Duties of the Immigration Control Unit Effective from August 15, 2020

Duties of the Immigration Control Unit effective from August 15, 2020 - Illustrative photo.

To be specific: Article 5 of Circular 74/2020/TT-BCA stipulates the duties of the immigration control unit as follows:

- Inspect and verify the validity and legality of immigration documents and the conditions for exit and entry;

- Determine the consistency between the individual exiting or entering and the immigration documents;

- Enter the information of the individual exiting or entering into the immigration control system and supplement necessary information;

- Inspect and compare the personal information in the immigration documents with information in the National Database on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens through direct or indirect specialized network connections;

- Stamp the immigration documents;

- Implement temporary exit suspension for Vietnamese citizens upon written request from competent authorities as prescribed by law.

Additionally, immigration control at land border gates shall comply with other provisions in Article 5, Article 6, Clause 1 of Article 8, Article 22 of Decree 112/2014/ND-CP dated November 21, 2014 of the Government of Vietnam on management of land border gates. Immigration control at port border gates shall comply with other provisions in Article 12, Article 13, Article 14, Article 15, Article 16, Article 17 of Decree 77/2017/ND-CP dated July 03, 2017 of the Government of Vietnam on management and protection of security and order at port border gates.

For detailed regulations, see Circular 74/2020/TT-BCA, effective August 15, 2020.

Le Vy

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