What are the cross-border movement procedures in Vietnam for people and vehicles under the Decree 112/2014/ND-CP?
What are the cross-border movement procedures in Vietnam for people and vehicles under the Decree 112/2014/ND-CP?
Pursuant to Decree 112/2014/ND-CP providing the management of land border gates;
Pursuant to Clause 10, Article 3, Decree 112/2014/ND-CP, the cross-border movement procedures are as follows:
Interpretation of terms
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10. Cross-border movement procedures means the administrative procedures carried out by specialized state management agencies at border gates for people, vehicles, goods and articles on exit or entry. These procedures include the border-guard procedures, customs procedures, quarantine procedures and other relevant procedures under treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.
Thus, according to the above regulations, people and vehicles when crossing land borders must carry out the following administrative procedures:
These procedures include the border-guard procedures, customs procedures, quarantine procedures and other relevant procedures under treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.
What are the cross-border movement procedures in Vietnam for people and vehicles under the Decree 112/2014/ND-CP? (Image from the Internet)
What are the principles of via-border gate exit and entry in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions in Article 5 of Decree 112/2014/ND-CP:
Principles of via-border gate exit and entry
1. People, vehicles, goods and articles on exit and entry through a border gate must have adequate valid papers; comply with the principles and procedures for exit, entry, import and export and other provisions of Vietnamese law and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party; and be subject to the management, inspection, control and supervision by specialized state management agencies at the border gate.
2. People other than inhabitants on two sides, their vehicles and goods travelling through border crossings for implementation of the border trade policy shall comply with the Prime Minister’s regulations.
3. The exit and entry of Vietnamese and foreign people, vehicles, goods and articles must be made only through border gates or crossings defined in Article 4 of this Decree.
Thus, via-border gate exit and entry must comply with the above principles.
In particular, people, vehicles, goods and articles on exit and entry through a border gate must have adequate valid papers; comply with the principles and procedures for exit, entry, import and export and other provisions of Vietnamese law and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.
What are the prohibited acts in border gate areas in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions in Article 7 of Decree 112/2014/ND-CP:
Acts prohibited in border gate areas
1. Using counterfeit passports and papers or passports and papers contrary to the provisions of Vietnamese law; organizing illegal exit and entry, sending, receiving, guiding and transporting people on illegal exit or entry.
2. Propagating for, inciting or committing acts of undermining security, causing troubles or public disorder, causing hindrances to lawful circulation activities at border gates; declining to abide by or obstructing the inspection and control by specialized state management agencies at border gates; illegally using, trading in and transporting documents and objects containing information on military secrets and state secrets, and harmful books, papers and cultural products.
3. Seeing off or receiving people, transporting, loading and unloading cargo not at designed places, entering restricted areas.
4. Badly affecting public sanitation, causing environmental pollution and other acts adversely affecting the landscapes of border gates.
5. Other activities in contravention of Vietnamese laws and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.
Thus, prohibited acts in border gate areas include:
- Using counterfeit passports and papers or passports and papers contrary to the provisions of Vietnamese law; organizing illegal exit and entry, sending, receiving, guiding and transporting people on illegal exit or entry.
- Propagating for, inciting or committing acts of undermining security, causing troubles or public disorder, causing hindrances to lawful circulation activities at border gates; declining to abide by or obstructing the inspection and control by specialized state management agencies at border gates; illegally using, trading in and transporting documents and objects containing information on military secrets and state secrets, and harmful books, papers and cultural products.
- Seeing off or receiving people, transporting, loading and unloading cargo not at designed places, entering restricted areas.
- Badly affecting public sanitation, causing environmental pollution and other acts adversely affecting the landscapes of border gates.
- Other activities in contravention of Vietnamese laws and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party.
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