What are the persons subject to exit suspension in Vietnam?

What is exit?

Based on the provisions of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019, exit refers to activity of Vietnamese citizens leaving Vietnam territory via border checkpoints of Vietnam.

Principles of entry and exit in Vietnam include:

- Comply with Constitution, regulations and law of Vietnam and relevant international agreements to which Vietnam is a signatory.

- Ensure openness, transparency and advantages for Vietnamese citizens; stringency and consolidation in managing entry and exit of Vietnamese citizens.

- Ensure national security, social order and safety; protect legal rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens in entry and exit activities.

- Detect and take actions promptly and stringently as per the law against all violations regarding entry and exit of agencies, organizations and individuals.

What are the persons subject to exit suspension in Vietnam? (Internet image) 

What are the persons subject to exit suspension in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 36 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019, persons subject to exit suspension in Vietnam include:

- Suspects and defendants; persons who are accused or filed for charge, later proved that they may have committed crimes thus must be prevented from escaping or destroying evidence as specified in Code of Criminal Procedure.

- Persons subject to delayed imprisonment, persons suspended from imprisonment, persons on parole during probation period, persons subject to suspended sentence during probation period, persons executing community services during sentence enforcement period according to Law on Execution of Criminal Judgment.

- Persons having obligations according to regulations and law on civil procedure if their obligations to government, agencies, organizations and individuals are proved to be involved in proceeding and their exit are proved to influence the proceeding, interests of government, legal rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals; persons subject to judgment execution.

- Civil judgement debtors and legal representatives of agencies and organizations obliged to execute judgment and decisions according to regulations and law on execution of civil judgment if their exit is proved to influence interests of government, legal rights and interests of agencies, organizations and individuals; persons subject to judgment execution. 

- Tax payers, legal representatives of enterprises subject to enforcement of implementation of administrative decision on tax administration, Vietnamese making exit to reside overseas and Vietnamese residing overseas that have not satisfied tax liabilities according to regulations and law on tax administration before making exit.

- Persons subject to enforcement and representatives of organizations subject to enforcement of implementation of decision on administrative sanctions and to be prevented from escaping.

- Persons subject to inspection and verification, proved to have committed particularly serious violations and to be prevented from escaping.

- Persons contracted from dangerous and infectious diseases and to be prevented from spreading the diseases throughout community unless allowed by foreign parties for entry.

- Persons whose exit is identified by competent authorities to influence national defense and security on a grounded basis.

Mai Thanh Loi

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