The conditions for being accepted as a civil servant are stipulated in Clause 3, Article 13 of Decree 170/2025/ND-CP as follows:
Subjects, standards, conditions, and documents for admission to civil service
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3. Standards and conditions for admission:
Based on the rate of civil servants who need to be arranged according to each job position in the agency employing civil servants, the assigned staffing quota and the requirements of the job position to be recruited, the head of the competent recruitment agency or the head of the management agency shall consider and accept them as civil servants in cases specified in Clause 1 of this Article if they meet the conditions for registration for civil servant recruitment prescribed in Clause 1, Article 19 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants, except for cases specified in Clause 3, Article 19 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants or are undergoing disciplinary action, are undergoing disciplinary action, and are undergoing disciplinary action-related provisions as prescribed by the Party and law.
a) In the case specified in Point a, Clause 1 of this Article, the results and products must be consistent with the expected job position;
b) In the cases specified in Points b, c, d, e, g and h, Clause 1 of this Article, he/she must have worked for 5 years or more in accordance with the provisions of law, and have paid compulsory social insurance (if not continuous and has not received a one-time social insurance allowance, it will be accumulated, including working time if he/she previously held the job position specified in Points b, c, d, dd, e, g and h, Clause 1 of this Article), doing a job with professional and technical requirements in accordance with the job position expected to be received;
c) In the case specified in Point d, Clause 1 of this Article, there must be a written decision by the competent authority deciding to work at other agencies, organizations and units according to the requirements of the task and must not meet the requirements for the 5-year working period specified in Point b of this Clause.
The subjects at Point b, Clause 1, Article 13 are civil servants working at public service units.
Thus, civil servants working at public service units need to have a minimum working period of 5 years before being accepted as civil servants.
