Reader Mai Phuong sent VnExpress some questions regarding work permit regulations for foreigners in Vietnam.
"I am a Vietnamese citizen who married my husband, a German national, earlier this year. He currently works for a technology company in Singapore.
A foreign-invested business with an office in Ho Chi Minh City has invited him to come to Vietnam to work as a project manager under a two-year contract, and said it would handle the labor paperwork in line with regulations.
I have read that Vietnamese law exempts foreigners who marry Vietnamese citizens and reside in Vietnam from needing a work permit. The company, however, says it must still prepare paperwork related to foreign labor before my husband can start work.
I would like to ask:
