On 18 September 2023, the Vietnam Government issued the
long-awaited Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP(amended Decree No. 70),
amending some articles of Decree 152/2020/ND-CP dated 30 December
2020 with regard to foreign workers working in Vietnam and
management of Vietnamese laborers working for foreign organizations
or individuals in Vietnam.
Highlighted below are certain notable points pertaining to
foreign workers working in Vietnam:
1. Notable easing of regulations in relation to conditions for
work permits/work permit exemption certificates
1.1. The relevance between the education/training background and
the job position that foreign employeeswill undertake in Vietnam
has been removed. According to the amended Decree No.70, for expert
position there is no longer the requirement that the university
degree must be relevant with the experience and the job position
that the foreign employees will work in Vietnam. Further, for
skilled workers, the requirement that the
