Vietnamese citizens shall be granted national passports or other relevant exit and entry papers under the provisions of Decree 65/2012/NĐ-CP and treaties which Viet Nam has signed or acceded to.
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Question:
(A Vietnamese citizen) How long do Vietnamese exit and entry papers last?
Answer:
Article 4 of Decree 65/2012/NĐ-CP, dated September 6, 2012, which amends and supplements Decree 136/2007/NĐ-CP, stipulates the validity of exit and entry papers as follows:
a) National Passport:
– Diplomatic passports and official passports are valid for not more than five years from the date of issue. Diplomatic or official passports which are still valid for less than six months may be extended once for not more than three years. Upon the expiration of these papers, new ones must be issued.
– Ordinary passport is valid for not more than ten years from the date of issue and cannot be extended. Ordinary passports which are still valid shall be re-granted. New ordinary passports will be issued to replace the expired ones.
– The valid term of the national passports granted for under-14-year-old children or granted for citizens with children under 9 years old shall comply with Clause 2 of Article 1 of Decree 65/2012/NĐ-CP.
b) Other papers
– Border laissez passers, entry and exit laissez passers and repatriation laissez passers are valid for 12 months at most from the date of issue and are inextensible;
– Laissez passers are valid for six months at most from the date of issue and are inextensible;
– Crewmember passports are valid for not more than ten years from the date of issue and cannot be extended. Crewmember passports which are still valid shall be re-granted. New crewmember passports will be issued to replace the expired ones.
Download Decree 65/2012/NĐ-CP
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