Vietnam: Will a lost unexpired laissez-passer be cancelled? Which agencies in Vietnam shall be notified when losing laissez-passers?
Vietnam: Will a lost unexpired laissez-passer be cancelled? Which agencies in Vietnam shall be notified when losing laissez-passers?
My name is An. I'm living in Tay Ninh. I lost my unexpired laissez-passer this morning. Will it be cancelled? Which agencies shall I notify to?
Thank you!
Vietnam: Will a lost unexpired laissez-passer be cancelled?
Pursuant to Article 10 of the Decree 76/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating cases of revocation and cancellation of laissez-passers as follows:
1. A valid laissez-passer is lost.
2. A laissez-passer has been issued to persons who are temporarily suspended from exit in accordance with the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese citizens.
3. A laissez-passer of a person who has not been issued with a travel document due to the prohibited acts.
As regulations above, your lost laissez-passer shall be cancelled as it is unexpired.
Which agencies in Vietnam shall be notified when losing laissez-passers?
Pursuant to Clause 1 and 2, Article 11 of the Decree 76/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating cancellation of unexpired laissez-passers which are lost as follows:
1. In case of loss of a laissez-passer in the country, within 48 hours after discovering that the laissez-passer is lost, the person who lost the laissez-passer shall, in person, file or send a written report of loss of laissez-passer using Form M02 Issued together with this Decree to the travel document issuing authority. If that person, for force majeure reasons, fails to file or submit the report in due time, a detailed explanation of the force majeure reason is required.
2. In case a laissez-passer is lost abroad, within 48 hours after detecting the loss, the person who lost the laissez-passer must notify the competent agency of the host country to confirm the loss of laissez-passer and facilitate the exit. Upon returning home, he/she must report on the loss of his/her laissez-passer to the Vietnamese checkpoint immigration offices.
As regulations above, within 48 hours after discovering that the laissez-passer is lost, you shall notify to the travel document issuing authority in case of loss of a laissez-passer in Vietnam, or the competent agency of the host country in case a laissez-passer is lost abroad.
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