Subjects eligible for application of work permits

1. Foreigners working in Viet Nam (hereinafter referred to as foreign workers) in one of the forms below:

a) Working under labor contracts;

b) Being transfer within an enterprise;

c) Performance of any of the following types of contract, namely economic, commercial, financial, banking, insurance, scientific and technical, cultural, sports, educational, vocational training or medical health contracts;

d) Providing services under contract;

dd) Offering services;

e) Working for a foreign non-Governmental organization which is permitted to operate pursuant to the law of Viet Nam;

g) Volunteers;

h) Foreigners responsible for establishing commercial presence;

i) Managers, executive directors, experts and technical workers;

k) Foreigners participating in a tender contract or project in Viet Nam.

2. Employers using foreign employees comprise:

a) Enterprises operating pursuant to the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Investment or international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is a signatory;

b) Foreign or domestic contractors participating in tendering, carrying out a contract in Viet Nam;

c) Representative offices and branches of an enterprise, agency or organization permitted to be established by the competent authority;

d) State agencies, political, socio-political, socio-occupational-political, social and socio-occupational organizations;

dd) Foreign non-governmental organizations and international organizations in Viet Nam;

e) State professional units established pursuant to the law;

g) Foreign project offices or offices of international organizations in Viet Nam;

h) Operating offices of a foreign investor pursuant to business cooperation contracts or foreign contractors permitted for registration pursuant to the law;

i) Organizations practising law in Viet Nam in accordance with the law;

k) Cooperatives and co-operative groups established and operating pursuant to the Law on Cooperatives;

l) Associations and business associations established in accordance with the law;

m) Business households and individuals permitted to do business in accordance with the law.

Fore more detail, view the full Decree./.

By Thuy Dung