Some children in Vietnam are not lucky when they are born and live without their parents. They may live in an orphanage or even in the street and bridge. A lot of foreigners come to Vietnam and adopt in order to ensure that they are nurtured, cared for and educated...

Forms attached to Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP and Degree 70/2023/ND-CP related to Foreigner Labour

On 18 September 2023, the Government issued Decree No. 70/2023/ND-CP (“Decree 70”) amending a number of articles of Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP (“Decree 152”) guiding foreign Labor working in Vietnam and recruitment and management of Vietnamese Labor working for foreign employers in Vietnam. Decree 70 that took effect from 18 September...

Enclosed with the Government's Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP dated November 24, 2020

Enclosed with the Government's Decree No. 136/2020/ND-CP dated November 24, 2020

List of countries exempted from Visa when entering Vietnam

The State Bank of Vietnam has issued Circular 09/2023/TT-NHNN on July 28,2023 guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on the prevention of money laundering.

On 23 June 2023, The National Assembly passed the Law on E-Transactions No.20/2023/QH15 (“New ET Law”), replacing the current Law on E-Transactions No. 51/2005/QH 11. The New ET Law includes 54 articles and seven chapters addressing a number of issues on onshore and offshore businesses having E-transactions with consumers in...

On 28 June 2023, The State Bank of Vietnam (“SBV”) issued Circular No. 06/2023/TT-NHNN (“Circular 06”) amending several provisions of Circular No. 39/2016/TT-NHNN of the SBV dated 30 December 2016 (“Circular 39”) on lending activities of onshore credit institutions and foreign bank branches to customers. Circular 06 will take effect...

On 26 June 2023, The National Assembly of Vietnam officially adopted a new Law No. 23/2023/QH 15 on amending a number of Articles on Law on Entry, exit, transit, and residence of Foreigners in Vietnam, which will take effect from 15 August 2023