What are the new points of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023? When will the Law take effect?
- What are the new points of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023?
- Vietnam: What is the valid period of the entry and exit documents issued before the effective date of the Law?
- When will the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 take effect?
What are the new points of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023?
On June 24, 2023, the National Assembly passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023.
The Law has amended and supplemented many contents on entry and exit with 03 Laws.
Specifically:
- Article 1 amends 15 articles and clauses of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens 2019;
- Article 2 of the Law amending 10 articles and clauses of the Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014;
- Article 3 on enforcement effect.
Accordingly, the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 has the following highlights:
(1) Supplementing “place of birth” information on immigration documents;
(2) Applying for a passport, report a lost passport, restore the validity of an ordinary passport... online
Regulations on the form of submitting documents in the electronic environment for procedures for applying for an ordinary passport, reporting the loss of an ordinary passport, and restoring the use value of an ordinary passport.
At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security is responsible for presiding over and coordinating with relevant ministries and agencies in guiding the implementation of regulations on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens in the electronic environment.
(3) Annulling the requirement that the remaining period of the passport is 6 months or more to be eligible for exit
(4) The duration of the e-visa is increased to 3 months (90 days), valid for one or more times.
Calculate visa duration in days for visas with a duration of less than 1 year to ensure consistency.
(5) Increasing the temporary stay period to 45 days for citizens of countries that are unilaterally exempted from visas by Vietnam and are considered for visa issuance and extension of temporary residence in accordance with other provisions of the Law.
(6) For failing to receive passport for more than 12 months, the passport will be canceled
Supplementing the regulation to cancel the use value of the passport in case it has been more than 12 months since the date the competent authority makes an appointment to return the passport but the citizen does not receive the passport and there is no written notice of the reason for not receiving the passport.
(7) Supplementing the responsibilities of the accommodation establishment, the obligation of foreigners in presenting their passports and valid residence papers in Vietnam to the accommodation establishment to make the declaration of temporary residence according to regulations. determined…
(8) Amending regulations on form of temporary residence declaration;
The declaration of temporary residence for foreigners shall be made through the electronic environment or the temporary residence declaration form.
(9) Foreigners are responsible for presenting their passports or papers with international travel value, papers related to residence in Vietnam to accommodation establishments to make temporary residence declaration according to regulations. ..
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Vietnam: What is the valid period of the entry and exit documents issued before the effective date of the Law?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 as follows:
Implementation
1. This Law takes effect on August 15, 2023.
2. Entry and exit documents issued before the effective date hereof shall be valid until the expiry date specified in such entry and exit documents.
3. In case citizens apply for issuance of entry and exit documents but they have not yet been issued with such documents when this Law takes effect, the regulations of the Law No. 49/2019/QH14 on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens will continue to be applied.
4. In case a foreigner has been issued with an electronic visa or granted unilateral visa-free entry or applied for an electronic visa but has not yet been issued with an electronic visa when this law takes effect, the Law No. 47/2014/QH13 on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam amended by Law No. 51/2019/QH14 shall be applied.
Accordingly, entry and exit documents issued before the effective date hereof shall be valid until the expiry date specified in such entry and exit documents.
When will the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 take effect?
Regarding the enforcement effect, based on Article 3 of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 as follows:
Implementation
1. This Law takes effect on August 15, 2023
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Accordingly, the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 takes effect from 15. August 2023.
See the entire Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 here
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