Detailing The Implementation
Detailing The Implementation Of The Ordinance
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Vietnam Visa:         Decree No 21/2001/ND/CP Of May 28, 2001 : Detailing The Implementation Of The Ordinance On Entry, Exit And Residences In Vietnam

- Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government of September 30,1992

- Pursuant to the April 28, 2000 Ordinance on Entry, Exit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam.

- At the proposal of the Minister of Public Security.

CHAPTER 1 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 1

1.   This Decree prescribes the procedure applicable to foreigners who   enter, exit, transit and/or reside in Vietnam, the invitation of   foreigners into Vietnam by agencies, organizations and individuals, the   responsibilities of and working coordination among the State functional   bodies.

2.   This decree shall also apply to Vietnamese bearing foreign passports   who enter, exit, transit and/ or reside in Vietnam. The application by   Vietnamese bearing foreign passports for repatriation to Vietnam shall   comply with the provisions of other legal documents.

ARTICLE 2

Foreigners   may travel freely on Vietnamese territory in accordance with the   already registered entry purposes, except for areas banned from travel   by foreigners as prescribed in article 12 of this Decree.

CHAPTER 2 : ENTRY, EXIT AND TRANSIT

ARTICLE 3

1.   Visas shall be granted as part of passports of foreigners. In the   following cases, loose visas shall be granted in attachment to passport :

a. No more page for visas left in the passport which has not yet been renewed;

b. Passports issued by countries which have not yet established diplomatic or consular relations with Vietnam;

c. For security or diplomatic reasons.

2. Validity and duration of visas:

a.   Single or multiple visas, which are valid for no more than 12 months,   shall be granted to persons entering Vietnam to execute projects under   investment licenses or cooperation contracts with Vietnam agencies   and/or organizations, or persons entering Vietnam to work at Vietnam   based foreign agencies and their accompanying next of kin and   dependents.

b.   Single or multiple visas, which are valid for no more than 6 months,   shall be granted to persons who have been invited by agencies,   organizations and individuals into Vietnam and do not fall into the   cases specified at Point a of this Clause;

c.   Single visa, which are valid for 15 days, shall be granted to persons   applying for entry without any invitation by agencies, organizations and   individuals in Vietnam.

3.   Upon the expiry of their visas, the visa bearers who wish to make other   entries into and exit from Vietnam shall have to complete the procedure   for applying for new visas.

ARTICLE 4

1.   Agencies, organizations and individuals that may invite foreigners into   Vietnam according to the provisions of Article 2 of the Ordinance on   entry, exit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam (hereinafter referred   to as the Ordinance) include:

a. The Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the State President, the Government and their attached bodies;

b. The Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy ;

c.   The ministries, the ministerial level agencies, the agencies attached   to the Government, the People's Committees of the provinces and   centrally run cities and their attached bodies;

d. The central agencies of the mass organizations;

e. Enterprises established under the Vietnamese law;

f.   Foreign diplomatic missions and consular offices of the UN s'   international organizations and intergovernmental organizations based in   VN;

g.   Branches of foreign companies; representative offices of foreign   economic, cultural and other professional organizations based in   Vietnam;

h. Other agencies and organizations lawfully established and operating in Vietnam;

i. Vietnamese citizens residing in the country, oversea Vietnamese citizens currently on temporary residence in Vietnam.

j. Foreigners permanently residing in VN and those temporarily residing in VN for 6 months or more.

2.   The invitation of foreigners by agencies and organizations must conform   with their functions or operation licenses granted by the competent   Vietnamese agencies. Vietnamese citizens residing in the country,   Vietnamese citizens currently on temporary residence in Vietnam,   foreigners permanently residing in Vietnam and those temporarily   residing in Vietnam for 6 months or more shall be entitled to invite   foreigners into Vietnam for visits.

ARTICLE 5

1.   Agencies assigned to assume the prime responsibility for receiving   foreign guests into Vietnam at the invitation of the Party Central   Committee, the National Assembly, the State President or the Government   and guests of the equivalent level of ministers, vice ministers,   presidents or vice presidents of the People's Committee of the provinces   and centrally run cities shall send written notice on the invitations   and reception of foreign guests to the Consular Department of the   Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the Vietnamese diplomatic   missions or the consular offices in foreign countries thereof, so that   the latter grant visas to the above said invited guests , and at the   same time notify such to the Immigration Department of the Ministry of   Public Security.

For   foreigners entering to work at the foreign diplomatic missions or   consular offices, representative offices of the UN's international   organizations, the intergovernmental organizations, the   intergovernmental organizations based in Vietnam and their accompanying   next of kin and servants, the above said agencies shall have to send   written notices on the invitation and reception of foreign guests to the   Consular Department of the Ministry of

Foreign   Affairs. The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs   shall notify such in writing to the Immigration Department of the   Ministry of Public Security before notifying and requesting the   Vietnamese diplomatic missions or consular offices in foreign countries   to grant visas.

Within   2 working days after receiving the written notices, if it detects that   the invited foreigners fall into cases not yet permitted for entry, the   Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security shall inform   the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2.   Agencies, organizations and individuals that invite foreigners into   Vietnam who are not specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall send   written notices or request to the Immigration Department of the Ministry   of Public Security.

The   Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security shall notify   its approval to the Vietnamese diplomatic missions or consular offices   in foreign countries so that the latter grant visas to invite foreigners   within 5 working days after the written notices or requests are   received. If it detects that the invited foreigners fall into cases not   yet permitted for entry, the Immigration Department of the Ministry of   Public Security shall inform the inviting agencies, organizations and/or   individuals thereof.

3.   Agencies, organizations and/or individuals that wish to have visas   granted at VN's international border gates to foreigners falling into   cases specified in Article 6 of the Ordinance shall send written   requests to the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public   Security. In cases of application for visas granting at border gates for   urgent reasons, the written requests there for must be filed at least   12 hours before the invited foreigners arrive at the border gates.

ARTICLE 6

1.   In the following cases, the invitation of foreigners into Vietnam by   agencies and organizations not specified in Clause 1, Article 5 of this   Decree must be agreed upon by the Government's functional bodies.

a.   Those entering Vietnam for religious activities must be agreed upon by   the Government's Religion Commission and entering for activities related   to ethnic issues must be consented by the Commission for Ethnic   Minorities and Mountainous Areas.

b.   Those entering Vietnam for information and press activities must be   agreed upon by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of   Culture and Information.

2.   When sending their written requests to the Immigration Department of   the Ministry of Public Security, agencies and organizations must enclose   the consents of the functional bodies defined at points a and b, Clause   1 of this Article.

ARTICLE 7

1.   After receiving written replies from the Immigration Department of the   Ministry of Public Security or the Consular Department of the Ministry   of Foreign Affairs, the agencies, organizations and individuals that   have in vited foreigners into Vietnam shall notify such foreigners to   file their applications and photos and receive visas at the Vietnamese   diplomatic missions and consular offices in foreign countries. For   foreigners to be granted visas at Vietnam's international border gates,   the inviting agencies, organizations and individuals shall notify such   foreigners to file their applications and photos and receive visas at   the Immigration bodies at such border gates.

The   Vietnamese diplomatic missions or consular offices in foreign countries   shall base themselves on notices of the Immigration Department of the   Ministry of Public Security or the Consular Department of the Ministry   of Foreign Affairs to grant visas to foreigners upon receiving the   latter visa applications and photos.

2.   Foreigners applying for visas for entry into Vietnam without invitation   and reception by any Vietnamese agency, organization or individual   shall file their visa applications and photos to the Vietnamese   diplomatic missions or consular offices in foreign countries for   consideration and granting of visas which shall be valid for 15 days.

The   consideration and granting of visas shall be carried out within no more   than 3 working days after the applications and photos are received.

ARTICLE 8

1.   The Vietnamese diplomatic missions and consular offices in foreign   countries shall refuse to grant visas to persons falling into cases   prescribed at points a, b and d Clause 1, Article 8 of the Ordinance.

For   cases prescribed at point c, Clause 1, Article 8 of the Ordinance, the   Vietnamese diplomatic missions or consular offices in foreign countries   shall refuse to grant visas according to notices of the Immigration   Department of the Ministry of Public Security.

2.   The Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security shall not   permit the entries for cases prescribed at points a, b, d and c, Clause   1, Article 8 of the Ordinance.

3.   In cases where the entries are not permitted for reasons of epidemics   and disease prevention and combat as prescribed at point c, Clause 1,   Article 8 of the Ordinance, the Vietnamese diplomatic missions or   consular offices in foreign countries and the Immigration Department of   the Ministry of Public Security shall abide by the Ministry of Health's   notices.

ARTICLE 9

1.   Courts and judgments executing bodies of the provincial/ municipal or   higher level shall decide to permit the exit for cases prescribed at   Point c, Clause 1, Article 9 of the Ordinance, provided that there are   monetary or property bails or other measures to secure the performance   of the obligation to execute civil, economic or labor judgments.

2.   The Minister of Public Security shall decide to permit the exit for   cases specified at point d, Clause 1, Article 9 of the Ordinance with   monetary, or property bails or other measures to secure the performance   of the obligation to abide by decisions on sanctions against   administrative violations, tax obligations and other financial   obligations.

ARTICLE 10

Foreigners   on transit who wish to enter Vietnam for sightseeing or tourist   purposes shall be permitted by the Immigration Department according to   the Regulation of the Ministry of Public Security. The Ministry of   Public Security shall prescribe the scope of transit area and forms of   papers to be granted to transiting foreigners for entering Vietnam for   sightseeing or tourist purposes.

CHAPTER III : RESIDENCE

ARTICLE 11

1.   Foreigners entering Vietnam at the invitation of agencies,   organizations or individuals at home shall, through the inviters,   register their residence purposes, duration and addresses in Vietnam   with the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security or   the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the   written requests upon carrying out the procedure prescribed in Article 5   of this Decree.

2.   Foreigners not invited by any Vietnamese agency, organization or   individual shall state for registration their residence purposes,   duration and addresses in Vietnam in their visa applications.

3.   For foreigners who are exempt from visas under international treaties   which Vietnam has signed or acceded to, the purposes and duration of   their residence in Vietnam must be compliant with such international   treaties. Such persons shall have to register their residence addresses   upon carrying out the procedure for temporary residence declaration   according to the provisions of Article 15 of this Decree.

ARTICLE 12

1.   Foreigners are not allowed to reside in the border areas under the   provisions of Vietnamese law (except otherwise provided for by   international treaties signed by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam).

Foreigners   who wish to enter the border areas shall have to apply for permission   there for at the immigration bodies under the police offices of the   provinces and centrally-run cities that have such border areas.

2.   Foreigners are not allowed to enter areas where no-pass signboards are   put up according to the regulations of Vietnamese competent agencies.

Foreigners   who wish to enter areas where no-pass signboards are put up shall have   to apply for permission there for at the bodies directly managing such   areas.

ARTICLE 13

1.   Foreigners applying for permanent residence permission under cases   specified at Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 13 of the ordinance shall   file their dossiers to the Immigration Department of the Ministry of   Public Security.

Such dossiers comprise:

a.   The applicant's photo and application for permanent residence   permission made according to the form set by the Ministry of Public   Security;

b. His/her curriculum vitae made by the applicant himself/ herself;

c. Copy of his/her passport (if any);

The   Ministry of Public Security shall report to the Prime Minister for   decision the foreigners' application for permanent residence mentioned   in this Clause.

2.   Foreigners applying for permanent residence under the cases specified   at Point c, Clause 1, Article 3 of the Ordinance shall submit their   dossiers to the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public   Security or the exit and entry management bodies under the public   security offices of the provinces and centrally run cities. Such a   dossier comprises:

a.   The applicant's photo and application for permanent residence made in   accordance with the forms set by the Ministry of Public Security;

b. His/her judicial records certified by the competent agency of the country, of which he/ she is a citizen;

c.   Official note of the competent agency of the country, of which he/she   is a citizen, requesting the Vietnamese authorities to permit him/her to   permanently reside in Vietnam;

d.   Papers evidencing that the permanent residence applicant falls under   the cases specified at Point c, Clause 1, Article 13 of the ordinance;

e. Copy of the applicant's passport.

The Minister of Public Security shall decide the permanent residence application by foreigners mentioned in this Clause.

3.   Foreigners who are permitted for permanent residence shall be granted   permanent residence cards by the exit and entry management body(ies). In   cases where the permanent residence is not permitted, the immigration   body(ies) shall notify in writing to the permanent residence applicants.

4.   Once every three years, foreigners on permanent residence shall have to   present themselves at the exit and entry management bodies under the   public security offices of the provinces or centrally run cities. Upon   presenting themselves, they shall have to produce their permanent   residence cards and submit their photos for renewal of such cards. The   immigration body(ies) shall immediately carry out the granting of new   cards free of charge.

ARTICLE 14

1.   The Immigration body of the Ministry of Public Security shall grant   temporary residence certificates at the international border gates to   foreigners on entry as follow:

a.   For persons who carry visas, the temporary residence certificates shall   be granted in conformity with the valid duration of their visas;

b.   For persons who are exempt from visas under international treaties   which Vietnam has signed or acceded to, the temporary residence   certificates shall be granted according to the duration prescribed in   such international treaties;

c. For officials and employees of the ASEAN Secretariat, the 30day temporary residence certificates shall be granted.

2.   Persons who carry permanent residence cards or temporary residence   cards, which remain valid, shall not be granted temporary residence   certificates.

ARTICLE 15

1.   Foreigners who stay overnight at hotels or residential quarters   reserved for foreigners (including residential quarters of the   diplomatic corps) shall have to make temporary residence declaration   through the hotel owners or residential quarters' managers. The hotel   owners or residential house quarter managers shall have to transfer   contents of temporary residence declaration by foreigners to the   immigration bodies under the public security offices of the provinces   and centrally run cities.

2.   Foreigners who stay overnight at private houses of citizens shall have   to personally or through house owners make temporary residence   declaration with the police offices of wards or communes where they   temporarily reside. The ward or commune police offices shall have to   transfer contents of temporary residence declaration by foreigners to   the immigration bodies under the public security offices of the   provinces or centrally run cities.

 

ARTICLE 16

1.   Regarding the granting of temporary residence cards, extension of   temporary residence duration; granting, supplement and amendment of   visas for foreigners;

a.   For foreigners entering Vietnam at the invitation of the Party Central   Committee, the National Assembly, the State President or the Government   or as guests of the equivalent level of ministers, vice ministers,   presidents or vice presidents of the People's Committee of the provinces   and centrally run cities, person enjoying the diplomatic missions or   consular offices, representative offices of the UN's international   organizations or intergovernmental organizations and their accompanying   next of kin and servants, the agencies where such foreigners work shall   send written requests there for to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In   case of application for temporary residence cards, the applicants'   photos must be enclosed therewith.

b.   For persons not falling under the cases specified at Points a of this   Clause, the agencies, organizations and individuals that invite   foreigners into Vietnam shall send written requests to the Immigration   Department of the Ministry of Public Security or the immigration bodies   under the police offices of the provinces and centrally run cities. In   case of application for temporary residence cards, the applicants photos   must be enclosed therewith.

2.   Foreigners who wish to change their temporary residence purposes shall,   through agencies, organizations and individuals in Vietnam, have to   carry out the procedure for requesting the permission of the Immigration   Department of the Ministry of Public Security. The agencies,   organizations and individuals that request permission for the foreigners   to change their temporary residence purposes shall have to comply with   the provisions of Article 27 of this Decree. For those permitted to   change their temporary residence purposes, the Immigration Department of   the Ministry of Public Security shall grant new visas in conformity   with the changed purposes.

Foreigners   who apply for the change of their temporary residence purposes in order   to officially work at Vietnam based foreign diplomatic missions or   consular offices, representative offices of the UN's International   organizations or intergovernmental organizations shall carry out the   procedures there for at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3.   Foreigners entering Vietnam, under the cases of visa exemption   according to international treaties which Vietnam has signed or acceded   to and wishing to stay beyond the time limits prescribed in such   international treaties shall have to carry out the procedure to apply   for visas according to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article. In   cases where there temporary residence duration must be prolonged due to force majeure circumstances, they shall be given temporary residence extension with   appropriate duration by the competent body and exempt from the visa   application procedure.

CHAPTER IV : EXPULSION

ARTICLE 17

The Minister of Public Security is competent to issue decisions to expel foreigners in the following cases :

1. They seriously violate the Vietnamese law and are administratively sanctioned;

2. They commit offenses but are exempt from penal liability examination;

3. For reasons of safeguarding the national security and the social order and safety.

ARTICLE 18

Basing   itself on the specific conditions and circumstances for the enforcement   of expulsion decisions of the Minister of Public Security shall decide   on:

1.   The application of measures of management superintendence and   administrative custody against expelled persons pending the enforcement   of expulsion decisions according to the provisions of law;

2. Methods and places to effect the expulsion;

3. Other matters related to the enforcement of expulsion decisions according to the provisions of law.

ARTICLE 19

The   head of the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security   may temporarily postpone the expulsion of foreigners within 24 hours   according to the time limit prescribed in expulsion decisions of the   Minister of Public Security in the following cases where:

1.   There are decisions of the investigation body, procuracy or court of   the provincial or higher level not to permit the expelled persons to   exit yet,

2. The expelled persons are under critical health conditions, being unable to exit,

3. The expulsion cannot be effected due to bad weather, natural calamities or other force majeure circumstances.

If   the expulsion postponement lasts for more than 24 hours, the exit and   entry management body shall have to report thereon to the Minister of   Public Security for decision.

ARTICLE 20

Expelled persons have the following responsibilities:

1.   To strictly abide the expulsion decisions, to be subject to the manager   and superintendence by the Immigration Department of the Ministry of   Public Security pending the enforcement of the expulsion decisions;

2. To quickly complete the necessary procedure for their exit from Vietnam within the prescribed time limit;

3. To bear all expenses for their exit.

ARTICLE 21

The   expulsion of foreigners under the court's judgements shall be effected   according to other provisions of the legislation on execution of the   expulsion penalty.

CHAPTER V : RESPONSIBILITIES OF AND THE WORKING ORDINATION AMONG THE STATE'S FUNCTIONAL BODIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INVITING FOREIGNERS INTO VIETNAM

ARTICLE 22

The Ministry of Public Security has the responsibilities:

1.   Assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the concerned   ministries and branches in drafting for submission to the Government   laws, ordinances and the Government 's documents on entry, exit and   residence of foreigners in Vietnam;

2.   To guide agencies, organizations and individuals in implementing the   law provisions on entry, exit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam;

3.   To assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the ministries,   branches and the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally run   cities in conducting the supervision, inspection, examination and   handling of law violations in the field of entry, exit and residence of   foreigners in Vietnam;

4. To undertake international cooperation in the management of entry, exit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam;

5. To make the State statistics on entry, exit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam;

6.   To grant, amend, supplement and/or revoke visas, to extend, amend   and/or revoke the temporary residence certificates, temporary residence   cards and permanent residence cards for foreigner in Vietnam (except for   cases where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conduct such activities   according to the provisions in Clause 6, Article 23 of this Decree).

7.   To assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of   Foreign Affairs in promulgating the forms of applications and papers to   be issued to foreigners on entry, exit or residence in Vietnam to   uniformly manage such application and paper forms.

ARTICLE 23

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has the responsibilities:

1. To guide foreign diplomatic missions and consular offices, representative

2.   offices, of the UN's international organizations and intergovernmental   organizations based in Vietnam in matters related to the procedure for   entry, exit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam;

3.   To direct and guide the Vietnamese diplomatic missions and consular   offices abroad in observing the regulations on entry, exit and residence   of foreigners in Vietnam;

4.   To assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of   Public Security in handling law violations committed by foreigners who   enjoy the diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities;

5.   To assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of   Public Security in negotiating and signing international treaties on   visa exemption with foreign countries or acceding to other international   treaties concerning foreigners' entry, exit and residence;

6.   To coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security in undertaking   international cooperation in the management of entry, exit and residence   of foreigners in Vietnam;

7.   To grant, amend, supplement and/ or revoke visas, to grant, extend,   amend and/or revoke the temporary residence certificates, temporary   residence cards to foreigners entering Vietnam at the invitation of the   Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the State President, the   Government and guests of the equivalent level of minister, vice   minister, presidents or vice presidents of People's Committee of the   provinces and centrally run cities ; persons enjoying the diplomatic or   consular privileges and immunities who enter Vietnam to work at the   foreign diplomatic missions and consular offices, representative offices   of the UN's international organizations based in Vietnam and their   accompanying next of kin and servants.

ARTICLE 24

The Ministry of Defense (the Border Guards ) has the responsibilities

1.   To control and check the entries and exits of foreigners at the   international border-gates managed by the Ministry of Defense (the   Border Guards).

2.   To grant visas or temporary residence certificates at the international   border gates managed by the Ministry of Defense (the Border Guards)   under the authorization and guidance of the exit and entry management   body of the Ministry of Public Security.

ARTICLE 25

The Vietnamese diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad have the responsibilities:

1.   To provide guidance on the regulations on entry, exit and residence of   foreigners in Vietnam to foreigners who apply for entry into Vietnam;

2.   To coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of   Foreign Affairs in handling law violations committed by foreigners;

3.   To undertake international cooperation in the management of entry, exit   and residence of foreigners in Vietnam according to the provisions of   law;

4. To grant, amend, supplement and/or revoke visas of various kinds in foreign countries according to the provisions of law.

ARTICLE 26

1.   The People's Committees of the provinces and centrally run cities shall   have to promulgate regulations on the working coordination between the   police offices and other State bodies in their respective localities in   the management of entry, exit and residence of foreigners in their   respective localities.

2.   The public security offices of the provinces and centrally run cities   shall assume the prime responsibilities and assist the provincial /   municipal People's Committees in performing the State management   function in the field of entry, exit and residence and residence of   foreigners in their respective localities.

ARTICLE 27

Agencies, organizations and individuals that invite foreigners into Vietnam have the responsibilities:

1. To ensure the entry purposes unchanged by:

a. Registering with the functional body(ies) the contents and programs of planned activities of the invitees before their entry;

b. Managing activities of the invitees, ensuring that the registered contents and programs are strictly adhered to;

c. Carrying out the procedure related to the invitees activities in Vietnam according to the provisions of law.

2. To collaborate with the competent State body(ies) in settling unexpected incidents occurred to invited foreigners by:

a.   Taking part in handling law breaking acts, accidents or other troubles   committed by or related to the invitees and overcoming their   consequences at the request of functional body(ies);

b.   Promptly reporting to the police offices on the invitees' activities   related to the political security as well as social order and safety,

3. To ensure financial matters by :

a.   Paying expenses or providing financial guarantees in cases where the   invitees have no financial source available on the spot to settle   expenses prescribed by the Vietnamese law;

b.   Paying to the Exit and entry Management Department of the Ministry of   Public Security and/ or the Consular Department of the Ministry of   Foreign Affairs facsimile or telegraph changes for communicating with   the Vietnamese diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad for the   granting of visas to foreigners. 

CHAPTER VI : IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 28

1. This Decree takes effect 30 days after its signing and replaces the following regulations:

-   The Government's Decree No 04/CP of January 18, 1993 detailing the   implementation of the Ordinance on Entry, Exit, Residence and Travel of   Foreigners in Vietnam;

-   The provisions on entry, exit, residence and travel of foreigners in   Vietnam in Regulation on management of Vietnam delegations entering   Vietnam promulgated together with the Government's Decree No 12/CP of   March 24, 1995 on the exit and entry procedure and Decree No 24/CP of   March 24, 1995 on the exit and entry procedure.

2. The previous stipulations which are contrary to this Decree are now all annulled.

ARTICLE 29

The   Ministry of Public Security shall assume the prime responsibility and   coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in issuing a circular   guiding the implementation of this decree.

ARTICLE 30

The   Finance Ministry shall assume the prime responsibility and coordinate   with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs   in promulgating a circular guiding the fees for granting, extension,   supplement and amendment of papers and certificates to foreigners   prescribed in this Decree and guiding the deduction of a proportion of   fines for administrative violations in the field of exit and entry to   cover expenses for the handling of foreigners who commit violations of   the legislation on entry, exit and residence in case of necessity.

ARTICLE 31

The   ministers, the heads of the ministerial level agencies, the heads of   the agencies attached to the Government and the presidents of the   People's Committees of the provinces and centrally run cities shall have   to implement this Decree.

On behalf of the Government

Prime Minister

(signed)

PHAN VAN KHAI

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