Circular 33/2018/TT-BTC recently promulgated by the Ministry of Finance stipulates the rates, collection policies, remittance, and management of appraisal fees for the issuance of international travel business licenses, domestic travel business licenses; appraisal fees for the issuance of tour guide cards; and fees for the issuance of licenses for the establishment of representative offices in Vietnam of foreign travel service businesses.
According to the new regulations, the following organizations will be responsible for collecting fees and charges for the evaluation and issuance of international travel business licenses:
- Vietnam National Administration of Tourism;- Departments of Culture, Sports, and Tourism;- Departments of Tourism of provinces and centrally-governed cities.
Also according to Circular 33, the payment of fees and charges is the responsibility of the following organizations and individuals:
- Organizations and individuals requesting state tourism management agencies to issue International Travel Service Business Licenses, Domestic Travel Service Business Licenses, and Tour Guide Cards.- Foreign travel service businesses when requesting the issuance of licenses to establish representative offices in Vietnam.
See more related regulations at Circular 33/2018/TT-BTC effective from May 14, 2018.
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