Renewal is a short window, not a second first permit

In plain termsA work-permit (WP) renewal files close to expiry, may run once, and then the cycle ends. Losing the card is a reissue. Changing the job title is a new permit.

Start here — three checks

Window before expiry.
10 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
to
45 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
.
How many renewals?
1
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025 Điều 29
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· each up to
24 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 29
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
.
Cycle ceiling.
48 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155 — 24 + one renewal 24, then new issue
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
then a fresh issue.

Renew vs issue vs reissue

What you hold	Which clock	If you mix them
Permit still valid, expiry in 40 days	Renewal window is open.	You wait until week of expiry and miss the 10-day floor.
Already renewed once, 48 months used	Fresh issue. Not a second renewal.	HR treats year five like year two.
Card lost, term still running	Reissue. The clock does not restart.	You file renewal paperwork for a missing plastic.
Health sheet older than	12 months Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 27 Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	You photocopy last year’s medical and call it current.

Common wrong movesThe new-issue window is not this page.

Filing 60 days early because that is the new-issue max.
Promising a second renewal after the one-time limb is spent.
Dating a new labour contract past the remaining permit.

If expiry is already inside 10 daysDo not invent an emergency renewal.

Read start-before-issued if someone still intends to work on a pending file.
If the job ended, the permit already died — renewal is the wrong form.

Evidence and sources6 dated facts for Work-permit renewal window — once, then a fresh issue

The readable briefing above uses these cells. Open a source only when you need to verify a number, date, or legal gate.

Earliest days before expiry to file renewal
NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
10 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Latest days before expiry to file renewal
NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
45 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Work permit may be renewed this many times
BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025 Điều 29
1
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025 Điều 29
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
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Maximum term of a one-time renewal
BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 29
24 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 29
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
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One permit cycle ceiling before a fresh issue is required
BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155 — 24 + one renewal 24, then new issue
48 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155 — 24 + one renewal 24, then new issue
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Max age of health certificate for renewal
NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 27
12 months
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 27
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
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Work-permit hubThe stack this renewal sits on.ReissueLost card. Same remaining term.New-issue window10–60 days before a first start — not renewal.

Common questions

When do we file a work-permit renewal?

The renewal window is 10–45 days before expiry. The new-issue window is a different clock (10–60 days before a planned start).

How many times can we renew?

Once, for up to 24 months. After the 48-month cycle ceiling, file a fresh issue. Do not treat year five as a second renewal.

Does a health certificate from last year still work?

The health certificate for renewal may be at most 12 months old. An expired medical sheet is not a reason to skip the window.

Renewal is a short window, not a second first permit

In plain termsA work-permit (WP) renewal files close to expiry, may run once, and then the cycle ends. Losing the card is a reissue. Changing the job title is a new permit.

Start here — three checks

Window before expiry.
10 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
to
45 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
.
How many renewals?
1
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025 Điều 29
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
· each up to
24 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 29
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
.
Cycle ceiling.
48 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155 — 24 + one renewal 24, then new issue
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
then a fresh issue.

Renew vs issue vs reissue

What you hold	Which clock	If you mix them
Permit still valid, expiry in 40 days	Renewal window is open.	You wait until week of expiry and miss the 10-day floor.
Already renewed once, 48 months used	Fresh issue. Not a second renewal.	HR treats year five like year two.
Card lost, term still running	Reissue. The clock does not restart.	You file renewal paperwork for a missing plastic.
Health sheet older than	12 months Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 27 Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh Open primary URL Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.	You photocopy last year’s medical and call it current.

Common wrong movesThe new-issue window is not this page.

Filing 60 days early because that is the new-issue max.
Promising a second renewal after the one-time limb is spent.
Dating a new labour contract past the remaining permit.

If expiry is already inside 10 daysDo not invent an emergency renewal.

Read start-before-issued if someone still intends to work on a pending file.
If the job ended, the permit already died — renewal is the wrong form.

Evidence and sources6 dated facts for Work-permit renewal window — once, then a fresh issue

The readable briefing above uses these cells. Open a source only when you need to verify a number, date, or legal gate.

Earliest days before expiry to file renewal
NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
10 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Latest days before expiry to file renewal
NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
45 days
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 28
Checked Aug 2026 · Band high · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Work permit may be renewed this many times
BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025 Điều 29
1
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025 Điều 29
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Maximum term of a one-time renewal
BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 29
24 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155; NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 29
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
One permit cycle ceiling before a fresh issue is required
BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155 — 24 + one renewal 24, then new issue
48 months
Source BLLĐ 45/2019 Điều 155 — 24 + one renewal 24, then new issue
Checked Aug 2026 · Band low · Status fresh
Open primary URL
Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
checked Aug 2026
Max age of health certificate for renewal
NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 27
12 months
Source NĐ 219/2025/NĐ-CP Điều 27
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Method: figures past 2× SLA hide. See /method · /status · /changelog.
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Common questions

When do we file a work-permit renewal?

The renewal window is 10–45 days before expiry. The new-issue window is a different clock (10–60 days before a planned start).

How many times can we renew?

Once, for up to 24 months. After the 48-month cycle ceiling, file a fresh issue. Do not treat year five as a second renewal.

Does a health certificate from last year still work?

The health certificate for renewal may be at most 12 months old. An expired medical sheet is not a reason to skip the window.