On July 1, 2020, the Government issued Decree 76/2020/ND-CP on guidelines for eligible entities, procedures and powers to issue, revoke, annul laissez-passers in Vietnam.
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According to Clause 5, Article 2 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019, “Laissez-passers refer to documents issued by competent authorities of Vietnam to Vietnamese citizens to enable travel across borders according to international agreements between Vietnam and countries sharing borders.”
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Scope of use of laissez-passers and eligible entities to be granted laissez-passers in Vietnam as of July 1, 2020 (Internet image)
Decree 76/2020/ND-CP regulates the scope of use of laissez-passers and eligible entities to be granted laissez-passers in Vietnam as follows:
1. Vietnam-Cambodia border laissez-passer
Scope of use: valid for use within the opposite border province of Cambodia adjacent to Vietnam.
Eligible entities to be granted Vietnam-Cambodia border laissez-passers include officials and public employees and workers working in agencies, organizations and enterprises based in the provinces that share the border line with Cambodia sent to the opposite border province of Cambodia to work.
2. Vietnam-Laos border laissez-passer
Scope of use: valid for use within the opposite border province of Laos adjacent to Vietnam.
Eligible entities to be granted Vietnam-Laos border laissez-passers:
- Vietnamese citizens having permanent residence in the province sharing the border with Laos;
- Vietnamese citizens without permanent residence registration in provinces sharing the border with Laos but working in agencies, organizations or enterprises based in the province sharing the border with Laos.
3. Vietnam-China border laissez-passer
Scope of use: valid for use within the opposite border province of China adjacent to Vietnam.
Eligible entities to be granted exit and entry laissez-passers through Vietnam - China border region:
- Vietnamese citizens permanently residing in communes, wards or townships adjacent to the Vietnam-China border;
- Officials working in state agencies based in districts, towns and provincial cities of Vietnam adjacent to the Vietnam-China border who are sent to the opposite border region of China to work.
In addition, Decree 76/2020/ND-CP also clearly stipulates cases of revocation and cancellation of laissez-passers, including:
- A valid laissez-passer is lost.
- A laissez-passer has been issued to persons who are temporarily suspended from exit in accordance with the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese citizens.
- A laissez-passer of a person who has not been issued with a travel document due to the prohibited acts.
More details can be found in Decree 76/2020/ND-CP, which comes into force from July 1, 2020
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