Vietnam Facilitates Work Permit Process For Foreign Workers

RESOLUTION 105 AMENDMENTS

Definition of "work experience"

Recently issued Resolution No. 105/NQ-CP (Resolution 105), which applies to enterprises, cooperatives, and business households, has altered the definition of "work experience" required for foreign workers, making it easier to obtain work permits. The Resolution was ratified by the Prime Minister and issued on September 9th, 2021. One of the purposes of Resolution 105 is to ease some of the stricter hiring requirements, instituted by Decree No 152/2020/ND-CP (Decree 152) which took effect in February 2021, to assist businesses that have been affected by the pandemic.

Pursuant to Articles 3.3.(a) and 3.6.(a) of Decree 152, foreigners must have work experience "in the specialties that the workers were trained in". For experts, they must hold a Bachelor's degree or higher, or an equivalent degree, and have "at least three years of work experience in the specialties that the workers were trained in".