Vietnam: Failure to show up at the right time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment call without good reason is punishable by how much is fined?
- Failure to show up at the right time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment call without good reason is punishable by how much is fined in Vietnam?
- In which cases are not present on time, the place of concentration stated in the enlistment call without being sanctioned in Vietnam?
- What age do citizens go to military service in Vietnam?
- Which cases are exempt from enlistment in Vietnam?
Failure to show up at the right time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment call without good reason is punishable by how much is fined in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 7 of Decree 120/2013/ND-CP (amended by Clause 9 Article 1 of Decree 37/2022/ND-CP) stipulates as follows:
Violation of enlistment regulations
1. A fine ranging from VND 30,000,000 to VND 40,000,000 shall be imposed for failure to show up at the time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment order without a good reason.
2. A fine ranging from VND 40,000,000 to VND 50,000,000 shall be imposed for fraudulent acts in order to evade the implementation of the enlistment order after obtaining the results of medical examination for military service eligible for enlistment as prescribed.
3. A fine ranging from VND 50,000,000 to VND 75,000,000 shall be imposed for non-observance of the enlistment order, except for the cases specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.
4. Remedies: Forcibly performing military service for persons who commit violations specified in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article.
Thus, failure to be present at the time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment order without a good reason may be fined up to VND 40,000,000.
Vietnam: Failure to show up at the right time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment call without good reason is punishable by how much is fined?
In which cases are not present on time, the place of concentration stated in the enlistment call without being sanctioned in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular 07/2023/TT-BQP stipulating the following cases, despite not being present at the time or place of concentration stated in the enlistment order, are not sanctioned as follows:
- The person who must carry out the examination or medical examination performs military service; medical examination of the selection of reserve officers; obeying enlistment orders; calls to train reserve officers; calls to focus on training, rehearsals, mobilization readiness tests, combat readiness but are sick, have an accident or on the way get sick or have an accident to be treated at a medical examination and treatment facility.
- Relatives of persons performing military service, including: biological father, natural mother; father-in-law, mother-in-law or father-in-law, mother-in-law; adoptive father, adoptive mother; legal fosters; wife orwife; biological children, legally adopted children who are sick or seriously injured are being treated at medical examination and treatment establishments.
- Relatives of persons performing military service specified in point b of this Clause have died but have not held funerals or funerals have not ended.
- The housing of the person performing military service or the housing of the relative of the person performing military service specified at Point b of this Clause is located in an area that is being seriously affected by natural disasters, epidemics or fires.
- The person performing military service does not receive a call for an examination or medical examination for military service; medical examination of the selection of reserve officers; enlistment orders; calls to train reserve officers; calls to focus on training, rehearsals, mobilization readiness tests, combat readiness; or have received an order, but the order does not specify the time and place due to the fault of the responsible person or agency, or due to another person's obstructive behavior specified in Article 7 of Circular 07/2023/TT-BQP.
Note: there must be a confirmation from the Commune-level People's Committee of the place of residence or the treated medical examination and treatment establishment or the commune-level health station where the residence is located in the case at Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular 07/2023/TT-BQP;
In the case specified at Points c and d, Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular 07/2023/TT-BQP, it must be certified by the People's Committee of the commune where the residence is located;
In the case specified at Point dd Clause 1 Article 4 of Circular 07/2023/TT-BQP, it must be certified by the People's Committee of the commune where the residence is located or a competent agency.
What age do citizens go to military service in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 30 of the 2015 Law on Military Service of Vietnam, it provides as follows:
Article 30. Age subject to conscription
Citizens turning to 18 years old shall be conscripted into the army. Age subject to conscription is from 18 to under 26 years old. A citizen who enters university or college and postpones the conscription shall be subject to conscription until he/she turns to 28 years old.
Accordingly, citizens who reach the age of 18 will be called up for military service, the age of enlistment from full 18 years old to the end of 25 years old.
In case citizens with college or university training have been temporarily suspended from enlistment, the age to call for enlistment is until the end of 27 years of age.
Which cases are exempt from enlistment in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 41 of the 2015 Law on Military Service of Vietnam provides for exemption from enlistment for the following citizens:
- Son of a martyr, child of a first-class wounded soldier.
- A brother or brother of a martyr.
- One child of a second-class invalid; one child of a soldier with a working disability of 81% or more; one child of a person infected with Agent Orange has a working disability of 81% or more.
- Persons doing essential work are not military personnel, People's Police.
- Cadres, civil servants, public employees and volunteer youths shall be sent to work and work in areas with extremely difficult socio-economic conditions as prescribed by law for 24 months or more.
Circular 07/2023/TT-BQP will come into force from March 14, 2023.
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