Desk 3 · two passports × one land · verified 2026-08
2 lenses differ on this land. Highlighted rows are where filed cells disagree — never invented scores.
Verified 2026-08MethodSourcesSame land. Different home law. Cells come from each nationality × destination overlay.
British passport
UK residence (SRT), TNR CGT and FIG stay UK-side; the treaty only reallocates taxing rights.
UK → Vietnam taxFrom United KingdomCanadian passport
Canadian departure tax and OAS/GIS stay Canadian; the treaty does not erase them.
CA → Vietnam taxFrom CanadaOverlays: UK → Vietnam · CA → Vietnam · Home × land · Two dests.
| Lens | United Kingdom | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Treaty | yesSource UK–Vietnam DTA 1994; SI 1994/3216; GOV.UK Vietnam tax treaties Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement; treaty-accord.gc.ca id 102424; Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Employment short-stay | 183 daysSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 15 — 183 days within any 12 months (one of conditions) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | 183 daysSource Canada–Vietnam Agreement Art 15(2)(a) — present ≤183 days in any twelve-month period (one of conditions) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Relief (double tax) | ordinary tax creditSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/UK_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/CA_VN_DTA.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Art 4 | Cascadepermanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → nationality → mutual agreementSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 4(2)(a)–(d) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | Cascadepermanent home → centre of vital interests → habitual abode → nationality → mutual agreementSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement Art 4(2) — treaty-accord.gc.ca id 102424 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| SSA / totalization | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Vietnam as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource CRA — Countries that have an international social security agreement with Canada — Vietnam absent from the published table (as of page update 2024-07-23) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Treaty pensions | yesSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 18(1) — pensions/annuities taxable only in residence state (subject to Art 19(2)) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | 15%Source Canada–Vietnam DTA Art 18(2) — periodic pension payments (other than social-security legislation) source tax ≤15% of gross Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Foreign-income hinge | yesSource 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 Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource 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 Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Home-side traps | yesSource nguon/UK_SIDE_TRAPS.md — HS278 / TCGA s10A / FIG regime; gates only, no dollar bills Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource nguon/CA_SIDE_TRAPS.md — CRA emigrant dispositions / ITA s128.1; gates only Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Home beachhead cell | Statutory Residence Test: yesSource HS278 §1 / RDR3 — Statutory Residence Test determines UK residence for CGT Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | — |
| Tax-residence day test | 183 daysSource 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 Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
|---|---|
| Foreign / worldwide income | yesSource 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 Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Top personal rate | 35%Source Luật 109/2025/QH15 Điều 9 — bậc 5 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
| Long-stay instrument | yesSource 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 | yesSource Bộ luật Lao động 45/2019/QH14 Điều 153 khoản 2 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. |
Cross-check
| Land | Treaty | Relief | SSA | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VietnamHere | yesSource UK–Vietnam DTA 1994; SI 1994/3216; GOV.UK Vietnam tax treaties Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/UK_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Vietnam as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Vietnam |
| Thailand | yesSource GOV.UK Thailand tax treaties — double taxation convention entered into force on 20 November 1981 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource UK–Thailand Convention Art 23 — UK credits Thai tax; Thailand credits UK tax, subject to domestic limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Thailand as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Thailand |
| Indonesia | yesSource DJP (pajak.go.id) tax treaty register — United Kingdom P3B in force (effective 1995-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource UK–ID Art 15 — 183 days within any continuous twelve-month period; relief is Art 21 — Article 21 ordinary credit method Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Indonesia as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Indonesia |
| Philippines | yesSource BIR Philippine Double Taxation Agreements list — United Kingdom treaty in force (effective 1979-01-01) Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource UK–Philippines Convention Art. 21 — each State grants credit for qualifying tax paid in the other State, subject to the treaty limits Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements — Philippines listed among UK bilateral social security agreement countries Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Philippines |
| Malaysia | yesSource GOV.UK — 1996 UK–Malaysia Double Taxation Agreement as amended by the 2010 Protocol — in force; HMRC DT12750: comprehensive Agreement (SI 1997/2987) entered into force 8 July 1998 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource UK–MY DTA Art 16 Dependent Personal Services (GOV.UK) — not Art 15 (independent) — Article 24 ordinary credit Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Malaysia as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Malaysia |
| Portugal | yesSource GOV.UK 'Portugal: tax treaties' + HMRC DT15600 — the 2025 UK–Portugal Double Taxation Convention (SI 2025 No. 1300), signed in London 15 September 2025, entered into force 29 December 2025; effective in the UK from 1 Jan 2026 (WHT), 1 Apr 2026 (CT), 6 Apr 2026 (IT/CGT), and in Portugal from 1 Jan 2026 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource UK–Portugal 2025 DTC Art 21 — Elimination of Double Taxation, UK credit for Portuguese tax Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource GOV.UK NI38 — Portugal is an EU social security agreement country for the UK Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Portugal |
| Passport | Treaty | Relief | SSA | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | yesSource [1992] ATS 44; Australian Treasury income tax treaties list — status In force Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource [1992] ATS 44 Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/AU_VN_DTA_1992_ATS44.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource DSS International social security agreements — Australia has agreements with 32 listed countries; Vietnam absent from current agreements and from agreements under negotiation on that page Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | AU → Vietnam |
| SG | yesSource SSO Income Tax (Singapore — Vietnam) Order 1994 — Agreement signed Hanoi 2 March 1994 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource SSO Order 1994 Art 15 / Art 24; nguon/SG_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource Singapore has no bilateral social security / CPF totalisation agreement with Vietnam; CPF membership turns on SC/SPR status (CPF Board), not a VN SSA certificate path Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | SG → Vietnam |
| KR | yesSource Korea–Vietnam DTA 1994; MOFA treaty list; WTO Center English text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Korea–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/KR_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | yesSource 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 Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | KR → Vietnam |
| CN | yesSource China–Vietnam DTA 1995; VN GDT treaty list; MFA treaty PDF Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource China–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/CN_VN_DTA_1995.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource MOHRSS — China bilateral social security agreements in force with listed partners (DE/KR/DK/FI/CA/CH/NL/ES/LU/JP/RS etc.) — Vietnam absent Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | CN → Vietnam |
| JP | yesSource Japan–Vietnam DTA 1995; MOF tax convention list; MOF synthesised text Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Japan–Vietnam DTA Art 15 / Art 23; nguon/JP_VN_DTA_1995.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource MHLW / JPS social security agreement country lists — Vietnam not among agreements in force; MOFA press release 18 July 2025 only announces commencement of intergovernmental negotiations Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | JP → Vietnam |
| UKHere | yesSource UK–Vietnam DTA 1994; SI 1994/3216; GOV.UK Vietnam tax treaties Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource SI 1994/3216 Schedule Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/UK_VN_DTA_1994.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource GOV.UK Reciprocal agreements + NI38 country lists do not include Vietnam as a UK social security agreement partner Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | UK → Vietnam |
| CA | yesSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement; treaty-accord.gc.ca id 102424; Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | ordinary tax creditSource Canada–Vietnam Income Tax Agreement Art 15 / Art 22; nguon/CA_VN_DTA.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource CRA — Countries that have an international social security agreement with Canada — Vietnam absent from the published table (as of page update 2024-07-23) Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | CA → Vietnam |
| US | No treaty in force | domestic foreign tax credit only (Form 1116) — no in-force treatySource IRS A–Z treaty list — US–Vietnam signed not in force; nguon/US_VN_DTA_STATUS.md Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | noSource SSA International Programs — Status of Totalization Agreements / POMS GN 01701.005 country table — Vietnam absent from agreements in force Checked Aug 2026 · Band med · Status fresh Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog. | US → Vietnam |