Laws in Vietnam

Nowadays, though marriage to foreigners is not too strange, not everybody comes to thoroughly know procedures for marriage recognition and requirements under which a marriage is legally attested and protected.   Below are application procedures and requirements for marriage to a foreigner which are applied in two following situations: * 1. Click HERE to see application procedures for registration of marriage to foreigners living in Vietnam. * 2. Application procedures for recognition of marriage to a foreigner living in his/her resident country: If you marry a foreigner and all marriage registration procedures are carried out in a foreign country, you will not be required to apply for your marriage registration in Vietnam. In this case, you must observe the following basic regulations: - Fully meet all requirements set out in the 2014 Law on Marriage and Family ; - Avoid committing any of the prohibited acts defined in the Law on Marriage and Family. ...

The Decree No. 95/2013/ND-CP   amended by the Decree No. 88/2015/ND-CP regulates rates of administrative violations arising from labor, social insurance and sending Vietnamese workers abroad under employment contracts.   The Decree prescribes acts that employers cannot perform towards employees. If they are in breach of such prohibitory regulation, they must be subject to administrative fines according to the nature of their violation. Below is the summary chart of common violations arising in the labor sector that employers may commit. Let's have a look! The chart is organized in a way that each violation is parallel with the rate of administrative fine Act Rate of administrative fine Things an employer can’t do About employment services. notifying its employment service operation in violation of the law. Warnings or fines of from VND 500,000 to VND 1,000,000  Overcharging for employment ser...

Authorization is an event in which a person represents another to perform one or several duties within the predetermined scope of authorization. However, authorization is not always permitted in every case. Laws have specific regulations on cases in which authorization is not permitted. 1. Marriage registration When registering marriage, both spouses-to-be must be present. (Pursuant to regulations on marriage procedures stated in the Decision No. 3814/QD-BTP) 2. Divorce You may consult with your lawyer or person authorized to protect your legal rights and interest to complete several required divorce procedures. Even in such case, you are obliged to be present at the divorce trial and sign in court minutes or declaration forms. Article 85. Representatives 4. The proxy representatives as defined in the Civil Code shall be the proxy representatives in the civil procedures. For the divorce, the involved parties must not designate any other persons to par...

As there are quite a lot of people confused about the distinction between public servants and civil servants, today I would like to make a list of existing regulations on them. * PUBLIC SERVANT is   a Vietnamese citizen who is recruited and appointed to a rank, post or title, included in the payroll and salaried from the state budget or the salary fund of a public non-business unit under law, and work in agencies, organizations and units specified in the Decree No.06/2010/ND-CP . Specific regulations shall be as follows: Public servants   in agencies of the Communist Party of Vietnam At the central level - Holders of posts and titles of deputy, assistant and secretary of heads, and persons working in the offices, agencies and departments, and standing agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city, of the Office of the Party Central Committee, Central Party Committee's Inspection Commission and other Commissions at the central le...