On December 28, 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued the Circular No. 35/2016/TT-BCT on identification of foreign workers who are eligible for work permit exemption and internally reassigned by enterprises operating within eleven service sectors specified in Vietnam’s WTO commitments on services.
Accordingly, Grounds for identification of foreign managers, chief executives and specialists who are eligible for work permit exemption and internally reassigned by enterprises operating within eleven service sectors specified in the Vietnam’s WTO commitments on services include foreign enterprises having their Trademark in Vietnam; trademarks of foreign enterprises in Vietnam operating in services; and a foreign worker recruited by a foreign enterprise in at least 12 months prior to reassignment to the Trademark in Vietnam.
Grounds for identification of foreign technicians who are eligible for work permit exemption and internally reassigned by enterprises operating within eleven service sectors specified in the Vietnam’s WTO commitments on services include foreign enterprises having their Trademark in Vietnam; trademarks of foreign enterprises in Vietnam operating in services; and a foreign worker recruited by a foreign enterprise in at least 12 months prior to allocation to the Trademark in Vietnam.
This Circular takes effect on February 10, 2017
