VIET NAM COUNTRY FACT SHEET 2020 - Returning from Germany
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VIET NAM COUNTRY FACT SHEET 2020
PUBLISHER TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM) GERMANY
Charlottenstraße 68
10117 Berlin
Germany 1. HE ALTH C ARE 3
T. +49 911 43 000
F. +49 911 43 00 260
2 . L ABOUR MARKET 3
iom-germany@iom.int
www.germany.iom.int 3. HOUSING 8
4. SOCIAL WELFARE 12
5. EDUC ATION 14
This project is funded by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
6 . CHILDREN 16
7. CONTACTS 16
The information contained in this Country Fact Sheet was researched with best intentions
and care. However, IOM Germany assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or
omissions. Furthermore, IOM Germany cannot be held accountable for conclusions or deci-
sions drawn from the information provided in this Country Fact Sheet.
For further information on voluntary return and reintegration, please visit the information
portal www.ReturningfromGermany.de, or contact your local return and reintegration office.
1 HEALTH CARE 1 HEALTH CARE
General information on health care Voluntary health insurance: Admission to medical facilities
Access for returnees
Viet Nam’s health care system is divided This insurance is open to all members of Health care services are open to eve-
Eligibility and requirements: Voluntary
into compulsory health insurance and one household, except for those paying ryone; the national ID and the health health insurance should be purchased
voluntary health insurance. compulsory health insurance. insurance card are required. If the be- for the whole family, except members,
neficiary has no insurance, they have to who are already registered in public
Compulsory health insurance Children up to 6 years old are provided bear all costs.
with free health insurance by the govern- insurance with their companies/offices/
Employees of companies or or- ment. The returnees need to contact schools.
ganizations who participate in the the People’s Committee to register their Registration procedure: Voluntary health
compulsory social insurance need to child for a free health insurance card and Availability and costs of medication insurance can be purchased at the Social
join the compulsory health insurance have to present a birth certificate and Insurance Agency at the commune/
(for the fees: see Table 1). Students Most of the common medical generics
residence registration documents. are available in Viet Nam. precinct where the applicant has its
also participate in the compulsory residence registration.
health insurance. Participants should • The first person registered in the
Required documents:
pay compulsory social insurance, health household pays 4.5% of the general
insurance, and unemployment insu- minimum salary each month; • National ID;
rance altogether. • Household registration book (or
• The second, third, and fourth person temporary residence registration);
Benefits pay 70%, 60% and 50% of the fees paid and
by the first person; • Health insurance cards of
The public insurance covers a certain
percentage of medication and treat- • The fifth person pays 40%. other family members (if any)
ment depending on the classification for voluntary health insurance
of the participant and the hospital they Minimum salaries are defined and ad- registration.
choose. justed by the government. For the
registration, it is necessary to contact
Costs social insurance agencies at the people’s
committee at the registered area.
Social insurance, Health insurance,
Unemployment insurance Availability of medical facilities and
doctors
Cost for the employer (% of salary)
Please see lists of hospitals in regional
17.5 3 1 centers under 7. Contacts, specialized in
Cost for the employee (% salary) treating serious diseases, offer all essen-
tial diagnostic services and are equipped
8 1.5 1 with the necessary facilities.
2 LABOUR MARKET 2 LABOUR MARKET
General information on labour market Benefits and Costs
Access for returnees Access for returnees
In Viet Nam, the proportion of labo- Unemployment benefits: 60% of the
Eligibility and requirements: Registration procedure:
rers working for agriculture, forestry or average salary or allowance of the 6
aquaculture is diminishing whereas that consecutive months preceding the • Having paid unemployment insurance The applicant should submit their
of those working for industry, construc- unemployment (not exceed 5 times of fees for at least 12 months within 24 application at the local Employment
tion and services is increasing base salary/ regional minimum salary). months before the unemployment Service Center (Trung tâm Giới thiệu
occurred; việc làm tại địa phương) where they
would like to receive the unemployment
• Having registered the unemployment allowance within 3 months from their
Finding employment Duration of the benefits: status at the occupational introduction labor contract expiration while still
center of the provincial labor-invalid- under unemployment.
Public employment assistance centers • 3 months if the unemployment in- social service;
are available in all provinces. Private surance fees have been fully paid from Required documents:
services also exist in big cities. Vacant full of 12 months to full of 36 months; • Remark: While receiving the • Application form (issued by the Ministry
positions are announced on the fol- unemployment subsidy, the unemployed of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs)
lowing websites: • 1 month for every additional 12 must show up at the occupational • Original or notarized copy of the
months of unemployment insurance introduction center to inform it expired labor contract; notification/
• www.vietnamworks.com fee The benefits shall not exceed 12 about the current status of the job decision on contract termination or
months. searching. Working people are entitled dismissal
• www.careerlink.vn to unemployment benefits as of the
Other benefits: 16th day following the unemployment
• www.mywork.com
registration.
Entitlement to health insurance while
• www.jobstreet.vn receiving the unemployment subsidy.
Costs:
Unemployment assistance Employers pay 1% of the salary or
General information on public and/or allowance fund for the unemploy-
private unemployment assistance ment insurance; employees pay 1% of
their monthly salary or allowance; state
Employees with non-fixed term budget supports maximum 1% of the
contracts or fixed term contracts of at salary/allowance fund for the unemploy-
least 3 months have to participate in the ment insurance.
unemployment insurance.
To be eligible one must have:
Further education and training
• Paid unemployment insurance fees for
12 months within 24 months before Vocational training centers are available
the labor contract terminates (for non- in all provinces. However, many com-
fixed term and fixed term contract) or panies provide on-the-job training by
12 months within 36 months (for sea- themselves after the recruitment.
sonal contracts);
• Submitted an application for unem-
ployment allowance within 3 months
after the contract terminates.3 HOUSING 3 HOUSING
General information on housing Finding accomodation
Access for returnees Access for returnees
Costs and facilities of accommodation There are services assisting with the
There are no shelters available for Website: http://www.ngoinhabinhyen.vn
can differ. They range from 2,000,000 search for housing. However, these returnee’s temporary stay after return.
VND with one small room in basic depend on your demands and they Facebook: https://www.facebook.
conditions and a shared bathroom to require a certain amount of fees. There is one shelter for women and com/pages/Peace-House-
about approx. 46,400,000-58,000,000 Most of the services are private bu- children, who are VoT (victims of Shelter/138308406340913?fref=ts
VND in a modern house of 200 m² sinesses. Houses and apartments for trafficking) and victims of domestic
with a full complex of public facilities rent are advertised in newspapers, violence, named Ngôi Nhà Bình Yên
(Peace House Shelter), an institution
environment. websites or leaflets. directly subordinated to the Viet Nam
The electricity price for household Women’s Union (VWU). Besides
consumption is as follows: temporary accommodation, the Peace
Other papers directly relevant to spe- House also provides counselling,
cific cases: vocational training with job placement
service and kindergarten to victims.
Level 1: # kWh from 0 - 50: 1,678 • Marriage certificate (in case wife
and husband live together). In case of
Level 2: # kWh from 51 - 100: 1,734 absence of marriage certificate, birth
Level 3: # kWh from 101 - 200: 2,014 certificate of joint children can be pre-
sented instead;
Level 4: # kWh from 201 - 300: 2,536
• Birth certificate (provided that they
Level 5: # kWh from 301 - 400: 2,834 want to register permanent residence
Level 6: # kWh from 401: 2,927 for newborn);
Prepaid card: 2,461 • Decisions on job transfer, recruit-
ment, return from military service,
retirement or job discontinuation;
Prices for water for each household • License granted by the Immigration
are at about 6,869 VND/m3 (for the Department (depending on specific
first 10m3), 8,110 VND/m3 (from 10 cases for the purpose of presentation:
to 20m3), 9,969 VND/m3 (from 20 repatriation certificate or recommen-
to 30m3) and 18,318 VND/m3 (from dation letter);
30m3 above). The price for production
enterprises is at 13,357 VND/m3 and • Residence book or collective re-
for service business at 25,378 VND/m3. sidence registration certificate or
identification card (if any).
Social grants for housing
Currently there are no social grants for
housing available in Viet Nam.4 SOCIAL WELFARE 4 SOCIAL WELFARE
Social welfare system Pension system the whole period of time paying social groups affected by natural disasters.
insurance. It guarantees various assistance for
Monthly social relief allowances are pro- Viet Nam’s pension system is com- projects valid for the time of the pro-
vided to following groups: posed of a compulsory social insurance ject’s duration. The organizations who
and a voluntary social insurance. Target render assistance to vulnerable groups
• Children under 16 years without groups include: Vulnerable groups
support; are the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and
• Retirees: (in progress) men at 62 and There are projects supporting different Social Affairs (MoLISA), Red Cross,
• Citizens between 16 to 22 years women at 60 years vulnerable groups with respectively UN agencies including the International
without support but under schooling, varying assistance. Governments and Organization for Migration (IOM), IOs,
vocational training, college, or first • Retirement age applicable to those private initiatives providing assistance and NGOs.
decree education; who undertake difficult or hazardous to vulnerable groups such as the poor,
jobs or work in mountainous, borde- disabled, minorities, women, children,
• HIV affected children of poor families ring areas or remote islands and other elderly, people living with HIV, drug Access for returnees
as well as HIV affected people of poor exceptional cases shall be regulated by addicted people, sex workers, homo- Eligibility and requirements: There is
families without labor ability; the government; sexual, bisexual, transsexual, populations no specific system applied to returnees
• Single parents of poor families, with affected by natural disasters and cli- but a general system for all Vietnamese.
• Any person paying social insurance mate change, victims of human traffic, Please see the information in the section
children under 16 or aged between 16 premium for at least 20 years. on the Pension system.
and 22 under schooling, vocational trai- migrants, etc. The general regulations
ning, college, and first decree education; on access to public services apply for Registration procedure: Employers
vulnerable groups with no restrictions. provide notification on the retirement to
• Elderly people above 60 without fi- Costs the beneficiary. It can be done online at
nancial support; Government regulations on the assis- https://baohiemxahoidientu.vn/tai-phan-
• Compulsory social insurance: tance to vulnerable (selection) mem.html and must be submitted to the
• Elderly people above 80 without pen- Employees working on contractual local Social Insurance.
sion or any monthly allowance; basis for a period of at least 3 months Decision 29, dated 26/4/2014: on cre-
or unlimited time according to the legal dits for HIV affected people and families, Required documents: Social Insurance
• Disabled children eligible under the regulations of labor; post- rehabilitation people,, addicted Book and National ID.
defined regulations. people under treatment of alterna-
• Voluntary social insurance: Anyone tive drugs, former sex workers. It is
Costs: The beneficiary does not have to aged from 15 willing to participate. Fees
pay for receiving social relief allowance. implemented by the provincial Bank of
are at least equal to the general minimal Social Policies with maximum loans
Benefits: Benefits are 270.000 VND, salary. of 20,000,000 VND/individual or
multiplied by the factor 1-3, depending 30,000,000 VND/family. The loans
on specific categories. should be used for husbandry, fruit
Benefits cultivation, purchasing vehicles and
Access: There are no specific social
welfare programs for returnees, except Monthly pension allowance is equal to equipment for small businesses, voca-
those mentioned above. 75% of the average monthly salaries of tional training, etc.
the whole period of time paying social 4 4/ 2016 / T T- B L ĐT BX H , date d
An application and presentation of insurance fees. This amount will be re-
the applicant’s current personal situa- 12/2/2017: by the Ministry of Labor,
duced by 1% for every year of early Invalids and Social Affairs on vocational
tion at the People’s Committee and retirement. One time allowances are
the District People’s Committee is training assistance to people who com-
paid to those paying social insurance plete their sentence in jail.
required. only 3 months to less than 20 years. The
allowance is equivalent to 1.5 months Law on Natural Calamities Prevention
of the average monthly salary of No 33/2013/QH13 on assistance to5 EDUCATION 5 EDUCATION
General information on education Cost, loans, and stipends Approval and verification of foreign
diplomas Access for returnees
An application for public schools is Costs vary between public, private and
Registration procedure: The returnee
only possible if the requirements of the international schools and institutions. Foreign diplomas and certificates are ac- should contact local public schools for
previous classes were passed. The en- The gap between these types is large. cepted in the Vietnamese labor market. registration and further guidance.
rolment at elite schools requires to meet Public schools are subsidized so that Please contact National Academic
the schools’ individual criteria. For higher the costs are very low. Private schools Recognition Information Centre, Required documents:
education, students must pass entrance are affordable for higher and middle Ministry of Education and Training for • School reports of education abroad:
examinations. income class. The international ones further guidance. These should be notarized and translated
are as expensive as other international into Vietnamese;
Educational Level Age institutions in other countries. • Birth certificate (notarized and
Kindergarten, 1- 6 month (some accept Access and requirements to stipends translated into Vietnamese if issued
under 12 months) and/or loans for covering tuition: abroad);
Primary Level • eligible are students of state univer- • The universities in Viet Nam decide
sities, colleges, business schools who are by themselves on the equivalence of the
Primary School, 6 – 10 years subjects the students have taken abroad
in financially difficult conditions;
Secondary Level in comparison to those which the local
• loan with a maximum of 1,500,000 university provides and decide further
Lower secondary school: 10 – 14 years VND/month or VND 18,000,000/year; subjects or semesters the students will
need to take in order to complete the
High School, 14 – 18 years • interest rates are about 0.55% per relevant education in Viet Nam.
Higher Education month;
College, University, Professional • the duration of the loan usually starts
and ends with the term at school;
School, Vocational training, etc.: From
18 years • payment starts right after receiving
the first monthly salary but not later
than 12 months after the end of the
education term;
• overdue interest rates are usually
130% of the borrowing interest rate.6 CHILDREN 6 CHILDREN
General situation of children and infants (Non-) governmental actors dealing MOH; MOET; Ministry of Culture, are also active in forming groups and
with children’s well-being and rights Sports and Tourism (MCST); Ministry networks, mobilizing citizens, govern-
The Government of Viet Nam is strongly of Agriculture and Rural Development ment and donors to take action.
committed to improving children’s living Viet Nam’s Constitution guarantees (MARD); Ministry of Justice (MOJ);
conditions. These include compulsory basic civil and political rights (right to Ministry of Natural Resources and Key mass organizations and NGOs/
pre-school, primary and lower seconda- equality, non-discrimination, life, priva- Environment (MONRE); Ministry of INGOs involved in the realization of
ry education, free health insurance for cy, freedom of religion, presumption Public Security (MPS); Ministry of child rights include:
children aged under 6 years of age as of innocence, freedom from arbitrary Planning and Investment (MPI); Ministry
well as child-focused national programs, arrest, freedom of movement, freedom • The Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF);
of Finance (MOF); Ministry of Foreign
such as the 2012-2020 National Program of opinion and speech, etc.) to all per- Affairs (MOFA); Committee for Ethnic • The Viet Nam Association of
of Action for Children. sons, including children. It also outlines Minorities (CEM). Protection of Child Rights (VAPCR);
citizens’ economic and social rights and
Viet Nam’s Education Law revised in State responsibilities with respect to People’s Committees at provincial, • Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union;
2019 regulates that early childhood health care and promotion, education, district and communal levels are res-
education in the country should be • UN agencies - UNICEF, UNDP, ILO,
social insurance, economic development ponsible for implementing child rights UN Women;
focused on nurturing, caring and edu- and cultural life. Whilst the Constitution within their localities, as authorized by
cating children three months to six years does not include a detailed statement the Central Government. In particular, • Save the Children, World Vision,
old. The objectives of early childhood of children’s rights, it acknowledges the they are responsible for allocating funds ChildFund , O x fam , and Plan
education under the law are to help special obligations of the State, family to schools, clinics, sports units, cultural International, etc.
children develop physically, emotionally, and society towards children. In parti- centers, and recreation and play areas
intellectually and aesthetically, to shape cular, it stipulates that children enjoy for children. All the line ministries have
the initial elements of personality as well protection, care and education by the departments at the local level that
as to prepare children for first grade of family, the State and society; it gua- function under the management of the
primary school. rantees children’s right to participate People’s Committees.
A range of media is involved in dissemi- in matters concerning them; it expects
the State, family and society to create Organizations/units providing services
nating information on children’s rights to children (both public and non-public)
including, Viet Nam Television, the favorable conditions for young people
Voice of Viet Nam, provincial/city tele- to study, work, relax, develop physically, Civil society organizations undertake
vision agencies in each province, radio intellectually and morally, and be aware actions in relation to child protection,
transmissions in districts, communes/ of traditions and civic responsibilities and health, water/environment, and educa-
wards, newspapers at the central and it strictly prohibits the infringement, mal- tion. They use a variety of strategies to
provincial levels, magazines, and research treatment, abandonment, abuse, labor protect and promote child rights inclu-
institutions. Of note is the weekly tele- exploitation and other forms of child- ding: service provision in cooperation
vision show on the Rights of Children ren’s rights violations. with government
produced by the Department of Child According to the Law on Children
Protection and Care which is broadcast agencies and/or international organiza-
(2016), MoLISA is the main agency res- tions, or in places where public services
by Viet Nam Television. ponsible before the Government for do not reach; training and capacity
performing the state management of development; advocacy, whether di-
children’s issues, coordinating and en- rected towards government, donors,
suring the implementation of children’s the private sector, or public attitudes
rights assigned or authorized by the to implement international treaties and
Government. Line ministries responsible national laws ensuring the rights of child-
for issues related to children: MoLISA; ren. Community-based organizations7 CONTACTS 7 CONTACTS
International Organization for Handicap International Plan International Vietnam Gia Dinh People’s Hospital
Migration (IOM) Support for the handicapped Children and youth’s rights and safety
Migration No. 1 No Trang Long, Binh
Room no. 101 E3, Trung Tu Diplomatic Compound 2nd Floor, Hoa Binh International Towers, 106 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh city
304 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi No. 6, Dang Van Ngu, Dong, Da, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Giay district, Hanoi, Viet Nam, +84 2438223005, vietnam.co@plan-in- 028 3841 2692
+84 24 3850 0100 +84 24 3762 9136 ternational.org, https://plan-international.org/vietnam info@bvndgiadinh.org.vn
Hanoi@iom.int communication@dicap-international-vn.org, http://www.handicapviet- http://www.bvndgiadinh.org.vn/
https://vietnam.iom.int/ nam.org trang-chu.html
International Labour Hanoi Employment Service Center, Department of Labors, Invalids Save the Children, Viet Nam Blue Dragon Children’s 115 People’s Hospital
Organization (ILO) and Social Affairs of Hanoi City, office Foundation C ardiolog y, A nes t hesiolog y
Labour Employment services Child care and protection escue and crisis care for young Resuscitation - ICU
Mercury Building, 4th Floor people, long term support for
304 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi ttgtvlhn_soldtbxh@hanoi.gov.vn, http:///www.vieclamhanoi.net, Add. 444 Hoang Hoa Tham, Tay Ho education No. 527 Su Van Hanh, District
+84 24 3850 0100 1: 215 Trung Kinh, Yen Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi (024) 37822806 District, Hanoi PO Box 297, International Post 10, Ho Chi Minh city
Hanoi@ilo.org Add. 2: No. 144 Tran Phu, Ha Dong, Hanoi +84 (0)243 573 5050 Office, Hanoi, Viet Nam, +84 028 3865 4249
http://www.ilo.org/ +84 24 3382 0450 https://vietnam.savethechildren. 24 3717 0544, info@bdcf.org, http://benhvien115.com.vn/
net https://www.bluedragon.org/
UNICEF Viet Nam Oxfam International Viet Nam Women’s Union ChildFund Viet Nam 103 Military Hospotal Viet Duc Hospital
Humanitarian and developmental Fighting against poverty and Women care and protection Reduction poverty for children
aid to children inequalities No. 261 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, 40 Trang Thi, Hang Bong, Hoan
39 Hang Chuoi, Hai Ba Trung, Level 5, Vinafor Building, 127 Lo Hanoi Kiem, Hanoi
304 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi 22 Le Dai Hanh, Hanoi, Viet Hanoi Duc Street, Hanoi http://www.benhvien103.vn/ 024 3825 3531
+84 24 3850 0100 Nam +84 24 39718157/ 39720058 +84 (0)24 3944 6449 trangchu/ congthongtindientubvvd@gmail.
hanoi.registry@unicef.org +84 24 3945 4448 webhoilhpnvn@yahoo.com info@childfund.org.vn com
https://www.unicef.org/vietnam/ Oxfam.vietnam@oxfam.org http://hoilhpn.org.vn http://childfund.org.vn/ http://benhvienvietduc.org/
vi/ https://vietnam.oxfam.org/
UNDP Viet Nam FIDR – Foundation for Center for Women Name of supporting body 108 Military Central Hospital Youth Employment Services
Eradication of poverty, reduction of International Development Development Keywords of service/advice provi- Center (founded by Hochiminh
inequalities and exclusion Relief women development ded. Brief two-line description No. 1 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi Youth Union and Depatment of
nternational cooperation for Contact person 0967751616 Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs
304 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi social development 20 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho district, Street, house number bvtuqd108@benhvien108.vn of Ho Chi Minh City - HCMC)
+84 24 3850 0100 54 Hai Phong Street, Danang Hanoi Address line 2 (if needed) http://benhvien108.vn/ 1A Nguyen Van Luong, Go Vap
Postcode, City
registry.vn@undp.org City, Viet Nam, +84 511 354 +84 24 7280 280 Phone number distr., HCMC
http://www.vn.undp.org/ 0404, idrvn@fidr.or.jp, www. info@cwd.vn contact@email.org 028 39849414
fidr.or.jp/english/index.html http://www.website.org http://sieuthivieclam.vn/
Viet Nam Red Cross World Vision Department of Child Care and Saigon Children’s Charity Cho Ray Hospital Hagar International
Humanitarian and emergency aid, Emergency relief assistance Protection, Ministry of Labor – Education for disadvantaged child- Care and recovery from human
health care Invalids and Social Affairs ren and young adults No. 201B Nguyen Chi Thanh, trafficking, slavery, and abuse
Mercury Building, 4th Floor Child care and protection 59 Tran Quoc Thao, District 3, District 5, Ho Chi Minh city 152 Âu Cơ, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Viet
No. 82, Nguyen Du, Hanoi 444 Hoang Hoa Tham, Tay Ho Ho Chi Minh city 028 3855 4137 / 3855 4138 Nam
+84 24 3822 4030/ +84 24 3826 District, Hanoi 35 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi +84 28 3930 3502 bvchoray@choray.vn +84943111967
3703, vanphongctd@gmail.com +84 24 3943 9920 +84 24 3747 5629 info@saigonchildren.com http://choray.vn/ info@hagarinternational.org
https://www.facebook.com/re- Pham_Thu_Trang@wvi.org treem@molisa.gov.vn http://www.saigonchildren.com/ https://hagarinternational.org/
dcross.org.vn/ https://www.wvi.org/vietnam http://treem.gov.vn vi/ vietnam/AT A GLANCE
Measures to be undertaken Measures to be undertaken
before return immediately upon arrival
The returnee should: The returnee should:
• prepare travel documents with a valid • carry out residence book registration;
passport or laissez-passer;
• register their child or children up to 6
• request documents from the German years old with free health insurance
authorities that might be needed by the government. This should be
later on, such as birth certificate, done at the People’s Committee at the
marriage certificate, divorce certificate, commune or precinct level, where the
educational certificates, etc. issued in returnee has their residence registered.
Germany; The birth certificate of the child is
required;
• get information concerning the arrival
at the airport and the onward journey. • apply for social welfare;
There are shuttle buses from every
major airport to the respective city • contact local schools or other
center and bus stations for onward educational institutions for the
transportation to other provinces and education of their children.
taxis for specific transport demands;
• there are no vaccinations required for
Vietnamese to enter the country;
• find a temporary accommodation.You can also read
