This content is stipulated in Circular No. 03/2016/TT-BNG providing guidance on the issuance, extension, modification, and supplementation of diplomatic passports, official passports, and the issuance of diplomatic notes requesting visa issuance.
According to the provisions stipulated in Circular 03/2016/TT-BNG, diplomatic passports and service passports are valid for the following durations:
- Diplomatic passports and service passports are valid for at least 01 year and not more than 05 years from the date of issuance.- The validity of diplomatic passports and service passports issued to the subjects specified in Clause 4 Article 16 of Circular 03/2016/TT-BNG shall not exceed the validity of the passports of the members of the representative agencies, state news agencies, or press residing abroad whom they are accompanying or visiting.- The validity of diplomatic passports and service passports issued to subjects with changed positions specified in Clause 2 Article 16 of Circular 03/2016/TT-BNG shall not exceed the remaining validity of the old passports.- The validity of diplomatic passports and service passports issued to subjects who have damaged or lost their passports while on short-term business trips abroad is 01 year.
Refer to the relevant regulations in Circular 03/2016/TT-BNG effective from August 15, 2016.
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