Cases of revocation and cancellation of laissez-passers in Vietnam

Eligible entities to be granted laissez-passers in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 76/2020/ND-CP, 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.

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.

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.

Cases of revocation and cancellation of laissez-passers in Vietnam (Internet image)

Cases of revocation and cancellation of laissez-passers in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 10 of Decree 76/2020/ND-CP, cases of revocation and cancellation of laissez-passers in Vietnam include:

- 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.

Cancellation of unexpired laissez-passers which are lost in Vietnam

Pursuant to Article 11 of Decree 76/2020/ND-CP, cancellation of unexpired laissez-passers which are lost is as follows:

- In case of loss of a laissez-passer in the country, within 48 hours after discovering that the laissez-passer is lost, the person who lost the laissez-passer shall, in person, file or send a written report of loss of laissez-passer using Form M02 Issued together with Decree 76/2020/ND-CP to the travel document issuing authority.

If that person, for force majeure reasons, fails to file or submit the report in due time, a detailed explanation of the force majeure reason is required.

- In case a laissez-passer is lost abroad, within 48 hours after detecting the loss, the person who lost the laissez-passer must notify the competent agency of the host country to confirm the loss of laissez-passer and facilitate the exit. Upon returning home, he/she must report on the loss of his/her laissez-passer to the Vietnamese checkpoint immigration offices.

- The checkpoint immigration office shall receive the report of the person who has lost his/her laissez-passer abroad and grant an entry certificate according to Form M03 issued with Decree 76/2020/ND-CP to that person.

- Within 1 working day after receiving the written notification of loss of laissez-passers or entry certificate of the checkpoint immigration office, the laissez-passer issuing authority shall cancel the lost laissez-passer and notify the border guard of province where the citizen is granted the laissez-passer.

Mai Thanh Loi

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