Authority to Approve or Disapprove Religious Activities Involving Foreign Elements from July 30, 2024 in Vietnam

Le Truong Quoc Dat

17:42, 17/06/2024

On June 13, 2024, the Minister of Home Affairs of Vietnam issued Circular 03/2024/TT-BNV stipulating the decentralization of certain state management tasks concerning beliefs and religions of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam.

Authority to Approve or Disapprove Religious Activities Involving Foreign Elements from July 30, 2024 in Vietnam

Article 5 of Circular 03/2024/TT-BNV stipulates that the Religious Affairs Committee of the Government of Vietnam is delegated to approve or disapprove proposals on the following matters:

- Sending clerics, religious dignitaries, monks, and followers to participate in religious activities or religious training abroad.

- Ordination, appointment, election, or designation of followers of religious organizations in Vietnam projected to become religious dignitaries or officials for foreign religious organizations in Vietnam.

- Inviting foreign organizations or individuals to Vietnam to conduct religious activities in multiple provinces or international religious relations activities.

- Inviting foreign clerics or monks to preach for organizations registered for religious activities with operating areas in multiple provinces.

- Inviting foreign clerics or monks to preach for groups of foreigners conducting religious activities concentratedly.

- Foreigners studying at religious training institutions in Vietnam.

- Ordination or designation of religious titles for foreigners legally residing in Vietnam.

Refer to Circular 03/2024/TT-BNV, effective from July 30, 2024.

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