QuestionsQuestions (POEA Advisory No. 24)
It requires Filipinos intending to work in Vietnam to possess a work visa issued by the Vietnamese Embassy in Manila prior to departure.
They must present a copy of the Visa Approval Letter together with the Visa Application Form to the Vietnamese Embassy at the time of application.
The work contracts must be for at least six (6) months.
The validity of the work visa must correspond to the duration of the work contract.
No. The advisory states contracts must be for at least six (6) months, and visa validity must correspond to contract duration.
First secure a Visa Approval Letter from Vietnam’s Immigration Department; then apply with the Vietnamese Embassy in Manila by submitting the Visa Approval Letter copy and the Visa Application Form; finally obtain the work visa prior to departure.
The advisory is POEA Advisory No. 24, s. 2015. It is signed by Hans Leo J. Cacdac, Administrator.
Adopted on 15 July 2015 and filed on 04 September 2015.
It provides the address: 670 Pablo Ocampo St., Malate, Manila; telephone nos. 524-03-64 and 0998-275-6666; and website access at www.vietnamebassy-philippines.org.
Because it summarizes the visa issuance requirements and process for Filipinos who intend to work in Vietnam, including conditions to meet before departure.
A copy of the Visa Approval Letter.
Yes. It says applicants must present a copy of the Visa Approval Letter together with the Visa Application Form to the Vietnamese Embassy at the time of application.