Online filing fees reduced

IMPACT — MEDIUM

The Vietnamese government recently reduced its fees for filing certain immigration processes online.

Key Points:

• As of Feb. 1, online filing fees for some immigration process decreased by up to 50%, including:
  • Permanent resident registration from 20,000 VND (about US$1) to 10,000 VND.
  • Temporary residence registration and extension 15,000 VND to 7,000 VND.
  • Temporary residence registration and extension by list from 10,000 VND to 5,000 VND.
  • Household splitting from 10,000 VND to 5,000 VND.
• More information regarding the new online filing fees is available here.

BAL Analysis: Employers should take the new filing fees into account when adjusting their 2023 budgets.

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