Ordinance published on the Vietnam visa official site (Part 2)

Before you enter Vietnam and try to apply for Vietnam visa, you should understand well about the Ordinance on Entry, exit and residence of foreigners published on the Vietnam visa official site. In the previous section, we provided General Provisions about Ordinance of entry, exit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam. You can make the preview of part 1 here.

In the The chapter II, you will be learned about: 

• Procedures for entry and exit;
• Define and category of Vietnam visas;
• Cases of foreigners can receive visas at Vietnam's international border gates;
• Cases of being unable to enter the country and being suspended from exit;
• Transit people are exempted from visa.

Chapter II: Entry, Exit, Transit on Vietnam visa official site

Article 4

1. Foreigners on entry or exit must have passports or passport substitute papers (hereinafter referred collectively to as passports) and have visas granted by competent Vietnamese agencies, except for case of visa exemption.
2. Foreigners shall carry out procedure to apply for Vietnam visa at the exit and entry management agency of the Ministry of Public Security, the Consular Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese diplomatic missions or consulates in foreign countries.The visa application shall be replied within no more than 5 working days after the receipt of valid dossiers.
3. Persons aged under 14 who have been declared in the visa application of their escorts shall not have to fill in separate procedure for visa application.

Article 5

1. Agencies, organizations and individuals that invite foreigners into Vietnam shall send their written requests to the entry and exit management agency of the Ministry of Public Security or the Consular Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2. A written request shall be replied within no more than 5 working days after the receipt of the request.

Article 6

1. Foreigners applying for entry shall be granted visas at Vietnam's international border gates in the following cases:

   a) They enter for funerals of their relatives, for visits to their seriously ill relatives;

   b) They depart from countries where Vietnamese diplomatic missions and/or Consulates are not available.

   c) They enter for visit under programs organized by international tour enterprises of Vietnam;

   d) They enter to provide urgent technical support for programs, projects, to give first- aid to seriously ill person, accident victims, to provide rescue for victims of natural disasters and epidemics in Vietnam.

   e) For other urgent reasons.

2. The exit and entry management agency of the Ministry of Public Security shall issue visas as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 7

1. Vietnam visa (hereinafter referred to as visas) are valid for entry, exit through Vietnam's international border gates.
2. The visas include the following types:
   a) The single visa which is valid for use only once during the period of not more than 12 months;
   b) Multiple visa which is valid for use more than once during the period of not more than 12 months
3. Not- extendable visa:
   Visas already granted to foreigners may be cancelled in one of the circumstances prescribed in Articles 8 and 9 of this Ordinance.

Article 8

1. The competent State bodies of Vietnam shall not let foreigners to enter the country if they fall under one of the following circumstances:

   a) Failing to satisfy all conditions prescribed in Clause 1, Article 4 of this Ordinance;

   b) Forging papers, deliberately making false declarations when carrying out procedures for entry application;

   c) For reasons of preventing and/or combating epidemics;

   d) Having seriously breached Vietnamese laws during their previous entries;

   e) For reasons of protecting national security or other special reasons as decided by the Minister of Public Security.

2. The Minister of Public Security shall consider and decide to permit the foreigners falling in cases prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article to enter the country.

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Article 9

1. Foreigners may be suspended from exit in one of the following cases:

a) They are being examined for penal liability or being the defendants in civil, economic or labor cases;

b) They are being obliged to serve penal sentences;

c) They are being obliged to serve civil, economic or labor judgements;

d) They are being obliged to execute decisions on sanctioning administrative violations, to fulfill their tax obligations and other financial obligations.

2. Persons falling in cases prescribed in Points c and d of Clause 1, this Article, if being guaranteed with money, properties or other measures to ensure the performance of such obligations according to Vietnamese laws, may exit.

The investigation bodies, procuracoes, courts and judgement- enforcing agencies of the provincial / municipal or higher level are competent to decide the temporary suspension of exit in cases prescribed at points a, b and c, Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The agencies competent to suspend exits shall have to issue decisions to unfreeze the exit suspension when the demand therefor no longer exits. Decisions on exit suspension and decisions to unfreeze the exit suspension must be notified in writing to the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security for implementation.

4. The Minister of Public Security shall decide the exit suspension applicable to foreigners falling in cases prescribed at point d, Clause 1 of this Article, at the requests of ministers, heads of ministerial - level agencies, heads of agencies attached to the Government or presidents of the People's Committees of provinces or centrally- run cities.

5. Persons who issue decisions on exit suspension propose the exit suspension contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, if causing material losses to people being suspended from exit, shall have to make compensations therefor according to the provisions of law.

Article 10
Persons who are on transit shall be exempt from visas; if they wish to enter Vietnam for visits, tourism on this occasion, their wish shall be deal with by the exit and entry management agency of the Ministry of Public Security in accordance with the Regulation issued by the Ministry of Public Security.

 

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