Vietnamese workers can come to Hungary for only 1,700 US dollars

Meanwhile, in Poland, they have to pay more than twice that price for the visa.

Nguyễn Gia Liêm, Deputy Director of the Department of Overseas Labour, under the Ministry of Invalids and Social Affairs, told this to the Việt Nam Economic Time.

She added that while Japan, Taiwan and South Korea are the most common destinations for Vietnamese guest workers, they go to work even farther. Seven countries in the European Union have granted visas for them all struggling hard with labour shortage: Poland, Latvia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Cyprus and Portugal. Furthermore, they can also get a visa in Belarus.

She also told that for the European market, the administrative cost for a Vietnamese guest worker varies depending on the country.

For example, a guest worker going to Poland has to pay US$3,000; Lithuania from US$1,000-1,500; Hungary US$1,659; Bulgaria US$1,000; Cyprus US$1,700.

About the recent 39 bodies found in a refrigerated trailer in Essex, England, she told that all Vietnamese workers should always look for legal ways to go. A legal migrant worker must obtain an official labour contract with the employer; must register with the concerned Vietnamese labour agency; must have the visa granted by the recipient country plus a work permit – she added. 

In 2019, Hungarian authorities may issue 75 thousand work permits for foreigners. Hungarian companies are mostly recruiting workers from Ukraine, India and China. Up until August, 2,261 Vietnamese employees arrived in Hungary – hvg.hu reported.