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LD1 work-permit-exempt foreign worker

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is a Viet Nam visa route under symbol LD1. The official law defines it for foreigners working in Viet Nam with confirmation they are not subject to work-permit issuance.

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  • The captured law excerpt establishes the visa symbol and scope, not a full application checklist or nationality matrix.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The LD1 visa category is for a foreigner working in Viet Nam who has confirmation that they are not subject to a work permit, except where a treaty to which Viet Nam is a party provides otherwise. The general visa condition requires an inviter or guarantor in Viet Nam, subject to Article 10(2)'s exceptions. Article 10(4)(c) states the work-permit rule for applications made for labour purposes; the linked provisions do not detail how an LD1 applicant documents the stated exemption.

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  • The linked consolidated-law capture establishes the visa category and general invitation/guarantee rule, but not all employer appointment, contract, work-authorisation or operational filing duties for this route.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

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  • Searched the full captured law (Arts 7-14 OCR) and the e-Visa page for occupation, qualification, experience, salary or labour-market criteria for this route; only the Art 8 definition exists, and it is cited by the protected R1 answer. Duration material moved to R5.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The TT visa is issued to the spouse and children under 18 of a foreigner holding an LĐ1 visa. The official source does not state what work the permission allows or whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.

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  • The captured text does not state what work the permission allows or whether the holder is tied to an employer, occupation or sector.
  • Work rights of the accompanying TT family members are not stated.
  • https://datafiles.chinhphu.vn/cpp/files/vbpq/2026/3/62-vbhn-vpqh.pdf
    18.'8 TT - Cấp cho người nước ngoài là vợ, chồng, con dưới 18 tuổi của người nước ngoài được cap thị thực ký hiệu LVI, LV2, LS, DT1, DT2, DT3, NNI1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐI, LD2 hoặc người nước ngoài là cha, mẹ, vợ, chong, con của công dân Việt Nam.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The visa is issued for no more than 2 years; visa validity must be at least 30 days shorter than the passport or international travel document; when the visa expires, a new visa may be considered. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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  • No longer-term residence or citizenship direction is stated in the captured text.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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