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Ho Chi Minh City work permit 2026: which one do I need?
Your employer files at the Phòng Lao Động Thương Binh Xã Hội in the district where the office sits, so confirm that address and get your degree notarised and consularised early, since legalisation is the usual delay.
police clearance from ur home country too, that one bites people
yeah that one caught me off guard too. Mine took about 3 weeks back home and it has to be issued within 6 months of filing, so don't request it too early either. Get the fingerprint card version if u can, faster than waiting on the mailed one.
Also get the degree legalised before you leave, takes weeks.
Consular legalisation at the Vietnamese embassy abroad is separate from the labour office's own authentication, so budget time for both steps.
True, and start it six to eight weeks out since the foreign ministry legalisation queue in some countries alone runs three weeks.
plus a sworn translation into Vietnamese, separate cost
Agreed, and get the notarised copy legalised too, since the labour office wants both the original and the stamped translation together.
Good point on confirming the district office, since it's sometimes the city-level Sở rather than the quận one depending on where the company is registered. Worth asking your employer which authority they'll actually file with before you start legalising anything.
degree legalisation aside, the labour office also wants your original degree in hand at filing, not just the certified copy, so carry it in your cabin bag
Best coffee at The Salty Coffee in Ho Chi Minh City 2026?
Order it as sua da if you want it less sweet, the salt still comes through without the sugar hit. It's a small spot so seating fills up fast on weekends. Grab it to go and walk the alley nearby.
The bac xiu, and go before 8am.
Fine pick, but you left out that they close oddly early in the afternoon, so don't treat it as a late stop. And the queue moves faster than it looks, so don't let the crowd scare you off.
Bac xiu's the move, cash only though.
Skip the sugar syrup entirely if you want the salt to actually register, and bring small notes since they rarely break a 500k.
Cash tip jar also gets you faster service.
Their ca phe muoi is the actual draw.
only caveat is seating, tiny place
Eight is early but you'll beat the office crowd that way.
I've only been there once and got the salted coffee since that's the obvious pick, though the coconut one looked better honestly. A detour from District 1 is a stretch unless you're already nearby.