Asia
Vietnam
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In Vietnam, employers can ask about past, health, and criminal record but must get employee's consent before conducting background check. Specific regulations may exist in certain industries. Employers must get approval and work permit for foreign employees. No specific regulations on pre-hire reference, criminal or credit checks but background checks by third parties are allowed with consent, limited to verifying information provided by applicant.
Background check summary
Credit/financial checks: some restrictions
Criminal Checks: permissible
Education Checks: permissible
Medical screening: permissible
Education Checks: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
10
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
12.57
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Passport
Other passport accepted?
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Body name
Foreign Citizens
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Country details
Birthrate
16.86
Population
97,999,123
capital
Hanoi
GDP ($/capita)
2500
TLD
.vn
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Dong
Net migration
-0.45
Literacy(%)
90.3
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