Regulations on visiting students of reformatories and inmates of compulsory educational establishments in Vietnam

- Students are allowed to visit their relatives at the reformatory's home, each visit lasting no more than 3 hours according to the school's working hours. Overtime cases are decided by the principal of the reformatory.

Visiting hours are on all days of the week, holidays, and Tet. In case the student well obeys the reformatory school's rules, actively practices, studies, learns a profession, and works or serves educational work, the principal of the reformatory shall decide to extend the visit time but not to exceed 48 hours;

- Reformatory schools issue visitation books according to a uniform form with a list of the student's relatives. The principal of the reformatory signs and stamps the Visiting Book. The visit book must be certified by the commune-level People's Committee or the commune-level Police of the place of residence or the agency or organization where that person works or studies.

The visiting relative must be the person whose name is in the Visiting Book and present an ID card, citizen ID card, or Passport. In case a relative visits the student without the above documents, there must be an application with a photo affixed and stamped, certified by the Commune-level People's Committee or Commune-level Police of the place of residence or by the agency or organization where the person works or studies.

Relatives who visit and meet students must strictly comply with the provisions of law, the rules of the visiting house, and the instructions of the correctional officer;

- When visiting, Vietnamese must be used. In the case of ethnic minorities, there must be officials who know that ethnic language, or those who do not know Vietnamese must use an interpreter to supervise.

- Inmates are allowed to visit their relatives twice a month, each time for no more than 2 hours at the visiting house of the compulsory educational institution, and must strictly comply with the regulations on visits. In case of extended visits, the consent of the director of the compulsory educational institution must be obtained, but not to exceed 04 hours;

- If inmates have 3 consecutive months of good or good grades immediately preceding the time of the visit and application, the Director of the compulsory education institution may allow the spouse to see the spouse for up to 24 hours and stay overnight at the visiting house of the compulsory education institution. Spouses who visit and stay overnight must have a marriage certificate or extract or a certificate of marital status from the commune-level People's Committee showing that they are husband or wife;

- Visiting times are held every day of the week, holidays, and Tet. The time for camp inmates to visit their relatives depends on the working hours of the compulsory educational institution. In cases of overtime, the Director of the compulsory educational institution will decide;

- The visiting relative must be the person whose name is in the Visiting Book and present an ID card or Citizen ID card or Passport. In case relatives come to visit the inmates without the above documents, there must be an application with a photo affixed and stamped, certified by the Commune-level People's Committee or Commune-level Police of the place of residence or by the agency or organization where the person works or studies. Educational establishments are required to issue Visiting Books according to a uniform form with a list of camp inmates' relatives. The director of the educational institution is required to sign and stamp the Visiting Book. The visit book must be confirmed by the Commune People's Committee or the Commune Police of the place of residence.

Relatives who visit inmates must strictly comply with the law, the rules of the visiting house, and the instructions of the staff of the compulsory education facility;

- For other agencies, organizations, and individuals to visit and meet inmates as decided by the Director of the compulsory education facility, there must be: A written request from an agency or organization or an individual's request with confirmation from the People's Committee of the place of residence or the agency or organization where they work, clearly stating the reason; When visiting, you must present your ID card or Citizen ID card or Passport;

- When visiting, Vietnamese must be used. In the case of ethnic minorities, there must be officials who know that ethnic language, or those who do not know Vietnamese must use an interpreter to supervise;

- inmates who violate the rules of compulsory education facilities are being isolated in the disciplinary room; inmates who are in the process of investigation, prosecution, trial, or are involved in other criminal cases being considered and handled are not allowed to visit their relatives.