The Government has just issued Decree 219/2025/ND-CP, which supplements and expands the list of foreign workers not subject to work permit issuance in Vietnam.
According to the new regulations, cases of exemption from labor licenses include the subjects specified in Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Article 154 of the Labor Code. Specifically:
Investors and business managers: Owners or members contributing capital of VND3 billion or more of a limited liability company; Chairman of the Board of Directors or members of the Board of Directors contributing capital of VND3 billion or more of a joint stock company.
Experts and technical consultants serving projects using ODA capital according to international treaties; foreign reporters licensed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; lecturers and managers at educational institutions established by diplomatic agencies or intergovernmental organizations.
Students, trainees who are trainees according to agreements or invitations to work in Vietnam; trainees on Vietnamese ships; relatives of members of foreign representative agencies are allowed to work.
People with a working passport, people responsible for establishing a commercial presence, volunteers implementing international treaties, or working less than 90 days/year in Vietnam.
In case of internal relocation of enterprises in 11 service sectors according to the WTO commitment, they have worked for enterprises for at least 12 months before coming to Vietnam.
Subjects approved by the Ministry of Education and Training to teach, research, transfer international education programs or manage educational institutions established by diplomatic agencies/intergovernmental organizations.
Priority areas such as finance, science - technology, innovation, digital transformation, socio-economic development are confirmed by ministries, branches or provincial People's Committees.
The new Decree is expected to facilitate high-quality human resource attraction activities, while ensuring compliance with Vietnamese labor laws.
