, CEOs, Experts, Technical workers.
Applying for another foreign Work Permit:
After being granted a work permit in Vietnam, but for many different reasons, a foreigner can still be re-granted a work permit in each specific case with the old work permit such as: expired, torned, damaged, lost, changed the employees' information (passport number, company name, working location, job title).
Exempting of foreign work permits
According to current regulations, there are 20 foreigners who are exempt from work permits and at this time they will have to complete all procedures to be granted a certificate of work permit exemption.
Applying for a written approval – Registration of the need to employ foreign workers
This is the first procedure that businesses need to do to be able to get a foreign work permit. Enterprises will need to prepare documents to apply for approval letters and explain issues related to the use of foreign workers at the labor management agency.
Benefits of using Faro Vietnam's foreign work permit service
With the complexity due to going through many steps of the process, many businesses and organizations have difficulties and problems related to applying for foreign work permits. In order to solve this problem, the establishment of Faro Vietnam's work permit service was responsible for:
- Answering all questions about procedures and conditions related to applying for work permits for foreigners in many provinces and cities across the country.
- Consulting, supporting, guiding in detail preparation and completion of legal documents for foreigners working in Vietnam.
- Representing clients to perform and explain the procedures for applying for a foreign work permit at the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
- On behalf of clients to submit and receive work permit application results for foreigners.
The work permit processing in Faro Vietnam
In order to provide customers with an efficient and fast service of applying for a work permit for foreigners in Vietnam, Faro would like to offer a work permit processing with 4 simple and scientific steps as follows:
Step 1: Contact with Faro
To be consulted and use Faro Vietnam's work permit application service for foreigners, customers can contact in one of the following ways:
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Send email to service.vn@farorecruitment.com
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Leave a message on the website https://www.farorecruitment.com.vn
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Call the hotline + 84 24 3974 3091 (Hanoi) + 84 28 3821 4654 (HCMC)
Step 2: Guide customers to prepare documents
Faro Vietnam will receive requests and analyze them on a case-by-case basis to provide detailed instructions for foreigners and employers about necessary documents in accordance with current regulations. At the same time, we also urgently compile a full dossier of foreign work permit application so that as soon as the customer sends back the documents, the dossier will be completed as quickly as possible.
Step 3: Submit application and explain to the Labor Administration
After completing, Faro Vietnam will proceed to submit the application as authorized by the enterprise at the Labor Administration. With a team of qualified and experienced experts, we are ready to carry out the necessary procedures for explaining the business use of foreign workers.
Step 4: Get the result and pay
As soon as we receive the results of the work permit application for foreigners, Faro will send it directly or deliver it to the customer. The customer will pay the remaining service fee according to the contract requirements.
Faro's Commitment to Work Permit Service for Foreigners
At present, Faro Vietnam is a provider of work permit services for foreigners in Vietnam. We have extensive experience in applying for work permits for foreigners. Here are some strengths of our services:
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The procedure is extremely simple and fast
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Our team of consultants and professional lawyers have a lot of experience in the work permit procedures
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Extremely economical service costs.
Faro Vietnam commits to:
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Services to apply for a work permit for foreigners can help customers save maximum time.
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The cost that we offer is also extremely reasonable.
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Giving accurate and speedy advice on all problems that you are facing up to.
Vietnam entry permit for work covid
Currently, the complicated situation of the Covid epidemic in the world has been having a significant impact on immigration procedures and policies for foreigners entering Vietnam. In order to get a vietnam entry permit for expert covid, businesses need to make an application for the immigration department with a lot of documents. The documents and procedures are quite complicated and without expertise, it will take a lot of time to learn as well as to solve.
To make it easier for businesses to apply for work permits for professionals, Faro Vietnam provides Vietnam entry permit for work covid service and Vietnam entry permit for expert covid service quickly and economically. With these services, businesses only need to send necessary information about employees and businesses while documents, notarization, submission and receiving the result and settlement of arising problems about Vietnam entry permit for work covid and Vietnam entry permit for expert covid will be fully implemented by Faro Vietnam on behalf of the business.
We will represent the business to do the following documents to apply for a Vietnam entry permit for work covid and Vietnam entry permit for expert covid:
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The approval letter on arrival of the People's Committee of the province/city where the business is located
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The approval letter on arrival of the Vietnam Immigration Department to deal with experts and foreing workers entering Vietnam.
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Approval letter on the moving process and the quarantine plan in hotel with fee of the Health Department
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Confirmation form in hotel where experts and foreign workers register for isolation and medical transportation vehicles to pick up experts
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A negative Covid-19 test certificate is valid 72 hours before the flight date.
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A valid international insurance contract or the enterprise commits to pay all medical expenses for foreigners if positive for Covid 19
Contact to use Faro Vietnam's Work Permit service for foreigners
Email: service.vn@farorecruitment.com
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