Strengthening Support for Vietnamese People in Japan: Government Initiative
Do Quang Ba, chairman of Vietnam-Japan International Exchange Organization. Do Quang Ba, chairman of Vietnam-Japan International Exchange Organization: Need to solve visa and tax issues Regarding visas, currently, Vietnam exempts visas for Japanese people when entering Vietnam. I hope Japan also exempts visas for Vietnamese people when entering Japan. This is to increase solidarity, expand exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, as well as demonstrate the strategic partnership of the two sides. Regarding tax, Vietnamese students who work part-time face income tax deductions. The tax rate for income tax of international students when working part-time in the first year in Japan is 20.42%. From the second year onwards, the Vietnamese are entitled to the same tax rates as the Japanese. I recommend that the Governments of Vietnam and Japan find a solution to exempt income tax for Vietnamese students, similar to students from China, the RoK, and Thailand. Regard...