Conditions for foreigners to work in VN

According to Article 3 of Decree 34/2008/NĐ-CP dated on March 25, 2008, foreigners who want to work in Việt Nam, must satisfy the following conditions:

1. Age from 18 years old up;

2. Good health conditions;

3. Being managers, executives or experts (as stipulated in Items 2 and 3 of Article 2 of the Decree);

For those who want to work as individual practitioners or pharmacists or engage in educational and vocational training activities, they must obey other related regulations.

4. Bearing no previous conviction for violating national security; not being investigated or executing punishments under the legal regulations of Việt Nam and other countries.

5. Having labor permits granted by the Vietnamese competent bodies, except for some specific cases as stipulated in Item 1 of the Decree’s Article 9.

By Hải Minh