How many days in advance will you receive the call-up paper in Vietnam?

Hello, Lawnet would like to answer as follows:

1. How many days in advance will I receive the call-up paper in Vietnam? 

According to Clause 6, Article 34 of the Law on Military Service 2015, the time for receiving call-up paper is specified as follows:

- The Commander of Military of districts shall send a call-up paper to each citizen requesting them to join the army; head of Police departments of districts shall send a call-up paper to each citizen requesting them to perform the service in People’s Army. The conscription and call-up for service in People’s Army shall be sent to the citizens at least 15 days before the time prescribed in the order.

Thus, the call-up paper must be sent 15 days in advance.

What is the time of conscription and performance of military service in Vietnam?

According to Article 33 of the Law on Military Service 2015, the time of conscription and performance of military service in the People’s Police force is specified as follows:

- Annually, citizens shall be conscripted and requested to perform military service in People’s Army or People’s Police in February or March;

- In case of necessity for defense purposes, the conscription shall be carried out the second time. Regarding areas with disaster or dangerous epidemic, time for conscription and service in People’s Army or People’s Police shall be adjusted

Thus, the annual call-up is a maximum of 02 times, however the time and number of military call-ups are flexibly adjusted to suit the actual situation of the country.

2. What are the cases of postponement and exemption from conscription in Vietnam?

Cases of postponement and exemption from conscription are specified in Article 41 of the Law on Military Service 2015.

These following citizens shall have conscription postponed

- Any citizen whose health is unsatisfactory for active duty military service according to the conclusion of pre-enlistment check-up board;

- Any citizen being the sole earner who directly takes care of his/her relative who lost working capacity or under working age; any citizen being the sole earner in a family suffering serious damage to humans and properties due to dangerous accidents, disasters, epidemics certified by People’s Committees of communes;

- Any citizen who is a child of sick soldiers, people infected with dioxin and suffering labor capacity reduction from 61% to 80%;

- Any citizen whose full brother/sister is a non-commissioned officer/active duty enlisted soldier or a non-commissioned officer/enlisted soldier performing service in People’s Army;

- Any citizen who is subject to emigration or evacuation in 03 first years to extremely disadvantaged communes according to the socio-economic development project of the State that is decided by People’s Committees of provinces or higher levels;

- Any citizen who is official or youth volunteer assigned to extremely disadvantage socio-economic area according to the law provisions;

- Any citizen who is studying at compulsory education institutions or receiving training of university level at higher education institutions or training of college level at vocational education institutions for a training course of a level.

- Standing militia. (amended by Point c, Clause 1, Article 49 of the Law on Militia and Self-Defense Force 2019)

These following citizens shall have conscription exempted

- Any citizen who is a child of revolutionary martyrs or grade 1 wounded soldiers;

- Any citizen who is a brother of revolutionary martyrs;

- Any citizen who is a child of grade 2 wounded soldiers; a child of sick soldiers suffering labor capacity reduction of 81% or above; a child of people infected with dioxin and suffering labor capacity reduction of 81% or above;

- Any citizen carrying out essential tasks who is not a soldier or a People’s Army;

- Any citizen who is official or youth volunteer assigned to extremely disadvantaged socio-economic area according to the law provisions for 24 months or more;

Note:

+ Citizens eligible for postponement of conscription prescribed in clause 1 of this Article shall be called up for military service if the reason for postponement is no longer available.

+ Citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article who volunteer to join the army shall be consider selecting and calling up.

Lists of citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription shall be posted publicly at head offices of People’s Committees of communes and/or relevant organizations/agencies for 20 days.

Thus, the Law on Military Service 2015 clearly stipulates cases of postponement and exemption from conscription. These cases are related to the health, family situation, social work, and education of citizens. However, citizens eligible for postponement of conscription shall be called up for military service if the reason for postponement is no longer available; Citizens eligible for postponement or exemption from conscription who volunteer to join the army shall be consider selecting and calling up. At the same time, the list of citizens in this category must be made public.

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