What contents regarding foreign-influenced religious activities shall be approved or disapproved by the Government's Religious Affairs Board in Vietnam?
What contents regarding foreign-influenced religious activities shall be approved or disapproved by the Government's Religious Affairs Board in Vietnam? What notifications does the Government's Religious Affairs Board in Vietnam have the authority to receive regarding religious training institutions? Which authority has the power to approve the registration for Vietnamese citizens to receive religious ordination abroad and return to Vietnam in an official capacity?
What contents regarding foreign-influenced religious activities shall be approved or disapproved by the Government's Religious Affairs Board in Vietnam?
Based on Article 5 of Circular 03/2024/TT-BNV, which regulates the authority to approve or disapprove foreign-influenced religious activities:
Authority to approve or disapprove foreign-influenced religious activities
The Government's Religious Affairs Board is delegated the authority to approve or disapprove requests regarding the following matters:
1. Ordination, positions, monks, and followers participating in religious activities or religious training abroad.
2. Ordination, appointment, election, and selection of followers of religious organizations in Vietnam for official positions or roles within foreign religious organizations in Vietnam.
3. Inviting foreign organizations or individuals to Vietnam to carry out religious activities in multiple provinces or engage in international religious relations.
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Thus, the Government's Religious Affairs Board has the authority to approve or disapprove the following foreign-influenced religious activities:
- Ordination, positions, monks, and followers participating in religious activities or religious training abroad.
- Ordination, appointment, election, and selection of followers of religious organizations in Vietnam for official positions or roles within foreign religious organizations in Vietnam.
- Inviting foreign organizations or individuals to Vietnam to carry out religious activities in multiple provinces or engage in international religious relations.
- Inviting foreign clergy, monks to preach for certified religious organizations operating in multiple provinces.
- Inviting foreign clergy, monks to preach for concentrated religious activities of foreign resident groups.
- Foreigners studying at religious training institutions in Vietnam.
- Ordination or appointment for legally residing foreigners in Vietnam.
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What notifications does the Government's Religious Affairs Board in Vietnam have the authority to receive regarding religious training institutions?
Based on Article 3 of Circular 03/2024/TT-BNV, which regulates the authority to receive notifications:
Authority to receive notifications
The Government's Religious Affairs Board is delegated the authority to receive notifications regarding the following matters:
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2. Receiving notifications related to religious training institutions:
a) Activities of religious training institutions;
b) Results of training from religious training institutions.
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According to the above regulations, the Government's Religious Affairs Board has the authority to receive the following notifications related to religious training institutions:
- Activities of religious training institutions
- Results of training from religious training institutions
Which authority has the power to approve the registration for Vietnamese citizens to receive religious ordination abroad and return to Vietnam in an official capacity?
Based on Article 4 of Circular 03/2024/TT-BNV, which regulates the authority to approve or disapprove the registration of religious activities and certain related matters:
Authority to approve or disapprove the registration of religious activities and certain related matters
The Government's Religious Affairs Board is delegated the authority to approve or disapprove the following matters:
1. Registering the certification of religious activities for organizations operating in multiple provinces.
2. Registering the organizational regulations and amended admission regulations of religious training institutions.
3. Registering the appointment, election, and selection of individuals for positions as specified in Article 34, Clause 1 of the Law.
4. Registering the appointment, election, and selection of individuals for positions within certified religious organizations operating in multiple provinces.
5. Requesting the organization of inter-religious conferences for religious organizations, subordinate religious organizations.
6. Requesting the organization of congresses for religious organizations, subordinate religious organizations, and certified religious organizations operating in multiple provinces.
7. Registering Vietnamese citizens to receive ordination, appointment, election, and selection abroad and return to Vietnam in an official capacity.
Therefore, the Government's Religious Affairs Board is delegated the authority to approve the registration for Vietnamese citizens to receive ordination abroad and return to Vietnam in an official capacity.
