Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan has signed Decision No. 27/2026/QD-UBND dated March 6, 2026 on delegating authority to the Management Board of High-Tech Parks and Industrial Parks of Hanoi to handle administrative procedures and state management tasks related to foreign workers working in industrial parks across the city.
According to the decision, the Hanoi People's Committee authorizes the management board to carry out administrative procedures and state management responsibilities concerning foreign workers under Government Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP dated August 7, 2025 regulating foreign workers working in Vietnam.
Implementation contents
The management board will exercise authority specified in Article 4 of Government Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP dated August 7, 2025 for foreign workers employed by organizations whose headquarters, branches, representative offices, or business locations are located in industrial parks in Hanoi.
These responsibilities include:
(1) handling administrative procedures such as issuing, reissuing and extending confirmations that foreign workers are not subject to work permit requirements in Vietnam, as well as issuing, reissuing and extending work permits for foreign workers working in Vietnam;
(2) revoking work permits and confirmations that workers are exempt from work permits.
If an employer's headquarters is located in Hanoi and within an industrial park, or if the employer does not have its headquarters in Hanoi but has a branch, representative office, or business location within an industrial park in the city, the issuance, reissuance, extension, or revocation of work permits and exemption confirmations will fall under the authority of the Management Board of High-Tech Parks and Industrial Parks.
The management board will receive notifications from employers in accordance with Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 9 and Clause 5 of Article 22 of Government Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP dated August 7, 2025 regarding foreign workers employed by organizations located in industrial parks in Hanoi.
The management board must periodically report before December 15 each year, or submit reports upon request, to the Hanoi Department of Home Affairs on the status of foreign workers employed in industrial parks.
It is also responsible for inspecting and handling violations related to recruitment and management of foreign workers in industrial parks in accordance with legal regulations.
The management board is tasked with strengthening the application of information technology and integrating and sharing data to support state management in accordance with the law, ensuring effective and coordinated management activities among city agencies and units.
Relevant departments, agencies and commune and ward People's Committees will coordinate with the management board in supervising foreign workers in industrial parks to ensure effective management in compliance with legal regulations.
This decision takes effect from March 6, 2026.