According to Circular No. 59/2024/TT-BCA the regulations on inspection and verification of persons and entry/exit papers prescribed in Article 5 of Circular No. 74/2020/TT-BCA are amended. Specifically:
- Clause 1a is added to Article 5 of Circular No. 74/2020/TT-BCA on entry and exit verification as follows:
+ Entry and exit verification is the process of confirming that Vietnamese citizens have completed entry or exit procedures, including affixing verification stamps or not on entry/exit papers.
+ Information on the entry or exit process stored in the national database on entry and exit may replace the verification stamps on citizens’ entry/exit papers.
- Additionally, amendments to Point dd Clause 1 Article 5 of Circular No. 74/2020/TT-BCA concerning affixing verification stamps on entry/exit papers are as follows:
+ Affixing verification stamps on the entry/exit papers of citizens entering or exiting through port border checkpoints and land border checkpoints not connected with the national database on entry and exit.
+ Not affixing verification stamps on entry/exit papers of Vietnamese citizens entering or exiting through air border checkpoints and land border checkpoints connected with the national database on entry and exit;
- Circular No. 59/2024/TT-BCA also adds Point g to Clause 1 Article 5 of Circular No. 74/2020/TT-BCA on the collection of portraits and fingerprints of citizens at border checkpoints according to the law.
See more details in Circular No. 59/2024/TT-BCA , effective as of January 1, 2025.
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