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I’m a German lecturer and have just received a job offer from a university in Vietnam. If I take the job, do I have to apply for a work permit in Vietnam?
According to Government Decree 152/2020/ND-CP (Decree 152) on foreign workers in Vietnam and recruitment and management of Vietnamese workers working for foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam, revised under Decree 70 of 2023, a foreigner engaged in teaching or research activities in Vietnam will be entitled to work permit exemption in the following cases:
First, he is sent by a foreign authority to Vietnam to teach or work as an administrator or chief executive officer/managing director at an education institution established in Vietnam at the proposal of a foreign diplomatic mission or an inter-governmental organization; or at an institution or organization established under a treaty which Vietnam has signed or acceded to.
Second, he enters Vietnam to teach or conduct research activities; work as an administrator, chief executive officer/managing director, principal or vice principal of an education institution established in Vietnam at the proposal of a foreign diplomatic mission or an inter-governmental organization. In this case, a certification issued by the Ministry of Education and Training will be required.
If falling into one of the aforementioned cases, you will be exempt from work permit when working for a university in Vietnam.- (VNA/VLLF)
