Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Creating favourableconditions relevant to workers and experts is one of the four main solutionsstated in this resolution, approved by the Prime Minister and issued onSeptember 9, so as to directly help resolve difficulties facing enterprises andworkers.
Accordingly, to facilitateforeign workers coming to work in Vietnam, the Government requested theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to order localities to relaxsome regulations and conditions on the granting and extension of work permitsin line with the new context and but still ensure pandemic prevention andcontrol.
Under Point a of Clause 3 inArticle 3 of Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP, foreigners must hold a Bachelor’s orhigher degree or an equivalent degree and have at least three years of work experiencein the specialities in which they were trained and that match the jobs theyplan to work in Vietnam.
This rule is now eased thatforeigners must hold a Bachelor’s or higher degree or an equivalent degree andhave at least three years of work experience that matches the jobs they plan towork in Vietnam.
Under Point a of Clause 6 inArticle 3 of Decree No 152/2020/ND-CP, the requirement for “having at leastthree years of work experience in the specialities that workers were trainedin” was amended as “having at least three years of work experience that matchesthe jobs foreigners plan to work in Vietnam”.
Besides, Point b of Clause 4in Article 9 of Decree No. 152/2020/ND-CP is now supplemented with the term“giay chung nhan” (testimonial) and that the already granted work permits canbe used as documents proving experts and technical workers in the dossiersseeking work permits. It now reads: “The papers proving experts, technicalworkers under regulations in Clauses 3, 6 in Article 3 of this Decree are: diplomas,degrees, certificates, testimonials; confirmation documents issued by agencies,organisations, and enterprises in other countries about the years of experienceof experts and technical workers; or the already granted work permits to proveexperience.”/.
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