Conditions for Vietnamese citizens to enter a border area

1. Vietnamese citizens (other than border inhabitants) entering an border area are required:

- To have personal identity papers as prescribed by law;

- To produce papers at the request of competent agencies;

- In case of staying overnight, to register their stay at the commune-level public security office.

- To leave the border area upon expiry of their stay.

- To apply for extension of their stay at places of their previous registration, if they wish to stay beyond the registered duration.

2. Vietnamese citizens (other than those allowed to reside in land border areas) entering a border belt are required to have their personal identity papers as prescribed by law, and send a written notice to the local border guard post or commune-level People’s Committee. In case of staying overnight in the border belt, they shall register their stays at the commune- level public security office in accordance with law; the commune-level public security office shall send a notice to the local border guard post for coordinated monitoring and management.

3. People and vehicles operating in a border area are required to have personal identity papers, documents related to the vehicles and specialized operation licenses granted by competent agencies, and at the same time are subject to the inspection and supervision by the local border guard post, commune-level public security office and specialized management forces as prescribed by law.

4. A non-resident entering a border area for a special reason such as death or illness of his/ her parent, spouse or child, shall, in addition to personal identity papers, acquire a permit of the commune-level public security office of the locality of his/her residence, and concurrently report on the duration of his/her stay in the border area to the local border guard post or commune- level public security office; in case of staying overnight or entering a border belt, such must be approved by the local border guard post.

Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BQP of the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam takes effect from July 11, 2015 and replaces Circular No. 179/2001/TT-BQP.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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