DURATION OF THE LICENSE FOR LABOR LEASE DOES NOT EXCEED 60 MONTHS

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DURATION OF THE LICENSE FOR LABOR LEASE DOES NOT EXCEED 60 MONTHS

Pursuant to Decree No. 29/2019/ND-CP enters into force from May 05, 2019:

– Conditions to obtain a license for labor lease are:

  (i) The legal representative of the company:

  • Being a manager of the enterprise;
  • Having no criminal records;
  • Having worked in the field of labor lease or labor supply from 03 years (36 months) or more within 05 consecutive years before applying for a license.

  (ii) The payment of deposit: 2.000.000.000 VND (two billion Vietnam dong) at commercial banks or Foreign Bank branches established and operating legally in Vietnam. (Note: Having conducted payment of deposit before being granted a labor lease license)

– Duration of License for labor lease:

  (i) Duration: maximum 60 months (increasing 24 months compared to previous regulations);

  (ii) Renewal of license: may be extension multiple times (each extension is a maximum of 60 months). The license term is re-issued with the remaining term of the previously granted license.

– Repealing 02 conditions to obtain a license for labor lease including:

  (i)  Condition of the legal capital for the business line of labor lease;

  (ii) Conditions of the locations of head offices, branches and representative offices of the enterprise.

Best regards,