Question 1

If a pension or monthly social insurance allowance is not collected for six consecutive months, Vietnam Social Security stops printing the beneficiary's name on the payment list and the money must then be claimed back through a separate retrospective-payment application (Form No. 19-CBH).: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. After six consecutive months of not collecting the money. The social insurance agency suspends printing the beneficiary's name on the payment list; the beneficiary must lodge a written proposal (Form No. 19-CBH) to have the withheld months paid retrospectively.

Question 2

Vietnam Social Security compiles lists of pension and social insurance beneficiaries who are more than six months late in collecting their money and passes them to the paying organisation to contact the person directly and establish why the money has not been collected.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. When collection is more than 6 months overdue. The case is passed to the paying organisation, which contacts the beneficiary directly to establish the reason and, with the commune People's Committee and the Public Administration Service Centre, to complete the administrative formalities needed before payment can be made.

Question 3

A worker in Vietnam who has reached retirement age but is short of the contribution record may pay a single catch-up contribution only if the shortfall in compulsory social insurance is no more than 06 months.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. At retirement age; shortfall of at most 06 months of compulsory contributions. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 4

A claim for the monthly allowance for people who reach retirement age without qualifying for a pension must be settled within 5 working days of a complete and valid dossier, and a: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within 5 working days from receipt of a complete and valid dossier. If the claim is not settled, the agency must reply in writing.

Question 5

A Vietnamese pensioner who settles abroad can convert the monthly pension into a lump sum, and Vietnam Social Security must settle that claim within 10 days of receiving a complete dossier.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Within 10 days from the date the complete dossier is received. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 6

Decree 143/2018/ND-CP sets the window for a foreign employee's one-off social insurance payment at ten days counted to the end of the labour contract or the expiry of the work permit, with the dossier translated into Vietnamese and certified.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

End of the labour contract or expiry of the work permit. Ten days. A former worker already abroad is outside the window.

Question 7

Pension application time limit: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The time the employee meets the conditions for a pension (eligibility date). Within the 20 days before the eligibility date. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 8

Vietnam Social Security must compile, every month, a list (Form No.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Monthly, once fewer than 2 months remain before the authorisation expires. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 9

One-time social insurance withdrawal after leaving: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

Cessation of compulsory social insurance participation (the 12-month count runs while not subject to compulsory and not participating in voluntary social insurance). After 12 months without compulsory or voluntary participation, with total contributions under 20 years; ground available only to those with contribution time before 1 July 2025. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 10

Foreign worker one-time payment on departure: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

Cessation of social insurance participation: end of the labour contract, or expiry without renewal of the work permit / practice certificate / practice licence; or, for those eligible for a pension, ceasing to reside in Vietnam. On request after cessation; the statute sets no filing deadline for the request. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Question 11

Vietnam's retirement age rises on a year-by-year schedule, reaching 62 for men in 2028 and 60 for women in 2035, so the age at which a pension can start depends on the calendar year of retirement.: what starts the clock and how long does it run?

Accepted Answer

The source does not state what starts the clock. Steps up annually; 62 for men from 2028, 60 for women from 2035. the source does not state what happens if this is missed.

Vietnam pension deadlines for people who left

If a pension or monthly social insurance allowance is not collected for six consecutive months, Vietnam Social Security stops printing the beneficiary's name on the payment list and the money must then be claimed back through a separate retrospective-payment application (Form No. 19-CBH).

Vietnam Social Security compiles lists of pension and social insurance beneficiaries who are more than six months late in collecting their money and passes them to the paying organisation to contact the person directly and establish why the money has not been collected.

A worker in Vietnam who has reached retirement age but is short of the contribution record may pay a single catch-up contribution only if the shortfall in compulsory social insurance is no more than 06 months.

A claim for the monthly allowance for people who reach retirement age without qualifying for a pension must be settled within 5 working days of a complete and valid dossier, and a

A Vietnamese pensioner who settles abroad can convert the monthly pension into a lump sum, and Vietnam Social Security must settle that claim within 10 days of receiving a complete dossier.

Decree 143/2018/ND-CP sets the window for a foreign employee's one-off social insurance payment at ten days counted to the end of the labour contract or the expiry of the work permit, with the dossier translated into Vietnamese and certified.

Pension application time limit

Vietnam Social Security must compile, every month, a list (Form No.

One-time social insurance withdrawal after leaving

Foreign worker one-time payment on departure

Vietnam's retirement age rises on a year-by-year schedule, reaching 62 for men in 2028 and 60 for women in 2035, so the age at which a pension can start depends on the calendar year of retirement.