On September 23rd, 2020 Hanoi People’s Committee issued Official Letter No. 4686/UBND-KGVX on guiding the implementation of the Covid -19 medical prevention for the foreigner entering Vietnam for less than 14 days of working in the City, details are as follows:
- Applicable entities:
- The investors, specialists, high-skilled laborers, enterprise managers with their relatives, and other entities under the signed agreements with other countries (hereinafter referred to as specialists).
- Guests enter for diplomatic and official purposes.
- Organizations, units invite specialists for work must carry out the following procedures:
- Sending a document to The Health Department for consideration and approval on the list of specialists enter Hanoi for work. The document content must specify the following information:
(1) Full name of the entry individual, (2) Nationality (3) Position, job, (4) Entry purpose, (5) Estimated entry date, (6) Isolation facility location (the isolation facility confirmation is required), (7) Working plan: Clarify the estimated date, workplace, meeting, fieldwork location, list of accompanied people at work with the specialists, (8) Medical prevention at the workplace, meeting and fieldwork (if it is necessary or required).
- Notify the specialists to prepare the Certificate of negative result with SARS-CoV-2 by using Real time – PCR which is carried out in the laboratory of the host country’s competent health authority and this Certificate must be issued from 3-5 days before the entry date.
The Health Department will take in the dossier submission and consider approving the specialists’ request to entry for less than 14 days in 03 days after receiving the valid dossier in full.
