Vietnam: How to apply for a postponement of military service in 2023? What is the latest military service deferment application form?
In which cases, the military service will be postponed according to Vietnamese regulations?
According to Article 5 of Circular 148/2018/TT-BQP on selection and calling of citizens for military service, issued by the Minister of National Defense:
“Article 5. Drafting postponement and exemption
The drafting postponement and exemption during peace time shall comply with Article 41 of the 2015 Law on Military Service. To be specific:
1. The following citizens shall have their conscription postponed:
a) Citizen whose health is unsatisfactory for active military service according to the conclusion of pre-enlistment check-up board.
b) Citizen being the only breadwinner who directly takes care of his relatives who lost working capacity or under working age; citizen being the only breadwinner in a family suffering serious damage to humans and property due to dangerous accidents, disasters, epidemics confirmed by the People’s Committees of the communes, wards, towns (hereinafter referred to as “communes”).
c) Citizen who is a child of sick soldiers, people infected with dioxin and suffering labor capacity reduction from 61% to 80%.
d) Citizen whose biological siblings is a non-commissioned officer/active duty enlisted soldier or a non-commissioned officer/enlisted soldier performing service in People’s Army.
dd) Citizen who subject to emigration or evacuation in the first 03 years to extremely disadvantaged communes according to the socio-economic development project of the State decided by the People's Committees of provinces or higher levels.
e) Citizen who is an official or a youth volunteer assigned to an extremely disadvantage socio-economic area according the law provisions.
g) Citizen who is studying at a compulsory education institution or receiving training or university level at a higher education institution or training of college level at a vocational education institution for a training course of a level.”
Thus, for students who are studying at a formal educational institution according to the provisions of the Law on Military Service, they are subject to a temporary suspension of military service during a training course of a training level. ie in the first and only course.
+ If the student transfers to another course, the military service suspension will be calculated only on the first course that the student has attended).
+ In case the student prolongs the study program, the military service suspension will only be counted in the student's official course, during the period when the student has passed the prescribed period of study if he is still in the age range of serving in the military service (27 years old), the locality has an Order to call for a medical examination for military service, which is in accordance with the law.
Vietnam: How to apply for a postponement of military service in 2023? What is the latest military service deferment application form?
How to apply for a postponement of military service in 2023 according to Vietnamese regulations?
According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 42 of the 2015 Law on Military Service, citizens shall carry out the procedures for postponement of military service in the following order:
Step 1: When there is an order to enlist, citizens bring a dossier of requests for military service suspension and submit it to the commune-level People's Committee for submission.
Step 2: The commune-level People's Committee will consider, register, and manage citizens in the category of military service suspension and request the district-level People's Committee to issue a decision to postpone the military service call.
Step 3: The chairperson of the district-level People's Committee will issue a decision to postpone the enlistment if the application is valid. In case of ineligibility, citizens still have to go to the service as usual.
Step 4: Based on the decision of the chairperson of the district-level People's Committee, the commune-level People's Committee will publicly post the list of citizens eligible for temporary suspension of military service at the headquarters of the commune-level People's Committee, agencies, or organizations within 20 days.
Thus, in order to be suspended from military service, students must submit an application for military service suspension.
What is the latest military service suspension application form according to Vietnamese regulations?
In order to be delayed calling for military service, citizens need to prepare a set of documents requesting military service postponement including:
- The original application for postponement of military service;
Refer to the application form below:
Download the military service suspension form: here.
- Papers proving that they are subject to the postponement of military enlistment.
In case you are a student, you can contact the school to get a confirmation that you are currently a student at the school to postpone military service.
+ In other cases, such as civil servants and public employees, please contact the agency and unit to apply for a certificate of being subject to temporary postponement of enlistment according to regulations.
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