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THE
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.679/2007/QD-BCA
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Hanoi,
Jun 20, 2007
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION
ON GRANT AND MANAGEMENT OF ENTRY AND EXIT PERMIT
THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree
21/2001/ND-CP dated May 28, 2001, detailing the implementation of the Ordinance
on Entry, Exit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam dated April 28, 2000;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 136/2003/ND-CP dated November 14, 2003,
defining the functions, task, powers and organizational structure of the
Ministry of Public Security;
At the proposal of the General Director of Security,
DECIDES:
Article 1.
To promulgate together with this Decision the
Regulation on grant and management of entry and exit permits to foreigners who
reside in Vietnam but have no passport to enter or exit Vietnam.
Article 2.
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Article 3.
The director of the Ministry of Public
Security’s Entry and Exit Management Department and directors of
provincial/municipal police offices shall, based on their functions and tasks,
organize the implementation of this Decision.
FOR THE
MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY
VICE MINISTER
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL
Thi Van Tam
REGULATION
ON GRANT AND
MANAGEMENT OF ENTRY AND EXIT PERMITS
(Promulgated together with the Public Security Minister’s No.
679/2007/QD-BCA dated June 20, 2007)
Article 1. Grantees of entry
and exit permits
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2. Foreigners residing in Vietnam who are
granted passports or passport-substitute papers by competent authorities of
their native countries are not entitled to obtain entry and exit permits under
this Regulation.
Article 2. Conditions for
obtaining entry and exit permits
Foreigners who satisfy the following conditions
are eligible for obtaining an entry and exit permit:
1. Having a residence card granted by Vietnam’s
entry and exit management agency.
2. Having no passport granted by foreign
competent authorities.
3. Not being banned from exit according to
Vietnam law.
Article 3. Validity of entry
and exit permits
1. Entry and exit permits are granted
individually and have a term corresponding to the term of residence cards
which, however, does not exceed two years and is not extended.
2. Entry and exit permits cannot place passports
and do not specify the nationality of permit holders.
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Article 4. Dossiers of
application for entry and exit permits
1. A dossier comprises:
+ One declaration form (according to a set form)
+ A copy of the residence card granted by an
entry and exit management agency of Vietnam;
+ Two 4 cm x 6cm recent photos with white
background showing the applicant looking straight, bareheaded without wearing
color glasses (one photo glued to the declaration form and the other left
separate).
When submitting the dossier, the applicant shall
submit the original residence card for comparison.
2. Agencies for dossier submission and fee
payment:
- Foreign residents in Vietnam shall submit
their applications for entry and exit permits to entry and exit management
divisions of police offices of provinces or cities where they reside or to the
Ministry of Public Security's Entry and Exit Management Department.
- Grantees of entry and exit permits shall pay
fees under the Ministry of Finance's regulations.
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1. Within two working days from the date of
receiving valid dossiers, entry and exit management divisions of
provincial/municipal police offices shall consider and transfer dossiers of
application for entry and exit permits to the Ministry of Public Security's
Entry and Exit Management Department.
2. Within four working days from the date of
receiving valid dossiers, the Ministry of Public Security’s Entry and Exit
Management Department shall consider and grant entry and exit permits.
Article 6. Re-grant of entry
and exit permits
1. Entry and exit permits are re-granted when
they are expired, lost or torn.
2. Persons who request re-grant of entry and exit
permits shall prepare an application dossier as prescribed in Article 4 and
submit it together with their expired or torn entry and exit permit, or a
report on the loss of the entry and exit permit (certified by the police office
of the commune or ward where the permit is lost).
Article 7. Withdrawal of
entry and exit permits
1. Entry and exit permits are withdrawn when
permit holders are subject to temporary ban from exit according to Vietnam law.
2. The Ministry of Public Security's Entry and
Exit Management Department or entry and exit management divisions of
provincial/municipal police offices shall undertake the withdrawal of entry and
exit permits.
Article 8. Handling of
violations
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Article 9. Organization of
implementation
The director of the Ministry of Public
Security’s Entry and Exit Management Department shall:
- Guide the implementation of this Regulation.
- Coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs’s Consular Department in informing other countries’ competent agencies
of grantees of entry and exit permits for assistance.
- Print, and manage the printing of, blank entry
and exit permits and relevant forms.
- Collect statistics on entry and exit permit
grant