To: Employers

Pursuant to the Law on Social Insurance No. 58/2014/QH13 dated November 20, 2014, the Government’s Decree No. 143/2018/ND-CP dated October 15, 2018 on elaboration of the Law on Social Insurance and the Law on Occupational Safety and Health regarding compulsory social insurance for employees that are foreign citizens working in Vietnam and the Decision No. 166/QD-BHXH dated January 31, 2019 of Vietnam Social Security promulgating procedures for processing of applications for social insurance benefits and payment of social insurance and unemployment insurance benefits, Social Security Office of Ho Chi Minh City hereby gives some guidelines as follows:

1. An application for one-time social insurance benefits includes:

- The (original) social insurance book in which the social insurance participation period has been aggregated and certified.

- The application form No. 14-HSB.

- The power of attorney made in accordance with regulations of law (if any).

If a person is suffered from a life-threatening diseases such as cancer, polio, ascites, leprosy or severe tuberculosis or a HIV-positive person who develops AIDS, the application must also include the medical record extraction/summary certifying the patient's inability to take care of himself/herself; if a person contracts another disease, the application shall include the report on assessment of work capacity reduction given by the medical assessment council to certify the patient’s work capacity reduced by 81% or more severe and the patient's inability to take care of himself/herself.   

Invoices/payment receipts and list of medically assessed contents given by the medical assessment service provider, in case of payment of medical assessment charges.

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2. Processing of applications for one-time social insurance benefits:

- Submission deadline:

If a foreign employee wishes to claim one-time social insurance benefits, he/she must submit an application to the relevant social security office at least 10 days prior to the date on which his/her employment contract is terminated or his/her work permit, practicing certificate or license expires (whichever comes first).

- Processing time limit:

Within 05 working days from the receipt of an adequate application as prescribed, the social security office shall process the application and make payments to the applicant. If an application is refused, a written response indicating reasons for such refusal shall be given.

3. One-time social insurance benefits:

One-time social insurance benefits shall be calculated and paid on the basis of the number of years for which a foreign employee's social insurance contributions have been made as prescribed in Points b, c Clause 2 Article 60 of the Law on Social Insurance No. 58/2014/QH13 dated November 20, 2014.

Employers that employ foreigners to work in Ho Chi Minh City are requested to comply with these guidelines./.

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DIRECTOR




Phan Van Men