Vietnam Work Permit 2026: Required Documents & Application Checklist

1. Employer's written report explaining the demand for foreign labor and the application for a work permit: Download here

2. Health certificate issued by a qualified medical examination and treatment establishment, except where health check results have been integrated and shared on the Health Examination Management Information System or the National Health Database. For health certificates issued by competent foreign authorities, they may be used if there is a treaty or mutual recognition agreement between Vietnam and the issuing country/territory, provided the validity period does not exceed 12 months from the date of issuance.

3. Valid passport.

4. Judicial record card (Criminal record check) or a document confirming that the foreign worker is not currently serving a sentence, has no unspent convictions, or is not facing criminal prosecution under foreign or Vietnamese law, issued within 06 months prior to the submission date. This excludes cases where administrative procedures for judicial records and work permits have been integrated as per Clause 3, Article 6 of Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP.

5. 02 color photos (size 4 cm x 6 cm, white background, straight face, bareheaded, without glasses).

6. Documents proving the form of employment of the foreign worker, which shall be one of the following:

a) An assignment letter from the foreign employer for the foreign worker to work temporarily at a commercial presence in Vietnam, confirming that the worker has been employed for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to entering Vietnam.

b) An assignment letter from the employer accompanied by the signed labor contract or agreement.

c) A service contract signed between Vietnamese and foreign partners, along with proof that the foreign worker has been employed by the foreign enterprise (without a commercial presence in Vietnam) for at least 24 months.

d) In cases prescribed at Point d, Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, an assignment letter from the service provider sending the foreign worker to Vietnam to negotiate service provision is required.

đ) An assignment letter from the foreign employer for the foreign worker to work in Vietnam suitable for the expected position for cases prescribed at Point h, Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP.

e) In cases prescribed at Point l, Clause 1, Article 2 of Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, documentation proving the status of a Manager as defined in Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP is required.

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