Guidelines for application for issuance of certificate of visa exemption in Vietnam from November 15, 2015

Specifically, according to Article 6 of Decree No. 82/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, each applicant for the certificate of visa exemption shall submit 01 application which consists of:

- The passport or another international travel document, or a permanent residence permit issued by an authority of the foreign country to the Vietnamese person residing therein.

- An application form for issuance/reissuance of the certificate of visa exemption enclosed with 02 pictures (01 picture fixed on the application form).

- Documents proving eligibility for visa exemption:

+ The applicant who is a Vietnamese person residing overseas shall submit a certified true copy (or a copy enclosed with the original for comparison) of one of the following documents: birth certificate, decision to permit renouncement of Vietnamese nationality or certification of loss of Vietnamese nationality, other documents showing/proving the person’s Vietnamese nationality;

+ The applicant who is a foreigner shall submit certified true copies (or copies enclosed with the originals for comparison) proving that he/she is a spouse or child of a Vietnamese citizen or a Vietnamese person residing overseas;

+ In case there are no papers proving that the applicant is a Vietnamese person residing overseas, the overseas visa-issuing authority of Vietnam shall examine the applicant’s documents which show that he/she is of Vietnamese descent to decide whether to accept the application.

View full text at Decree No. 82/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 15, 2015.

Thu Ba

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