Vietnam: Guiding the procedures for issuance of electronic visas at request of agencies and organizations

According to the Law on amendments to a number of Articles of Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, the social organization, company, or another organization having a legal status as prescribed by Vietnam’s law, the branch of a foreign trader, the representative office of a foreign economic, cultural, and professional organization in Vietnam may request issuance of electronic visas for foreigners when all following conditions are satisfied:

a) Own electronic accounts granted by immigration authorities as specified in Clause 2 of this Article;

b) Own electronic signatures according to the Law on E-Transactions.

Notably, the registration of electronic accounts is as follows:

- Agencies and organizations shall send application for issuance of electronic accounts to immigration authorities. Application for issuance of electronic accounts can only performed once, except for cases of changes to contents or termination of accounts as specified in Clause 7 of this Article;

- Immigration authorities shall respond in written form and grant electronic accounts within 3 working days from the date on which applications of agencies and organizations are received, in case of rejection, specify reasons in written form.

This Law stipulates that the social organization, company, or another organization having a legal status as prescribed by Vietnam’s law, the branch of a foreign trader, the representative office of a foreign economic, cultural, and professional organization in Vietnam (Clause 2 Article 16 of this Decree) shall use electronic accounts to access to information site for issuance of electronic visas to request issuance of electronic visas for foreigners; submit fees for issuance of electronic visas to accounts specified in information site for issuance of electronic visas after receiving code of electronic profiles of immigration authorities.

View other provisions at the Law on amendments to a number of Articles of Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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