Remote work in Vietnam
Sources checked 2026-10-17 · confidence low
Working remotely on visitor status
Law does not say clearly for remote work
Law 47/2014 requires work permits for foreigners coming to work (Art. 10(4)(c)) and activity in line with the purpose of entry (Art. 44(2)(b)). Remote work for foreign employers is not addressed in the texts found. Read via a commercial mirror, not the official portal.
The route for remote workers
No dedicated remote-work route was found in the official sources checked.
Social security
- EU/EEA coordination (A1)
- No
- US totalization agreement
- No
Vietnam is not on SSA's agreement list. Absent an agreement, US and local coverage can both apply. Whether Vietnamese social insurance reaches a short-stay remote worker employed abroad was not established from official sources.
How these arrangements work in general is on the guide page.
What we could not verify
- The law text came from a commercial mirror of the 2014 original. The 2019 and 2023 amendments were not checked.
- No official remote-worker or digital-nomad visa was found. Only secondary guides say none exists in 2026, so this reflects 'not established', not a confirmed absence.
- The official e-visa portals gave no information on permitted activities, and one had a certificate error.
- The exemption for short-term experts under Decree 152/2020 was seen only in law-firm summaries and may not apply to remote work for foreign employers.
- Vietnamese social insurance rules for foreigners were not checked at official sources.
Informational only, not legal or tax advice. This reports what published official sources say. Whether you may work depends on your own visa, contract and nationality. Check the sources and ask an adviser before relying on it.