2. Foreigner’s employment application: The foreigner submits 02(two) copies of the employment application to the employer, of which one copy is kept by the employer  and the other given to the laborer to complete registration procedures for the issuance of a labor permit. Each employment application consists of:

  a) Foreigner’s employment application registration form in the standardized form stipulated by Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs
  b) A personal criminal record issued by the competent authority of the country where a foreigner resides before arriving in Vietnam. If the foreigner who has been residing in Vietnam for a full period of 6 months and over, only a personal criminal record issued by the Vietnamese Department of Justice in the locality where the foreigner resides is required;
  c) A foreigner’s self-declared curriculum vitae in the standardized form stipulated by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
  d) A Health Certificate issued in a foreign country or a Health Certificate issued in Vietnam in accordance with the regulations of Vietnam’s Ministry of Health;
  e) A copy of a foreigner’s certificate of high professional and technical competence. If a foreigner who is an artisan of a traditional craft or who has experience in his trade, in production operation and management does not hold any certificate or degree of recognition, there must be a letter of confirmation of at least 5-year experience in a trade or in production operation and management made by the foreign competent authority;
  f) 03 color 3cm x 4cm photos with unhatted head, front and clear face, clear ears, no glasses on a white background. The photos must be taken no later than 06 months from the day a foreigner submits his application;
3. The documents stipulated in the above-mentioned application must be issued by a foreign competent agency or organization or be notarized or certified and undergo consular authentication according to the regulations and laws of Vietnam and be translated into Vietnamese. The translation and copies must be notarized according to the regulations and laws of Vietnam.