What are the regulations on fee payers in immigration, transit and residence in Vietnam?
What are the regulations on fee payers in immigration, transit and residence in Vietnam?
In Article 2 of Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC, regulations on fee payers in immigration, transit and residence in Vietnam are currently as follows:
- Vietnamese nationals when adopting procedures to request competent agencies in Vietnam to issue documents related to passports, laissez-passers, AB stamps shall submit fees according to this Circular.
- Foreigners when adopting procedures to request competent agencies in Vietnam to issue visas or other documents enabling immigration and residence to foreigners shall submit fees according to this Circular.
What are the regulations on fee payers in immigration, transit and residence in Vietnam?
What are the prohibited acts in immigration, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 5 of the Law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014, it is stipulated as follows:
Prohibited acts
1. Obstructing foreigners and relevant entities from exercising their rights or discharging their duties in accordance with regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.
2. Establishing procedures or requiring documents against this Law and relevant regulations of law; harass foreigners when they are following for entry, exit, transit, or residence in Vietnam.
3. Illegal entry, exit, or residence in Vietnam; using fake documents to enter, leave, transit through, or reside in Vietnam.
4. Providing false information or documents in order to obtain permission for entry, exit, transit, or residence in Vietnam.
5. Taking advantage of entry, exit, transit, or residence in Vietnam to act against Socialist Republic of Vietnam, infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of other entities.
6. Buying, selling, leasing, lending, borrowing, falsifying entry/exit/residence permits in order for foreigners to enter, leave, transit through, or reside in Vietnam.
Accordingly, 6 prohibited acts in immigration, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam include:
- Obstructing foreigners and relevant entities from exercising their rights or discharging their duties in accordance with regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.
- Establishing procedures or requiring documents against this Law and relevant regulations of law; harass foreigners when they are following for entry, exit, transit, or residence in Vietnam.
- Illegal entry, exit, or residence in Vietnam; using fake documents to enter, leave, transit through, or reside in Vietnam.
- Providing false information or documents in order to obtain permission for entry, exit, transit, or residence in Vietnam.
- Taking advantage of entry, exit, transit, or residence in Vietnam to act against Socialist Republic of Vietnam, infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of other entities.
- Buying, selling, leasing, lending, borrowing, falsifying entry/exit/residence permits in order for foreigners to enter, leave, transit through, or reside in Vietnam.
Which entities have the entitlement to decide suspension from entry in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 22 of the Law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014, regulations on the entitlement to decide suspension from entry are as follows:
Entitlement to decide suspension from entry
1. The head of the immigration unit shall decide suspension from entry in the cases mentioned in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Article 21 of this Law.
2. The Minister of Health shall decide suspension of entry in the cases mentioned in Clause 7 Article 21 of this Law.
3. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development shall decide suspension of entry in the cases mentioned in Clause 8 Article 21 of this Law.
4. The Minister of Public Security and the Minister of National Defense shall decide suspension of entry in the cases mentioned in Clause 9 Article 21 of this Law.
5. The persons competent to decide suspension of entry are also competent to lift such suspension and take responsibility for their decision.
Thus, the entitlement to decide suspension from entry includes:
- The head of the immigration unit .
- The Minister of Health.
- The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development.
- The Minister of Public Security and the Minister of National Defense.
- The persons competent to decide suspension of entry are also competent to lift such suspension and take responsibility for their decision.
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