Ordinance published on the Vietnam visa official site (Part 3 & 4)

In the previous section, we provided General Provisions about Ordinance of entry, exit in Vietnam on Vietnam visa official site. In this article, you can understand about Residence of foreigners in Vietnam and cases of expulsion of foreigners from Vietnam. You can make the preview of Part 1 and Part 2.

Chapter III- Residence on Vietnam visa official site

Article 11

1. Foreigners on entry must register their residence purposes, duration and addresses in Vietnam and operate in strict accordance with the registered purposes.
2. Foreigners must not reside in areas banned from residence by foreigners.

Article 12

Foreigners may travel freely on the Vietnamese territory in accordance with the registered purposes of entry, except for areas banned from travel by foreigners if wishing to enter prohibited areas, they must get permission of the competent State bodies of Vietnam managing such prohibited areas.

Article 13

1. Foreigners temporarily residing in Vietnam under one of the following circumstances shall be considered for permanent residence:

   a) They are people who have struggled for freedom and national independence, for socialism, for democracy and peace or for the cause of science, but have been subject to suppression.

   b) They have meritorious contribution to the cause of building and defending the Vietnamese Fatherland.

   c) They are spouses, offspring, parents of Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam.

2. Foreigners applying for permanent residence shall carry out the procedures there for at the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security.

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Article 14

1. The permanently residing foreigners are granted the permanent residence cards by the competent immigration agencies of the Ministry of Public Security. The permanent resident card bearers shall be exempt from visas upon their entry and exit.
2. The permanently residing foreigners shall have to report themselves and produce their permanent residence cards to the competent immigration agencies of the Ministry of Public Security once every three years ; if there is any change in their permanent residence addresses or other registered contents, they shall have to carry out the procedure there for at the card granting agencies.
3. The permanently residing foreigners shall have to declare and report their temporary residence to the competent immigration agencies of the Ministry of Public Security if they stay overnight outside their registered permanent residence addresses.
4. The permanent residence card- issuing agencies shall withdraw or cancel the cards when the card bearers leave for permanent residence in other countries or are expelled.

Article 15

1. Foreigners may temporarily reside in Vietnam in accordance with the registered purposes, duration and addresses.
2. The temporary residence certificates shall be granted by the competent exit and entry management agencies of the Ministry of Public Security to foreigners at Vietnam's international border gates. The permitted temporary residence duration is compatible to the valid duration of visa.

   The already granted temporary residence certificates may be cancelled or cut short in terms of their valid duration in cases where the certificate grantees breach Vietnamese laws or have their temporary residence contrary to the registered purposes.

   Foreigners residing temporarily shall have to declare and report their temporary residence to the competent immigration agencies of the Ministry of Public Security, if requesting the granting, supplement or amendment of visas, extension of temporary residence or changes in the registered purposes of their temporary residence, they shall have to complete the procedure there for at the immigration agencies of the Ministry of Public Security.

3. Foreigners who temporarily reside for one year or more shall be granted the temporary residence cards by the competent immigration agencies of the Ministry of Public Security. The temporary residence cards shall be valid for between 1 and 3 years. The temporary residence card bearers shall be exempt from visas upon their entry and exit during the valid duration of the cards.
4. Foreigners who enjoy diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities shall fill in the procedure for granting, supplementing or amending visas, extending temporary residence and/or granting temporary residence cards at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
5. The consideration, granting, supplement amendment of visas, the granting of temporary residence cards or the extension of temporary residence shall be effected within no more than 5 working days after the receipt of valid dossiers.

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Even if foreigners enter Vietnam with a valid Vietnam visa, they may be obliged to obey the expulsion clearance of the Immigration Police when they fall in these cases listed in the Law of “Entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam” Even if foreigners enter Vietnam with a valid Vietnam visa, they may be required to comply with the deportation requirements of the Immigration Police to avoid violating the circumstances listed in the Entry and Exit Law, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Chapter IV- Expulsion on Vietnam visa official site

Article 16

1. Foreigners shall be expelled from Vietnam in the following cases:

   a) They are sentenced to expulsion by competent courts of Vietnam;

   b) They are expelled by decisions of the Minister of Public Security.

2. The expulsion of foreigners who enjoy the diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities shall be handled through diplomatic channels.

Article 17

1. The Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security shall have to enforce the expulsion judgements and decisions.
2. The expulsion judgements and decisions must be handed over by the exit and entry management agency of the Ministry of Public Security to the expelled persons 24 hours at the latest before the enforcement.
3. Where the expelled persons are unwilling to execute the expulsions judgements or decisions, the exit and entry management agency of the Ministry of Public Security shall apply coercive expulsion measures.

Ordinance published on the Vietnam visa official site

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