What are cases of revocation and cancellation of passports in Vietnam? What are cases of delayed issuance of regular passports in Vietnam?

What are cases of revocation and cancellation of passports in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019 (amended by Clause 7 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam in 2023) stipulating cases of cancellation of passports in Vietnam:

(1) Cancel an unexpired but lost passport or cancel a passport in case it is not received by the applicant after 12 months from the appointment date without a written explanation being sent to the competent authority.

(2) Cancel passports of persons subject to renunciation, denaturalization or annulled decision on naturalization of Vietnamese nationality.

(3) Cancel valid diplomatic passports and service passports if holders are no longer eligible for use thereof.

(4) Cancel passports issued to persons specified in Clause 1 Article 21 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019.

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What are cases of delayed issuance of regular passports in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 21 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019 stipulating cases of delayed issuance of entry and exit documents in Vietnam:

Cases of delayed issuance of entry and exit documents

1. Persons failing to comply with decisions on administrative sanctions against violations specified in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 Article 4 of this Law.

2. Persons suspended from making exit, except for cases specified in Clauses 12 Article 37 of this Law.

3. Persons influencing national defense and security according to decision of Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security.

As regulated above, cases of delayed issuance of regular passports in Vietnam are as follows:

- Persons failing to comply with decisions on administrative sanctions against following violations:

+ Provide on purpose false information to be issued, extended or restored or false information relating to loss of entry and exit documents.

+ Fabricate or use fabricated entry and exit documents to make entry or exit, or travel or reside in foreign countries.

+ Gift, give, purchase, sell, borrow, lend, rent, lease, mortgage or receive collateral as entry and exit documents; destroy, erase or falsify entry and exit documents.

+ Use entry and exit documents against regulations and law negatively impacting trustworthiness or damaging interests of Government.

+ Take advantage of entry and exit to violate national security, social security and order of Vietnam, legal rights and interests of agencies and organizations, or lives, health, legal rights and interests of individuals

+ Make entry or exit illegally; organize, arrange, assist, conceal, harbor or enable others to illegally make entry or exit; cross national borders without following procedures as per the law.

+ Obstruct or interfere with law enforcers in issuing entry or exit documents or controlling entry or exit activities.

- Persons suspended from making exit.

- Persons influencing national defense and security according to decision of Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security.

What is the validity period of regular passports in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019 stipulating validity of entry and exit documents:

Validity of entry and exit documents

1. Diplomatic passports and service passports shall be effective from 1 to 5 years; can be extended no more than 3 years per instance.

2. Validity of regular passports is as follows:

a) Regular passports issued to persons from 14 years of age shall be effective for 10 years and shall not be extended;

b) Regular passports issued to persons under 14 years of age shall be effective for 05 years and shall not be extended;

c) Regular passports issued by shortened procedures shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.

3. Laissez-passers shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.

As regulated above, validity of regular passports is as follows:

- Regular passports issued to persons from 14 years of age shall be effective for 10 years;

- Regular passports issued to persons under 14 years of age shall be effective for 05 years;

- Regular passports issued by shortened procedures shall be effective for no more than 12 months.

Note: All regular passports shall not be extended.

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