I. Legal basis

Foreigners are those who carry papers proving their foreign nationalities, or those without nationalities who enter, leave, transit through, or reside in Vietnam.

• Entry means a foreigner’s entering into Vietnam through a Vietnam’s border checkpoint.
• Transit means a foreigner’s passing or staying within the area for transit passengers at a border checkpoint of Vietnam before going to a third country.
• Exit means a foreigner leaving Vietnam through a Vietnam’s border checkpoint.

II. Conditions for entry

A foreigner shall be granted entry into Vietnam when all of the conditions below are satisfied:

• The foreigner has a passport/laissez-passer and a visa.
• Any foreigner that enters Vietnam and is unilaterally granted visa-free entry must have a passport that is still valid for at least 06 months, and the entry date must be at least 30 days from the previous exit;
• The foreigner is not suspended from entry as prescribed below:
  • Any of the conditions above are satisfied.
  • Under-14 children who are not accompanied by their parents, guardians or authorized persons.
  • Forging papers or providing false information to obtain entry/exit/residence permit.
  • Any person suffering from a mental disease or infectious disease that threatens public health.
  • Any person that was deported from Vietnam within the last 03 years.
  • Any person that was compelled to leave Vietnam within the last 06 months.
  • For reasons of epidemic prevention.
  • For reasons of natural disasters.
  • For reasons of national defense, national security, social order, and social safety.

Foreigners using electronic visas must meet the above conditions and enter through international border gates decided by the Government.

III. Conditions for transit

A foreigner shall be granted transit when all of the documents below are presented:

• A passport or a laissez-passer;
• A ticket that matches the route to the third country;
• A third country’s visa, except those who are exempted from visas.

IV. Conditions for exit

A foreigner shall be granted exit from Vietnam when all of the conditions below are satisfied:

• The foreigner has a passport/laissez-passer;
• The foreigner has an unexpired temporary residence permit, temporary residence card or permanent residence card;
• The foreigner is not suspended from exit as prescribed below:
  • He/she is currently the suspect, the accused, or the person with relevant obligations in a criminal case; a defendant or a person with relevant obligations in a civil case pertaining to business, employment, administration, marriage and familial affairs;
  • He/she has to implement a judgment or decision of the Court or a Competition Settlement Council;
  • He/she has not yet fulfilled his/her tax obligations;
  • He/she is obliged to implement a decision on penalties for administrative violations;
  • For reasons of national defense and security.

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