ANSWERING PROBLEMS IN IMPLEMENTING DECREE NO. 143/2018/NĐ-CP

Pursuant to Official letter No.1064/LĐTBXH-BHXH issued on March 18, 2019:

The foreign worker shall be required to participate in the compulsory social insurance program if he/she meets all of the following conditions:

• He/she obtains work permit, practicing certificate, practicing licenses issued in Vietnam;

• He/she hasindefinite-term employment contract or employment contract valid for at least one year with employer  in Vietnam;

• He/she does not reach full 60 years of age, for males, or full 55 years of age, for females;

• He/she is not intra-company transferee as stipulated in clause 1 Article 3 of Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP, including the managers, chief executive officers, experts and technicians of a foreign enterprise which has established a commercial presence in Vietnam, are temporarily reassigned within the same enterprise to its commercial presence in Vietnam and have been employed by the foreign enterprise for at least 12 months.

Best regards,