The Hanoi People's Committee has issued Decision No. 81/2025/QĐ-UBND dated December 15, 2025, regarding the delegation of authority to the Department of Home Affairs to handle administrative procedures and state management tasks related to foreign workers employed in Hanoi.
According to the decision, the Hanoi People's Committee delegates the Department of Home Affairs to handle administrative procedures and State management duties concerning foreign workers in accordance with Government Decree No. 219/2025/NĐ-CP regulating foreign workers in Vietnam.
Specifically, the department will exercise authority as prescribed in Article 4 of Government's Decree No. 219/2025/NĐ-CP regarding foreign workers working for employers with headquarters, branches, representative offices, or business locations situated outside of industrial zones and high-tech parks.
These duties include: Processing administrative procedures for granting, re-issuing, and extending confirmations for work permit exemptions; Granting, re-issuing, and extending work permits for foreign workers in Vietnam; and Revoking work permits and confirmations of work permit exemptions.
In cases where an employer has headquarters located in Hanoi and outside of industrial zones and high-tech parks, or where an employer does not have headquarters but has a branch, representative office, or business location in Hanoi and outside of industrial zones and high-tech parks, the authority to handle procedures for granting, re-issuing, extending, and revoking work permits and work permit exemptions belongs to the Department of Home Affairs.
Under this delegation, the department will also receive notifications from employers as prescribed in Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 9, and Clause 5 of Article 22 of Decree No. 219/2025/NĐ-CP regarding foreign workers working for entities located outside of industrial zones and high-tech parks.
The department is responsible for compiling and submitting periodic written reports before December 15 annually (or on an ad-hoc basis) to the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the status of foreign workers in Hanoi.
This Decision is effective from January 1, 2026.
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