How to obtain work permit for UK National at the moment

Last activity 15 April 2021 by Johnathan25121

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JayZee79New member14 April 2021 12:47:44

Hi folks, hoping for some advice here. I work for a global company and we are planning to employ a UK National for a specialist role at our Rep office in HCMC. We therefore need to obtain a Vietnam work permit for him. However the legal advice we are receiving is that he physically needs to be in Vietnam whilst his work permit is applied for (he is in the UK at the moment).

Clearly just based on travel restrictions, this is not feasible at the moment, plus it’s not reasonable for him to resign from his current role in the UK and travel to Vietnam speculatively without confirmation of his work permit first.

Does anyone have any similar experience or any views on this legal advice that he needs to be in Vietnam whilst his permit is applied for? This makes little sense to me and I’m not sure about the accuracy of this legal advice.

Thanks in advance!

Guest2023Guest14 April 2021 13:51:10

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My wife works in HR for a multi-national company and said you can apply for a work permit whilst the employee is not in Viet Nam. You may want to try another legal firm.

JayZee79New member14 April 2021 14:08:45

Thank you! I very much appreciate that insight...

Johnathan25121New member15 April 2021 01:41:56

For Ho Chi Minh City, a Vietnam work permit can be obtained if your specialist is not in Vietnam. However, he/she needs to send his/her physical passport and other required documents to Vietnam for work permit application.
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JayZee79New member15 April 2021 03:27:51

Johnathan25121 that’s very useful, thank you. I think to the link you posted is not showing, would you mind PM’ing me that link again? Thanks again!

JlgarbuttViP15 April 2021 04:14:12

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Handy to know the connection in HR 😀

Johnathan25121New member15 April 2021 04:18:59

JayZee79 wrote:
Johnathan25121 that’s very useful, thank you. I think to the link you posted is not showing, would you mind PM’ing me that link again? Thanks again!

Yes, you can check your message.

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