Desk 2 · two destinations

Indonesia vs Vietnam on a Korean passport

Verified 2026-08How facts work SourcesNationality is fixed. Cells are filed on each dest tax hub. Overlays are separate pair URLs.

Passport hub: From South Korea · home × land: KR × Indonesia · KR × Vietnam.

Filed cells

Tax, stay and earn lenses from dest hubs — not invented fees. Purpose framing:

Work · remote · retire — which rows matter

Work — earn gate + tax days. Overlay for treaty short-stay.
Remote — stay instrument + foreign-income rule. Overlay for home traps.
Retire — stay instrument + pension articles on the overlay. Spend-down compare lives on ThonRetire.

Lens	Indonesia	Vietnam
Tax-residence day test	183 days Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — Pasal 3: SPDN includes individuals present in Indonesia more than 183 days in any 12-month period Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	183 days Source Luật Thuế TNCN 109/2025/QH15 Điều 2 khoản 2 điểm a; NĐ 253/2026/NĐ-CP Điều 4 khoản 1 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign / worldwide income	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 2 khoản 1; NĐ 253/2026/NĐ-CP Điều 6 khoản 2 điểm a Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Top personal rate	35% Source UU 7/2021 (HPP) amending UU PPh Pasal 17 ayat (1) huruf a — progressive rates for domestic individual taxpayers; DJP / Kemenkeu republished Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	35% Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 9 — bậc 5 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Long-stay instrument (filed)	5 years Source Kemlu/Imigrasi Golden Visa booklet — Second home E33 · 5 years Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Product map — purpose → entry symbol → TRC (if eligible) → work permit/exemption as four separate decisions Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Local earn gate (filed)	yes Source PP 34/2021 on Utilization of Foreign Workers — employer must obtain RPTKA approval before employing a foreign national; processed via Kemnaker TKA Online Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Bộ luật Lao động 45/2019/QH14 Điều 153 khoản 2 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Treaty (KR)	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Employment short-stay	183 days Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	183 days Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15(2)(a) — present ≤183 days in any twelve-month period (one of conditions) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Relief (double tax)	ordinary tax credit Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Art 4	Cascade permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → mutual agreement Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — individual dual-residence tie-breaker, read line-by-line 2026-08 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	Cascade permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → nationality → mutual agreement Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 4(2)(a)–(d) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
SSA / totalization	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source MOFA Viet Nam treaty database / NPS — Agreement on social insurance between Korea and Viet Nam; EIF 1 January 2024 (Announcement 50/2023/TB-LPQT) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Treaty pensions	—	yes Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 18 — pensions taxable only in residence state (subject to Art 19(2)) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign-income hinge	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 2 khoản 1; NĐ 253/2026/NĐ-CP Điều 6 khoản 2 điểm a Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Home-side traps	yes Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source nguon/KR_SIDE_TRAPS.md — 183-day residence / worldwide / exit-tax gates; no dollar bills Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.

Indonesia

Through a KR lens

StayVisa and residence EarnWork lawfully TaxWho may tax you there Pair overlayKR → IndonesiaTreaty and home-side traps Home × land deskRead this pair as a desk

Earn doors we publish

TeachingSchools and centres HospitalityHotels and F&B TechLocal hire paths DivingInstructor licences Own a businessEntity and work authority LegalPractice gates

Vietnam

Through a KR lens

StayVisa and residence EarnWork lawfully TaxWho may tax you there Pair overlayKR → VietnamTreaty and home-side traps Home × land deskRead this pair as a desk

Depth: decide · path · 40 fields

Other pairs

Vietnam vs ThailandKR Thailand vs MalaysiaKR Vietnam vs PortugalKR Philippines vs IndonesiaKR Malaysia vs PortugalKR Thailand vs PortugalKR

Indonesia vs Vietnam on a Korean passport

Verified 2026-08How facts workSourcesNationality is fixed. Cells are filed on each dest tax hub. Overlays are separate pair URLs.

Filed cells

Tax, stay and earn lenses from dest hubs — not invented fees. Purpose framing:

Work · remote · retire — which rows matter

Work — earn gate + tax days. Overlay for treaty short-stay.
Remote — stay instrument + foreign-income rule. Overlay for home traps.
Retire — stay instrument + pension articles on the overlay. Spend-down compare lives on ThonRetire.

Lens	Indonesia	Vietnam
Tax-residence day test	183 days Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — Pasal 3: SPDN includes individuals present in Indonesia more than 183 days in any 12-month period Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	183 days Source Luật Thuế TNCN 109/2025/QH15 Điều 2 khoản 2 điểm a; NĐ 253/2026/NĐ-CP Điều 4 khoản 1 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign / worldwide income	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 2 khoản 1; NĐ 253/2026/NĐ-CP Điều 6 khoản 2 điểm a Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Top personal rate	35% Source UU 7/2021 (HPP) amending UU PPh Pasal 17 ayat (1) huruf a — progressive rates for domestic individual taxpayers; DJP / Kemenkeu republished Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	35% Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 9 — bậc 5 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Long-stay instrument (filed)	5 years Source Kemlu/Imigrasi Golden Visa booklet — Second home E33 · 5 years Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Product map — purpose → entry symbol → TRC (if eligible) → work permit/exemption as four separate decisions Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Local earn gate (filed)	yes Source PP 34/2021 on Utilization of Foreign Workers — employer must obtain RPTKA approval before employing a foreign national; processed via Kemnaker TKA Online Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Bộ luật Lao động 45/2019/QH14 Điều 153 khoản 2 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Treaty (KR)	yes Source DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — South Korea P3B in force (effective 1990-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Employment short-stay	183 days Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — short-stay day ceiling Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	183 days Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15(2)(a) — present ≤183 days in any twelve-month period (one of conditions) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Relief (double tax)	ordinary tax credit Source KR–ID Art 15 — 183 days in the fiscal year concerned — Article 23 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	ordinary tax credit Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Art 4	Cascade permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → mutual agreement Source South Korea–Indonesia P3B Art 4(2) (heading: RESIDENT), full text published by DJP — individual dual-residence tie-breaker, read line-by-line 2026-08 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	Cascade permanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → nationality → mutual agreement Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 4(2)(a)–(d) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
SSA / totalization	no Source NPS social security agreements overview — Indonesia is not among Korea’s published SSA partners (MOU lump-sum paths elsewhere do not equal an SSA) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source MOFA Viet Nam treaty database / NPS — Agreement on social insurance between Korea and Viet Nam; EIF 1 January 2024 (Announcement 50/2023/TB-LPQT) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Treaty pensions	—	yes Source Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 18 — pensions taxable only in residence state (subject to Art 19(2)) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Foreign-income hinge	yes Source DJP Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak Nomor PER-23/PJ/2025 — Penentuan Subjek Pajak Dalam Negeri dan Subjek Pajak Luar Negeri (full text on pajak.go.id, 9 Dec 2025) — stacked with UU PPh: an SPDN individual is taxed on income wherever earned; PER-23 decides who is SPDN Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 2 khoản 1; NĐ 253/2026/NĐ-CP Điều 6 khoản 2 điểm a Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
Home-side traps	yes Source kr_vn_tax — 183-day span / exit tax / NPS traps reuse Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	yes Source nguon/KR_SIDE_TRAPS.md — 183-day residence / worldwide / exit-tax gates; no dollar bills Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.