QUESTION 6: PROBLEMS DUE TO THE CHANGE OF WORK PERMIT FORM
As stipulated in Circular 03/2014 /TT-BLĐTBXH -dated 20/01/2014 of MOLISA Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs guiding the implementation of some articles of Decree No. 102/2013/NĐ-CP-dated 05/09/2013 by the Government elaborating some articles of the Labor Code on foreign workers in Vietnam taking effects on 10/03/2014, the work permit form changed, different from the form described in Decree No. 34/2008/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 46/2011/NĐ-CP amending and supplementing Decree No. 34/2008/NĐ-CP. Form and embryos of work permit until now is being printed and issued by the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs. The ministry is also in charge of providing units related to management of foreign laborers with form and embryos of work permit.
There is a time when the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs has not yet provided work permit form for Department of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) to issue work permits for foreign workers. At that time, DOLISA has issued a temporary Official letter for approval of issuance of work permits to foreigners (form attached). At the same time DOLISA also announced to the Immigration Department - Ministry of Public Security, Immigration Division – Department of Public Security of the city and some related units for the use of Official letter approved by DOLISA when there is no work permit embryos. Therefore, the lack of new form has no effect on foreign workers or business.
Currently, the Department received work permit embryos sent from Hanoi, so the granting of work permits for foreigners will be comply with regulations.