Law Amending Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam, No. 51/2019/QH14

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ATTRIBUTE Law Amending Law on Foreigners’ Entry in

Law on Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam No. 51/2019/QH14 dated November 25, 2019 of the National Assembly
Issuing body: National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of VietnamEffective date:
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Official number:51/2019/QH14Signer:Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan
Type:LawExpiry date:Updating
Issuing date:25/11/2019Effect status:
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SUMMARY

From July 01, 2020, foreigners are allow to change visa status

This is the new regulation in the Law on amending and supplementing a number of Articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam No. 51/2019/QH14 dated November 25, 2019.

As prescribed at the Law on Foreigners’ Entry into, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam No. 47/2014/QH13, visas may be placed in passports or separate pieces of paper or granted via e-transaction. E-visa means visa granted via e-transaction. E-visas are single entry.

This Law adds 04 cases allowed to change visa status such as: Having papers proving that he/she is father, mother, wife, husband, son or daughter of inviting or guaranteeing individual; Be invited, guaranteed to work by agencies or organizations and have labor licenses or certifications not subject to work permits according to the law on labor…

Visa is granted for individual, but in this Law, there is a new case of grant visa according to the approved list of staffs of immigration management agency for the foreigners who travel by sea or in transit when traveling by sea and wish to enter Vietnam to take sightseeing tours organized by Vietnam-based international travel agents.

This Law takes effect on July 01, 2020.

 

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THE PRESIDENT
 

No. 14/2019/L-CTN

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

Hanoi, December 3, 2019

 

Order

On the promulgation of law

 

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to Articles 88 and 91 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

Pursuant to Article 80 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,

 

PROMULGATES:

The Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam,

which was passed on November 25, 2019, by the XIVth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 8th session.

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
NGUYEN PHU TRONG

 

 

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

 

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness

No. 51/2019/QH14

 

 

 

LAW

Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of
the Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam[1]

 

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of Law No. 47/2014/QH13 on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam.

Article 1. To amend and supplement a number of articles of the Law on Foreigners’ Entry in, Exit from, Transit through and Residence in Vietnam

1. To add the following Clauses 18 and 19 below Clause 17 of Article 3:

“18. Immigration portal means an information portal of immigration management agencies functioning to publish information, provide online public services, support the search, linkage and storage of information and provide guidance on procedures and answer questions related to the immigration management.

19. E-visa website means a website of the immigration portal functioning to receive, process and provide information related to grant of e-visas.”.

2. To amend and supplement Article 7 as follows:

“Article 7. Form and validity of visas

1. Visas may be passport-attached, loose-leaf or electronic visas. Visas granted via e-transactions are electronic visas.

2. Every person shall be granted a visa, except:

 

[1] Công Báo Nos 997-998 (27/12/2019)

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