Vietnam: Things to know about forms and uses of visa from 2020

According to Clause 2 Article 1 of the Law on amendments to a number of Articles of Law on entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, forms and uses of visa from July 01, 2020 are specified as follows:

- Visa shall be issued and attached to passport, issued separately or issued via electronic transaction. Visas issued via electronic transaction are called electronic visas.

- Visas shall be issued individually for each person, except for cases bellow:

+ Visas for children under 14 years of age traveling on passports of their parents or guardians shall be issued together with visas thereof;

+ Visas shall be issued according to lists issued by immigration authorities with respect to foreigners visiting and traveling or transiting by sea who have the need to enter inland for visiting and tourism purposes according to programs organized by international tourism enterprises in Vietnam; members of foreign military ships traveling under official programs of tours outside of central-affiliated cities and provinces where their ships anchor.

- Visas can be used once or multiple times. However, the following visa can be used once:

+ Electronic visas;

+ Visas issued according to lists issued by immigration authorities with respect to foreigners visiting and traveling or transiting by sea who have the need to enter inland for visiting and tourism purposes according to programs organized by international tourism enterprises in Vietnam; members of foreign military ships traveling under official programs of tours outside of central-affiliated cities and provinces where their ships anchor.

- A visa of an individual cannot be repurposed, except for cases below:

+ He/she presents document proving to be an investor or a representative for foreign organization investing in Vietnam as per the law of Vietnam;

+ He/she presents document proving his/her relationship with person inviting or sponsoring in terms of parents, spouse, children;

+ He/she is invited or sponsoring by agencies or organizations and presents work permit or confirmation of eligibility for work permit exemption according to labor laws;

+ He/she makes entry by electronic visa and presents work permit or confirmation of eligibility for work permit exemption according to labor laws.

In case a person repurposes a visa as specified above, he/she shall be issued with a new visa with a number and time limit suitable with the new purpose. Procedures for issuance of new visas shall comply with Article 19 of the Law on Entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam 2014 of Vietnam.

View new 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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