MINISTRY
OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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No. 967/BNG-LS
On Vaccine Passport recognition with other
countries
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Hanoi,
March 17, 2022
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To:
- Ministries,
ministerial agencies, Governmental agencies;
- People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities.
Implementing order of the
Government under Official Dispatch No. 1606/VPCP-QHQT dated March 15, 2022 of
the Office of the Government regarding negotiation over mutual vaccine passport
recognition with countries and territories, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
hereby informs:
1. Officially recognize COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate/COVID-19
Recovery Certificate (hereinafter referred to as “Vaccine Passport”) on a
principle of reciprocity with: the United States of America, the United
Kingdom, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of India, the
Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Maldives, the State of Palestine,
the Republic of Turkey, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka, New Zealand, the Republic of Singapore, the Republic of
Saint Lucia, and South Korea. Specific guidelines regarding requirements and
recognized vaccine form are specified in the Appendix attached hereto.
When a holder of Vaccine Passport
issued by any of the aforementioned countries enters Vietnam or enters any of
those countries from Vietnam, he/she is required to adopt medical measures
similar to a person in the host country. This mutual recognition includes the
exemption of consular authentication/consular legalization procedures when a
holder of the Vaccine Passport uses the Vaccine Passport at the host country.
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall upload the list of countries
and territories sharing the same requirements and recognized Vaccine Passport form
on their website (https://mofa.gov.vn/vi/) and website for consular affairs
(https://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn).
3. Regarding Vaccine Passports issued by countries and territories
which have provided the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affair with their official
Vaccine Passport forms, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby requests that
temporary solutions notified by the Consular Department of the Ministry[1]
shall be applied in order to allow vaccinated individuals to carry such
documents into Vietnam at which point Vietnamese authorities will cross-check
against official available forms[2]. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall
notify any change to the temporary solutions mentioned above (if any).
For your acknowledgement and
implementation./.
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PP.
MINISTER
STANDING DEPUTY MINISTER
Nguyen Minh Vu
GUIDELINES
ON
RECOGNITION AND USE OF FOREIGN VACCINE PASSPORTS ENTERRING VIETNAM
(Attached to Official Dispatch No. 967/BNG-LS dated March 17, 2022)
1. Vaccine
Passport shall be understood as COVID-19 Vaccination certificate and/or
COVID-19 Recovery certificate. Vaccine Passport shall serve to prove
vaccination and recovery history of the holder and does not replace other
travel documents (Passport, visas, laissez-passers, temporary residence card,
permanent residence card, visa-free entry document, etc.).
2. A foreign
Vaccine Passport shall be considered legitimate and used in Vietnamese
territory if it is officially or temporarily recognized under the list below:
2.1. List of officially recognized
Vaccine Passports:
No.
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Vaccine
Passport form/inspection method
1
Japan
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Notes No. JC.95/2021 dated December 22, 2021, JC.41/2021 and
JC.46/2021 dated August 17, 2021 and JC.86/2021 dated November 29, 2021 of
the Embassy of Japan in Hanoi.
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The United States of America
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. 645/21 dated August 12, 2021 of the United States Embassy
in Hanoi
3
The United Kingdom
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4
The Republic of India
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. HAN/CON/415/2021 dated August 11, 2021 of Embassy of
India in Hanoi
5
Australia
Form and information attached to Diplomatic
Note No. 465-2021 dated September 20, 201 of the Embassy of Australia in
Hanoi.
6
The Republic of Belarus
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. 02-17/491 dated August 16, 2021 of the Embassy of Belarus
in Hanoi.
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The Republic of the Philippines
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. 242-2021 dated September 7, 2021 of the Embassy of the
Philippines in Hanoi.
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The Republic of Maldives
Form and information attached to Diplomatic
Note No. 25-E1/VNM-B/2022/1 dated January 2, 2022 of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Maldives.
9
The States of Palestine
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. 80/21 dated August 25, 2021 of the Embassy of Palestine
in Hanoi.
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Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. Z-2022/51175414/33975578 dated February 15, 2022 of the
Embassy of Turkey in Hanoi.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. 16/2022 dated February 8, 2022 of the Embassy of Egypt in
Hanoi
12
The Democratic Socialist Republic
of Sri Lanka
Form and information attached to Diplomatic
Note No. 103/2021 dated August 11, 2021 of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Hanoi.
13
New Zealand
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The Republic of Singapore
Form and information attached to
Diplomatic Note No. 036.2022 dated February 16, 2022.
15
The Republic of Saint Lucia
Has not notified Vaccine
Passport form.
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South Korea
Form and information attached to Diplomatic
Note No. KEV-21-550 dated June 14, 2021 of the Embassy of South Korea in
Hanoi.
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2.2. The list of temporarily
recognized Vaccine Passports (the List of COVID-19 Vaccination
certificate/COVID-19 recovery certificate provided for the Vietnamese Ministry
of Foreign Affairs) is uploaded on https://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn " System
of legislative documents " Vietnamese legislative documents "
COVID-19 Vaccination certificate, COVID-19 Recovery certificate of foreign
countries.
3. When a
holder of a Vaccine Passport issued by a country or territory that is not
mentioned in either List of officially recognized Vaccine Passports or List of
temporarily recognized Vaccine Passports under Point 2 above enters Vietnam,
he/she must adopt procedures for consular legalization/authentication at the
overseas Vietnam representative missions./.
[1]
Under Official Dispatch No. 2974/LS-PL dated August 6, 2021, Official Dispatch
No. 3100/LS-PL dated August 13, 2021, Official Dispatch No. 3112/LS-PL dated
August 14, 2021, Official Dispatch No. 3157/LS-PL dated August 17, 2021,
Official Dispatch No. 3207/LS-PL dated August 19, 2021, Official Dispatch No.
3285/LS-PL dated August 24, 2021, and Official Dispatch No. 3342/LS-PL dated
August 27, 2021 of the Consular Department on https://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn
[2]
The list of COVID-19 Vaccination certificate/COVID-19 Recovery certificate
forms, as of December 20, 2021, consists of forms of 79 countries and
territories; specific forms are uploaded on https://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn "
System of legislative documents " Vietnamese legislative documents "
COVID-19 Vaccination certificate, COVID-19 Recovery certificate of foreign
countries.