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On October 20, 2026, the Government promulgated Decree No. 393/2026/ND-CP providing for foreign workers working in Vietnam, which takes effect on December 5, 2026.
Notably, foreign workers deported under court judgments or decisions may have their work permits revoked.
Specifically, Clause 3, Article 31 of Decree No. 393/2026/ND-CP provides:
Article 31. Cases in which work permits are revoked
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3. Foreign workers are deported under legally effective court judgments or decisions, or decisions of competent state agencies.
Accordingly, from December 5, 2026, foreign workers deported under legally effective court judgments or decisions, or decisions of competent state agencies, will have their work permits revoked.
In these cases, the agency competent to grant work permits shall issue a decision revoking the work permit and notify the employer, the foreign worker and the Ministry of Public Security for coordination in management.
The agency competent to grant work permits shall also update information on the revocation in the database of foreign workers working in Vietnam.
In addition to revocation due to deportation, Article 31 of Decree No. 393/2026/ND-CP provides for other cases in which work permits are revoked, including:
- The work permit ceases to be valid under Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Article 156 of the Labor Code.
- The employer or foreign worker fails to comply with regulations on the grant, re-grant or extension of work permits.
- The foreign worker is held in custody or temporary detention, or is serving a definite-term imprisonment sentence, a life imprisonment sentence or a death sentence in accordance with the criminal law.
- The foreign worker dies or is declared by a court to have lost civil act capacity, to be missing or to be dead.
Decree No. 393/2026/ND-CP takes effect on December 5, 2026, and replaces Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP.
