Thứ Ba, 9 tháng 5, 2023

 Given international integration and the needs of the Vietnamese labor market, the number of foreigners working in our country is increasing. In order to ensure the stability of the labor market and the management of competent authorities, the Labor Code requires foreigners to have a work permit, except in some special cases. After the Covid pandemic, the work permit application has gradually been normalized again. However, foreign workers still face some difficulties in the process of applying for a work permit.



Firstly, the application for issuance of a work permit specified in Article 9 of Decree 152/2020/ND-CP lists many documents and papers that employees must prepare. In particular, clause 2 of this article requires: “Health fitness to work certificate issued by a foreign or Vietnamese competent health facility issued within 12 months…”. However, due to the impact of the Covid epidemic, the health of workers in general and foreigners in particular in many situations is not qualified for a Health Certificate. Their application will be rejected because of this reason. In addition, the large number of documents that must be prepared in the application makes it difficult for both the employer and the employee. Collecting all of these documents is complex, time-consuming, expensive, and involves numerous procedures, especially when there are documents written in other languages. Clause 10, Article 9 of the Decree stipulates the consular legalization of foreign papers and authentication of copies. Although this regulation helps to assure the authenticity of documents, the consular legalization procedure is not popular, so not everyone knows how to do it, which leads to time wasted.

Secondly, the process of obtaining a work permit is long with many different procedures such as applying to accept the demand for foreign workers, preparing documents and submitting documents. As previously discussed, the number of documents in the application is relatively large, so the preparation process also takes a lot of time. In urgent cases where it is necessary to employ foreign workers immediately or within a short period of time, obtaining permits will hinder this demand and make it difficult for employers. Therefore, the legislature should consider shortening the procedure for granting work permits as well as simplifying the documents to be submitted, creating favorable conditions for employers and employees; thereby, encouraging high-quality foreign workers with many skills and experiences to participate in the Vietnamese labor market.

In conclusion, the two biggest difficulties people encounter when applying for a work permit in Vietnam are: (1) requiring too many documents and papers in the application and (2) taking a lot of time with many procedures. Due to these difficulties, in practice, many businesses are concerned about using foreign workers or using foreign workers without applying for a permit. This makes the management and control of the labor market by the competent authority more difficult. Therefore, Vietnamese law needs to consider amending and supplementing the regulations governing the issuance of work permits in Vietnam.

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