Which agency can an exit permit be reissued for stateless persons residing in Vietnam?

Which agency can an exit permit be reissued for stateless persons residing in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 7 of Circular 31/2015/TT-BCA regulating the procedures for granting and re-granting entry and exit permits as follows:1.

1. Any person applying for issuance or reissuance of entry/exit permit shall submit an application at Immigration Administration Department or Division of immigration administration of police authority of the province. The application includes:

a) An application form for issuance or reissuance of entry/exit permits (using form No. NC14 issued herewith);

b) A photocopy of temporary residence card attached with the original copy for comparison (if any);

c) A description of duration of temporary residence in Vietnam certified by the police authority of the commune/ward/town where the person without nationality temporarily resides;

d) An entry/exit permit which is reissued due to its damage;

dd) A report of loss, with regard to application for reissuance of permit due to its loss.

Thus, according to the current regulations, when a stateless person residing in Vietnam loses his/her immigration permit, he/she shall go to the Immigration Department or the Immigration Department of the Public Security of the province or centrally run city in which he/she resides to submit the dossier as specified above and rework the permit.

Time to consider re-granting entry and exit permits of stateless persons residing in Vietnam

According to Clause 2 of this Article, it also provides for the settlement of granting and re-granting of entry and exit permits as follows:

2. Issuing or reissuing entry/exit permits:

a) With respect to application submitted at Immigration Administration Department:

Within 05 working days from the date on which adequate application is received, Immigration Administration Department shall consider issuing or reissuing the entry/exit permit.

b) With respect to application submitted at Division of immigration administration of police authority of the province:

Within 03 working days from the date on which the adequate application is received, Division of immigration administration of police authority shall consider transferring the application to Immigration Administration Department. Immigration Administration Department shall consider issuing or reissuing the entry/exit permit within 02 working days.

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