As Kevin just blogged they are continuing to crack down.
Foreigners working in Vietnam for more than three months without a permit will not have their visas or their temporary residence cards extended, according to the draft.
In many cases, they will be deported, the draft said.
Six months after the draft takes effect this July, all foreign workers that have not applied for a work permit will be sent home.
How they are going to enforce this is beyond me. And of course, there are many ways around the problem, being Vietnam and all. 'Knowing someone' helps - although hardly fair on the rest of us, if someone can sort you out through the back door I'd make use of it. Then there's the Visa exemption if you are Vietnamese overseas or married here. Read this, how to get a 5 year Visa exemption - and you don't have to leave country every 90 days either.
The following from TN, without going into too much detail, explains how we have arranged residency cards for myself and Louisa (as my dependent).
Foreigners will not need the permit if they are members of limited firms that have two or more members, owners of one-member limited firms, board members of joint stock firms, promoters of specific services, and lawyers that are allowed by the Ministry of Justice to work in Vietnam.
So finally, after 5.5 years, we have three years of uninterrupted legality in country.
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Congrats Jon! How much did setting all this up cost you?
Congratulations. Surprised that your girl had to go through all that too. Is she not a VN citizen?
T - Quite a lot - nothing like buying your freedom. I know the cost of processing the cards is $100 each - the rest is lawyers fees which I let Chi deal with.
Gary, she was born in the UK and doesn't have a Vietnamese passport as yet.
Does you employer not help with this? I've had to jump through a lot of hoops but have finally got a three year residency. Of course you want something a bit more permanent but a three year allowance would be a start.
Anne, 3 years is fine by me...that's plenty of time - and in terms of permanency it is almost as good as you are going to get. Employer..meh, long story. I'll have a work permit at some time before Xmas I think.
"And of course, there are many ways around the problem, being Vietnam and all."
->I'm amused by the way you put it. It reminds me of the expression "to skin the cat." Apparently, the "many ways around a problem" you're referring to is not a uniquely Vietnamese phenomenon. I hear this "there are many ways to skin the cat" quite often in Western countries, too.
Congrats. My university degree is finally at the Vietnam Embassy in Washington, DC. It will return to Vietnam in about 10 days. I should have my work permit in roughly 1 month.
The process was long...
Most visitors to Vietnam need a visa to enter the country. Visas are exempted for the citizens of the countries which have signed a bilateral or unilateral visa exemption agreement with Vietnam. Tourist visa may be valid for 15 to 30 days. Nowadays, obtaining visa can be easily done online.
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