On November 7, 2022, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 93/2022/NĐ-CP on controlling and maintaining security and order in air border gate.
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According to Vietnam's Decree 93/2022/ND-CP, the areas in air border gates in Vietnam include:
- Air border gate areas include areas where exit, entry, transit of people and vehicles, export, import, transit of commodities take place, area clearly defined, and are notified using signs as per the law in Vietnam, including:
+ Passenger terminal: areas where exit, entry, transit procedures for people and transport vehicles are completed; areas where customs procedures are completed; baggage carousel; storage of luggage, checked luggage, and lost luggage;
+ Cargo terminal for export, import, transit; export storage; import storage;
+ Aircraft aprons: sections for entry, exit, transit aircrafts; sections for unloading, transshipment, storage of import, export, and transshipped goods;
+ Other sections relating to entry, exit, transit, of people; export, import, and transit of goods and transport in case international flights are granted access to locations that are other than airports.
- Immigration sterile areas within air border gates start from check-in desks to aircraft doors and vice versa.
If aircrafts park in aprons, the space inside passenger transport from departure gate to doors of aircrafts and from doors of aircrafts to entrances to areas for entry procedures is considered an immigration sterile area.
Vietnam's Decree 93/2022/ND-CP takes effect from December 22, 2022.
- Key word:
- air border gates in Vietnam
