Is it permissible for high school graduate students to have their tour guide cards granted in Vietnam?

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• Is it permissible to grant tour guide cards to high school graduate students in Vietnam?
• What are regulations on application and procedures for issuance of the on-site tour guide cards?

Is it permissible to grant tour guide cards to high school graduate students in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 59 of the Law on Tourism in 2017 stipulating conditions for issuance of the tour guide card as follows: 

1. To obtain the domestic tour guide card, a person shall:

a) have Vietnamese nationality, reside in Vietnam;

b) have full legal capacity;

c) have no contagious diseases and do not use any narcotics;

d) hold an associate degree or higher in tour guiding; in case of an associate degree or higher in another major, a certificate of training in domestic tour guiding is required.

2. To obtain the international tour guide card, a person shall:

a) satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points a, b and c, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) hold a college degree or higher in tour guiding; in case of a college degree or higher in another major, a certificate of training in domestic tour guiding is required;

c) have a good command of the foreign language registered.

3. Conditions for issuance of on-site tour guide cards:

a) Satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points a, b and c, Clause 1 of this Article;

b) Pass the on-site tour guiding examination hold by a tourism authority of the province.

As regulations above, you are permissible to be granted tour guide card. However, you also shall have to meet all requirements prescribed above.

What are regulations on application and procedures for issuance of the on-site tour guide cards?

Pursuant to Article 61 of the Law on Tourism in 2017 stipulating application and procedures for issuance of the on-site tour guide card as follows:

1. An application for the on-site tour guide card includes:

a) An application form for issuance of the tour guide card according to the form specified by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

b) The documents prescribed in Points b, d and dd, Clause 1, Article 60 of this Law;

2. Procedures for issuance of on-site tour guide card:

a) The tourism authority of the province shall announce the annual plan for organization of on-site tour guiding examinations;

b) The person who applies for the on-site tour guide card shall submit 01 application to a tourism authority of the province;

c) The tourism authority of the province shall hold an on-site tour guiding examination and issue the on-site tour guide card to those who have passed the examination within 10 days from the day on which the examination results are available.

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