The New Immigration Law No. 51/2019/QH14 (“New Visa Policies 2020”) has been passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 25 November 2019 and will take effect on 1 July 2020. In this article, key changes and updates on visa policies of Vietnam for foreigners include: Allowing the change of entry purpose (change visa purpose) without leaving and re-entering Vietnam; Implementing new visa types and longer visa validity for foreign investors based on the value of their contributed investment; Foreign nationals who enter Vietnam under unilateral visa waiver status will no longer be subjected to the 30-day cooling-off period between the last exit date and the next entry date as before; Additional changes to the types Vietnam visa as ĐT1, ĐT2, ĐT3, ĐT4, LĐ1, LĐ2, EV and LS Visa, etc.

Since the Labor Code No. 45/2019/QH14 ("New Labor Code") have been passed by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 20 November 2019 and will take effect on 1 January 2021, some main changes are expected to have significant impacts on enterprises and organizations that recruit foreign labors in Vietnam. The New Labor Code changes the term of work permits, work permits extensions and work permit exemption for foreign labors in Vietnam. In particular, the term of a work permit in Vietnam is limited to a maximum of two years and the work permits can now only be extended once for a further two-year term. Foreign labors who want to continue working in Vietnam after the expiry of the extended work permit will have to apply for a new work permit.

Each country has a different name for criminal record certificate such as Police Check Clearance, Police Background Check, or Judicial Record Card. Criminal record certificate in Vietnam also known as Vietnam Police Check Clearance or Vietnam Police Background Check, Judicial Record Card is a required document for a number of purposes, including for most Work Permit applications, marriage certificate abroad, residence abroad, etc. Foreigners who had resided in Vietnam, held Vietnamese visa or temporary resident card (regardless of it has expired or not) but are living in their home country or a third country can now apply for a Vietnam Criminal Record Certificate without returning to Vietnam. All the required documents shall be provided via emails and the result will be issued within 10 days.

Fast track service is the most wonderful way to help you check in or check out at the airports. You will benefit from the pretty fast and smooth procedure: from getting visa stamps at Vietnam international airports, quickly and easily moving through the Passport Control to assisting you with Customs and collecting your baggage. Whether you’re traveling alone or with your family, on a business trip or a holiday, we’ll make sure you’re well looked after on your arrival and departure. We’ll fast-track you through all the airport formalities and take you to the arrival areas to meet your family and friends or make your way from the airport. We are happy to offer a qualified Fast-track service at the International airports in our country: Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, Noi Bai Aiport in Ha Noi City, Da Nang Airport in Da Nang City, Cam Ranh Airport in Nha Trang City and Phu Quoc Airport in Kien Giang Province.

Vietnam Police Check Certificate or Vietnam Criminal Record or Vietnam Police Clearance Certificate or Vietnam Judicial Record Card is issued to all foreigners are living, working in Vietnam or resided in Vietnam, the Police Check Certificate in Vietnam issued by an agency managing the judicial record database as National Criminal Record Center or the Department of Justice of the province or city where foreigner is residing, valid for 6 months only. In this article, we would like to share the procedure to apply for Vietnam Police Check Certificate for both Vietnamese and foreigners who need the certificate of Vietnam Criminal Record to prove whether or not an individual has a previous criminal conviction, is banned from holding certain posts, establishing or managing enterprises or cooperatives in case enterprises or cooperatives have been declared bankrupt by court.

Getting a Vietnam business visa is a requirement to do business, working in Vietnam that is coded ĐT, DN, LV as a short-stay visa. The Vietnam business visa is valid up to one year with a single or multiple entries based on your business plan, nationality and what documents you have. During this period of time, you can conduct many activities such as signing contract, meeting B2B, and working with Vietnam enterprises to explore your investment opportunities in this promising land born by Mother Nature.