In 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued Circular 03/2016/TT-BNG providing guidelines on the issuance, extension, amendment, and supplementation of diplomatic passports, official passports, and the issuance of diplomatic notes requesting visa issuance.
the receipt and return of results for applications for issuance, renewal, modification, and supplementation of diplomatic passports, official passports, and issuance of notes through the Departments/Units of Foreign Affairs of provinces and centrally administered cities shall be carried out as follows:
- The local foreign affairs agency receives the application for issuance, renewal, modification, and supplementation of diplomatic passports, official passports, and issuance of notes.- The local foreign affairs agency transfers the documents along with the fee to the domestic passport issuing authority. If the documents are transferred via postal service, they shall be sent through express delivery enterprises designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs along with the postal fee.- After receiving the results from the domestic passport issuing authority, the local foreign affairs agency returns the results to the applicant.
See the full text of the regulation at Circular 03/2016/TT-BNG effective from August 15, 2016.
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