The Ministry of National Defense shall make statistics on numbers of foreigners entering the land border areas of Vietnam

According to Decree No. 34/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, foreigners who permanently or temporarily reside in Vietnam and enter land border areas must have permits of provincial-level Public Security Departments of localities where they permanently or temporarily reside or of the land border provinces which they enter.

Besides, annually, the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam shall make statistics on numbers of foreigners entering the land border areas, border belt and restricted zones; to review the performance of the tasks of construction, management and protection of the national border, maintain social security, order and safety in the land border areas.

Moreover, the Ministry of National Defense of Vietnam shall also have the following responsibilities:

- To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with ministries, sectors and People’s Committees of border provinces in, performing the state management of the national border; to organize the implementation of master plans, plans, investment projects and policies on construction, management and protection of the national border and land border areas in accordance with law.

- To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related ministries and sectors in, elaborating regulations on coordination among forces in performing the task of managing and protecting the national border.

- To direct border guards in:

+ Assuming the prime responsibility for, and coordinating with the people’s public security force, local administrations at all levels and related agencies in, managing and protecting the national border; and maintaining social security, order and safety in land border areas;

+ Advising local administrations at all levels on the movement. The entire people participate in the protection of national sovereignty and border security; consolidating the political bases and building the land border areas strong and firm in economy, politics, culture, social affairs, national defense, security and external affairs;

+ Taking measures to manage and protect the border; deploying and using forces, means, weapons and supporting tools to perform the function and task of management and protection of the national border, maintenance of social security, order and safety in land border areas; preventing and combating crimes, smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across the border, trade frauds and other illegal acts; and perform the work of border-guard external affairs in accordance with law;

+ Organizing regular and irregular fixed and mobile patrol and control activities to inspect and control people and vehicles entering the land border areas and border belt.

View more details at Decree No. 34/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from June 15, 2014.

Le Hai

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