Relatives of honorary consuls are not allowed to receive privileges

The Government hereby promulgates the Decree No. 26/2022/ND-CP of the Government on foreign honorary consuls in Vietnam.

The Government hereby promulgates the Decree No. 26/2022/ND-CP of the Government on foreign honorary consuls in Vietnam.

Accordingly, the Article 16, Decree 26 prescribes the privileges and immunities applicable to honorary consuls as follows:

- Shall be entitled to privileges and immunities such as enjoying personal inviolability except In the case of a grave crime...
 

- Not allowed to employ consular couriers, diplomatic couriers or consular bags, diplomatic bags, or cipher telegram to contact diplomatic representative missions or consular posts of the sending State or with the government...

- To notify the sending State in case of being arrested, held in custody, temporarily detained, tried or prosecuted; the right not to provide evidence related to the consular functions and the right of exemption from the trial when performing their consular functions.

- Family members of an honorary consul are not entitled to privileges and immunities.

This Circular takes effect on June 01, 2022.