Relocating to Vietnam from UK with partner

Member since 19 August 2021

GoodbyeCourageMember19 August 2021 11:52:02

Hello,

I’m looking for some advice from anyone who may be able to help. I have been offered a full time position working in Vietnam to start next year and am qualified for the job I have secured, which permits me to apply for a work permit as an “expert”. However, my long term partner (we are not married) who I obviously want to move with me does not have any formal qualifications to permit them to apply for this visa and does not yet have a job offer. The company I have accepted the job offer from had advised he would not be eligible without a degree. I’ve read that with sufficient experience you may apply for a work visa as a “technical worker”, however I’m unsure how easy this is? My partner has over 10years experience in the travel and tourism industry, but no formal training.

Basically I am looking for any advice on how to secure my partner a visa in Vietnam so that they may move there with me - if this is even at all possible!
Is there anyone I could contact (or a service I could pay for) that may have more information or guidance on this? Alternatively has anyone been in a similar situation and what did you do?

Thanks in advance for any advice given
- S

Ciambella ViP

Member since 19 April 2017

CiambellaViP19 August 2021 12:11:17

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Technical worker is not one of the categories accepted by the government for visa under the new law.

Travel and tourism industry is not a field that needs foreigners either, no matter how many years of experience your partner has. Every year, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of new graduates from trade schools, 2-year colleges, and 4-year universities with a degree in tourism and hospitality. All of them speak Vietnamese plus one other language; all of them are willing to work a 48 hr work week for a monthly salary of $300 (minimum wage is $200/m); all of them are ready to start at the lowest level: cleaning hotel rooms.

I don't think your partner will have a chance at all.

As for paying a service to get the visa, please don't, unless the "service" is a legitimate law firm specialised in immigration. Not someone who works at the law firm, but a lawyer whose name is in the roster. The so-called immigration service and visa agents are what caused the law to change recently and many expats to leave the country this year.

--- BTW, your duplicate thread has been removed.

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Guest2023Guest19 August 2021 13:20:32

Ciambella wrote:
Technical worker is not one of the categories accepted by the government for visa under the new law.

Travel and tourism industry is not a field that needs foreigners either, no matter how many years of experience your partner has. Every year, there are hundreds, if not thousands of new graduates from trade schools, 2-year colleges, and 4-year universities with a degree in tourism and hospitality. All of them speak Vietnamese plus one other language; all of them are willing to work a 48 hr work week (it's the law) for a monthly salary of $300 (minimum wage is $200/m); all of them are readied to start at the lowest level: cleaning hotel rooms.

I don't think your partner will have a chance at all.

As for paying a service to get the visa, please don't, unless the "service" is a legitimate law firm specialised in immigration. Not someone who works at the law firm, but a lawyer whose name is in the roster. The so-called immigration service and visa agents are what caused the law to be changed and many expats had/have to leave the country this year.

--- BTW, your duplicate thread has been removed.

Ciambella, does Viet Nam recognise common law marriages here. I presume they dont when it comes to visas.
Maybe the only option for the OP is to get married and bring him in on her TRC as a relative.

Ciambella ViP

Member since 19 April 2017

CiambellaViP19 August 2021 15:23:47

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colinoscapee wrote:
Ciambella, does Viet Nam recognise common law marriages here. I presume they dont when it comes to visas.
Maybe the only option for the OP is to get married and bring him in on her TRC as a relative.

No, Family Law stopped recognising all common law marriages that began after January 3, 1987. Even before that date, Immigration law still required foreign applicants to be legally married when applying for spousal visa.

In this country, marriage is the answer to almost all issues.