Circular 02/2020/TT-BNG regulations on performance of consular work

CIRCULAR

On performance of consular work^[1]

Pursuant to June 18, 2009 Law No. 33/2009/QH12 on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to November 21, 2017 Law No. 19/2017/QH14 Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to June 22, 2015 Law No. 80/2015/QH13 on Promulgation of Legal Documents;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 26/2017/ND-CP of March 14, 2017, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

At the proposal of the Director of the Consular Department;

The Minister of Foreign Affairs promulgates the Circular on performance of consular work.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

1. This Circular prescribes the performance of consular work at the Consular Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations, and diplomatic missions, consular posts and other agencies authorized to exercise consular functions of Vietnam in foreign countries (below collectively referred to as representative missions).

2. This Circular applies to units and individuals engaged in consular work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representative missions.

Article 2. Consular blank prints and consular papers

1. Consular blank prints are papers, articles and documents which are produced or printed in blank forms for use in some or all processes of granting consular papers such as passports (diplomatic, official and ordinary passports), protective films for photos and other entry/exit papers prescribed by law; visas (sticker visas and loose-leaf visas); visa exemption certificates (sticker certificates and loose-leaf certificates); stamps AB; original birth certificates, original marriage certificates, and other blank forms in accordance with law.

2. Consular papers include papers granted on the basis of legal provisions relating to the functions, tasks and powers of the Consular Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations and representative missions.

Article 3. Forms of lists, registers, records and reports

1. To issue together with this Circular the forms of lists, registers, records and reports serving consular work below:

a/ Form No. 01/2020/NG-LS “List of diplomatic passport and official passport grantees”,  to be used at the Consular Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations and representative missions;

b/ Form No. 02/2020/NG-LS “List of diplomatic passport and official passport holders who have their passports extended, modified or supplemented”, to be used at the Consular Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations and representative missions;

c/ Form No. 03/2020/NG-LS “List of diplomatic notes issued to request grant of visas”, to be used at the Consular Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations and representative missions;

d/ Form No. 04/2020/NG-LS “List of Vietnamese citizens who are granted ordinary passports in foreign countries”, to be used at representative missions;

dd/ Form No. 05/2020/NG-LS “List of Vietnamese citizens who have their ordinary passports modified or supplemented in foreign countries”, to be used at representative missions;

e/ Form No. 06/2020/ND-LS “List of laissez-passer grantees”, to be used at representative missions;

g/ Form No. 07/2020/NG-LS “List of visa grantees”,  to be used at the Consular Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations and representative missions;