Foreigners entering Vietnam must have international health insurance

 National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Control and Prevention issued Official Letter 3949/CV-BCD on strengthening ensuring the Covid-19 prevention and control for expats entering Vietnam to work.

Accordingly, People's Committee of Binh Duong province informed units, organizations inviting expats to enter Vietnam for work must ensure that expats have international health insurance; or agencies, organizations that invite expats undertake to pay treatment costs in case of Covid-19. Expats must be tested for SARS-CoV-2 by Real time-PCR technique for 3 to 7 days before entering Vietnam. The test for SARS-CoV-2 must be done at a laboratory approved by the Government or under laboratory system of World Health Organization.

Units, organizations inviting expats are responsible for ensuring the safety, prevention and fighting against Covid-19 as inviting expats.

Reported by K.Ha - Translated by Ngoc Huynh