According to Article 154 of the 2019 Labor Code, cases of foreign workers working in Vietnam who are not subject to a labor license include:
- Be an owner or a contributor of capital of a limited liability company with a capital contribution value according to Government regulations.
- Be a Chairman of the Board of Directors or a member of the Board of Directors of a joint stock company with capital contribution value according to Government regulations.
- Be the Head of the Representative Office, Project or be primarily responsible for the activities of international organizations or foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
- enter Vietnam for a period of less than 03 months to perform the service offering.
- Travel to Vietnam for a period of less than 03 months to handle incidents, complex technical and technological situations that arise, affecting or risk affecting production and business that Vietnamese experts and foreign experts currently in Vietnam cannot handle.
- Be a foreign lawyer who has been granted a license to practice law in Vietnam according to the provisions of the Law on Lawyers.
- In cases where the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member according to international treaties.
- Foreigners married to Vietnamese people and living in Vietnam.
- Other cases as prescribed by the Government.
