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Vietnam Expat Health
This publication shares ownership with PeptaraLabs, Lab Ranked Agency, and Dental Link.
A community platform for expats and long-stay residents in Vietnam. We publish editorial recommendations, clinic notes, and practical guides, less institutional, more neighborly.
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Questions
Common questions from expats
- Which vaccines for Vietnam should expats ask about?
- Start with routine shots. The US CDC also recommends hepatitis A, hepatitis B and typhoid for most visitors, and yellow fever is not required for entry. A long stay can add to that list, so our vaccines guide sets out what the CDC says and what to ask a travel clinic.
- How does healthcare in Vietnam work for expats?
- Most hospitals in Vietnam are public, and the private sector is growing, with most private hospitals in the three biggest cities. UK government guidance says patients pay all hospital costs and should hold health insurance. Our healthcare guide explains how foreigners use the system.
- Travel insurance Vietnam: is it required to enter?
- The UK government does not list it as an entry condition for British citizen passport holders. The same advice still tells those travellers to buy a policy, because medical bills can be expensive. Our travel insurance guide covers what a policy should include.
- Social insurance Vietnam: do foreign employees have to pay?
- Most do. Joining is compulsory once a foreign employee's labour contract runs 12 months or more, and since 1 July 2025 that applies with a work permit or a work permit exemption. Our social insurance guide lists who is exempt and what comes off a payslip.
- Medical certificate Vietnam: what does a work permit need?
- Decree 219 of 2025 says a work permit file needs a health certificate issued by a qualified medical facility. One issued abroad is accepted only in limited cases. Our work permit health check guide gives the order of steps.