Legal document newsletter week 18/08/2023
UPGRADE ELECTRONIC VISA TO 90 DAYS
On the morning of June 24, 2023, the National Assembly voted to pass the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry , Exit, Transit, and Residence of People foreigners in Vietnam. This law takes effect from August 15, 2023.
Extend electronic visa validity period
Accordingly, the Law amends and supplements a number of articles of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam. Specifically, visas are valid once or multiple times . In there:
Visa symbol SQ ( issued to people who have a working relationship with a Vietnamese visa-issuing authority abroad and their spouses and children; or people who have a written guarantee from a competent authority Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host country ) for a period of no more than 30 days;
VR visa (issued to people who want to come to Vietnam to visit relatives (grandparents, parents, spouses, children, etc.) or for personal purposes other than tourism) is valid for no more than 180 days. day; Visas with symbols HN (issued to people attending seminars and conferences in Vietnam) , DL (issued to foreigners entering Vietnam for tourism) , EV (electronic visa) are valid for no more than 90 days; Visa symbols NG1, NG2, NG3, NG4, LV1, LV2, DT4, DN1, DN2, NN1, NN2, NN3, DH, PV1, PV2, TT are valid for no more than 1 year;
(Note: Visa duration is calculated in days for visas with a term of less than 1 year to ensure consistency .)
A multiple-entry visa is a type of visa issued to foreigners, used to enter and exit Vietnam multiple times during the visa term.
Increase the unilateral visa exemption temporary stay period to 45 days
Increasing the unilateral visa exemption period to 45 days will reach the regional average, thereby improving Vietnam’s regional competitiveness in attracting tourists.
Amend regulations on passport validity period for exit
Remove the requirement that the remaining validity of a passport be 6 months or more to be eligible to leave the country; Adding regulations to cancel the validity of the passport in cases where it has been more than 12 months from the date the authorities promised to return the passport but the citizen does not receive the passport and there is no written notice of the reason for not returning the passport. receive; Addition of responsibilities of accommodation establishments, obligations of foreigners to present passports and valid documents of residence in Vietnam to accommodation establishments to make temporary residence declaration according to regulations… About Form of temporary residence declaration: Temporary residence declaration for foreigners is done via the electronic environment or temporary residence declaration form; Foreigners are responsible for presenting their passports or documents valid for international travel, documents related to residence in Vietnam to the accommodation establishment to make temporary residence declaration according to regulations.