Vietnam Relocation Index

How Vietnam scores

Personal safety | Infrastructure reliability

• Peace and conflict safety58
• Immigrant safety72
• Visa accessibility43
• Residence permit realism38
• Labor market access66
• Healthcare60
• Civil rights39
• Discrimination safety52
• Status security36
• Infrastructure reliability70
• Cost of living sustainability68

Recent news impact

No strong, recent news-cycle event was found that clearly and materially changes Vietnam’s short-term relocation outlook. The supplied documents mainly describe ongoing or procedural immigration-security and residence-management frameworks without an unambiguous, newly enacted restrictive or liberalizing shift in the last 45 days.

Sources

• Vietnam Travel Advisory (Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions) - U.S. Department of StateU.S. Department of State
• Decree 219/2025/ND-CP (07-08-2025) on foreign workers working in VietnamKPMG (summary of government decree)
• World Bank Vietnam Country Partnership Framework (rule of law and governance context)World Bank
• Vietnam - Working permit/work permit exemption guidance via Decree 219 (primary text repository mirror)Vietnamese Legal Database (vbpl.vn)
• Coordination mechanism for management of foreigners' entry, exit, transit, and residenceGovernment Portal (baochinhphu.vn)
• Văn bản hợp nhất số 62/VBHN-VPQH hợp nhất Luật Nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh, cư trú của người nước ngoài tại Việt NamOfficial Gazette (congbao.chinhphu.vn)
• Circular 87/2026/TT-BCA declare information on foreigners' temporary residence in Vietnamluatvietnam.vn (English legal text hosting)
• Deportation regulations applicable to foreign nationals violating Viet Nam's lawsGovernment Portal (baochinhphu.vn)