Question (A Vietnamese American living in California, San Francisco): I intend to repatriate to Việt Nam and settle in Hồ Chí Minh City. What are the conditions and procedures for repatriation? If I am allowed to repatriate, may I go abroad to visit my relatives?

Answer (Lawyer NH Quang’s Office, B23 Trung Hòa–Nhân Chính Villa Complex, Thanh Xuân District, Hà Nội):

1. Conditions for repatriation:

Under Article 2, Decision 875/TTg dated on November 21, 1996 of the Prime Minister, if overseas Vietnamese want to repatriate to the fatherland, they have to meet the following criteria:

(1) Having Vietnamese citizenship and holding a Vietnamese passport; if the applicant has Vietnamese citizenship while holding a foreign passport, he/she must have a certificate of citizenship registered at a representative agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad;

(2) Having a positive political attitude; neither joining nor supporting anti-Việt Nam organizations, not committing any act against the Vietnamese Government and the Vietnamese community abroad;

(3) Being able to ensure his/her post-repatriation living in Việt Nam;

(4) Having a competent agency or a relative as a guarantee.

2. Repatriation proceedings

Under Article 4, Decision 875/TTg, Section II, Joint Circular 06/TT-LT, Point 2 Joint Circular 04/TTLT-BCA-BNG, the applicant must prepare two dossiers of application for repatriation, each of them comprises of:

(1) an application form issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and papers presenting his/her reasons and purposes of repatriation;

(2) a copy of passport or other valid papers proving his/her Vietnamese citizenship and  overseas permanent residence permit, precisely:

-    For the applicants who carry the Vietnamese passport or valid papers substituting for the passport: (1) Copies of the mentioned papers; (2) Copy of his/her permanent residence permit issued by overseas authorities.

-   For the applicants who carry foreign passports or valid papers substituting for the passport: (1) Copies of the mentioned papers; (2) Copy of the confirmation of citizenship registration issued by a representative agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad or copy of the Vietnamese citizenship certificate issued by provincial-level People’s Committees or by a representative agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad

-     For applicants who do not carry any passport or valid paper substituting for the passport: (1) Copy of his/her permanent residence permit issued by overseas authorities;  (2) Copy of the confirmation of citizenship registration issued by a representative agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad or copy of the Vietnamese citizenship certificate issued by provincial-level People’s Committees or by a representative agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad

(3) 03 latest passport photos; two of which are pasted on the application form; the remaining photo must have the applicant’s full name in the back and is used for the purpose of passport issuance (if he/she is allowed to repatriate)

(4) other documents for repatriation, specifically:

- In case, the applicant has a relative as a guarantee, enclosed documents comprise of:

• Guarantee letter form provided by the relative
• Valid papers proving the relations of the guarantee to the applicant. The document must be authenticated by the People’s Committees of the wards or communes where the guarantee resides.
• Documents proving that the applicant can support his/her post-repatriation living in Việt Nam.

- In case, the applicant has a competent agency in Việt Nam as a guarantee, he/she must present a guarantee letter signed and stamped by the highest authority of the agency.

The dossiers of application for repatriation can be submitted to two offices:

a) Overseas: A diplomatic mission, a consular office or another representative agency of Việt Nam which is authorized to issue Vietnamese visas

b) The Immigration Department or the provincial-level Police Services.

* Under Article 4 of Ordinance 24/1999/PL-UBTVQH 10 on Entry, Exit, and Residence of Foreigners in Việt Nam, after repatriating to Việt Nam legally, if the applicant wants to go abroad using his/her foreign passport, he/she can apply for a visa at the Immigration Department or Bureau.

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Question: What kinds of papers do foreign-passport holders who are spouse/children of a Vietnamese citizen or overseas Vietnamese have to present to acquire the certificate of visa exemption? What are the competent bodies? And how long to obtain the certificate?

Answer:

1. Foreigners who are spouse or children of a Vietnamese citizen or overseas Vietnamese are exempted from Vietnamese visa. To acquire the certificate of visa exemption, they have to prepare the following papers:
   • One (01) application form for visa exemption;
   • Two (02) recent color passport photos with white background, in the straight-looking stature, without color glasses, and wearing nothing on the head (01 photo stuck to the application form, the other left separately);
   • Foreign passport with at least six-moth validity since their entry into Việt Nam (together with a copy of the passport for the archives);
   • One of the following papers to prove their marriage and family relations with the Vietnamese national (together with a copy for the archives):
     • Marriage certificate;
     • Birth certificate;
     • Paper confirming the parents-children relationship;
     • Other valid papers under Vietnamese laws.
2. The Vietnamese competent bodies to give the certificate of visa exemption include: – Diplomatic representative agencies in other countries; – Việt Nam Immigration Department, administered by the Ministry of Public Security.
3. The certificate of visa exemption must be issued within seven working days since the reception of all valid papers.

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Tourism businesses in ancient Hoi An in central Vietnam will offer discounts of up to 30 percent to domestic and foreign travelers next month, Hoi An City People’s Committee Deputy Chairman Truong Van Bay announced.

During the first phase of the discount program from March 26 to the beginning of April, visitors will receive free meals when staying for more than two days at local hotels rated four stars and above.

Discounts of up to 20 percent on food and beauty services will be offered to tourists staying at hotels of two to three stars.

Holidaymakers will also enjoy discounts of between 10 to 30 percent at local attractions, shops and restaurants.

UNESCO-listed Hoi An is a popular tourist destination in central Vietnam, known for its charming ancient architecture, craft products and nearby beaches.

Hoi An welcomed about 450,000 visitors last year, 320,000 of whom were from outside the country, an increase of 6 percent on 2007.

Most of the visitors coming to Vietnam are required to get a visa in advance. Vietnam Visa can be applied online for cheap price and convenience.

Citizens of Bulgaria can apply visa to Vietnam in two ways -  applying a visa code at Vietnamese embassy in Bulgaria or ordering a visa online via vietnam-visa.com

Both of these ways are accepted by the Vietnamese Government.

To get visa to Vietnam from Belgium, you can apply for a visa code at Vietnamese embassy in Belgium or order it online at vietnam-visa.com

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A wide range of events are scheduled for the week, including the “Love Market” in Sa Pa town and “Cloud Festival” on Ham Rong Mountain that will spotlight traditional ethnic minority cultures.

There will also be a photography exhibition titled Sa Pa – The Land and Its People, a musical programme, and a cookery fair.

The decision was signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on August 17.

“The visa exemption policy lifts the spirits of those living far from the motherland,” said Nguyen Manh Hung, General Secretary of the Hoa Sen (Lotus) Association in Belgium.

He said Vietnamese nationals abroad were delighted to hear President Nguyen Minh Triet’s announcement on the exemption of visas for overseas Vietnamese during his visit to the US in June this year, adding that they are looking forward to the day the policy comes into effect.

For overseas Vietnamese, the visa exemption is a keystone policy under the Political Bureau’s Resolution 36. It demonstrates the Party’s and the State’s concerns towards the overseas Vietnamese community.

Luu Hoang Trong, a Vietnamese resident in Liege, said the move will create more favourable conditions for him and his family to visit the homeland. He said it will save him a lot of time as he will no longer have to go to the Vietnamese Embassy in Brussels to apply for visa.

“Leaders of the Party, the State and Government have fulfilled their promises to overseas Vietnamese, proving a thorough understandings of their needs and sentiments towards the homeland,” said Nguyen Thi Hien, a Vietnamese resident in Namur.

Ha Minh Hao from Liege, who often returns to Viet Nam to visit her family, said she was very happy to learn of the visa exemption. “I will become a “shuttle” between Belgium, where I am living now, and my homeland Viet Nam thanks to more simple procedures.”

Sharing feelings with other overseas Vietnamese, Nguyen Trung Dung – a scientific collaborator in Liege University, and Hoang Anh Dung – a doctor in Erasme hospital, said they were grateful to the State for their consideration for Vietnamese intellectual communities abroad like them.

Both of them are currently taking part in cooperative projects with their fellow-countrymen in Viet Nam and often return to their homeland as part of the projects.

The decision will encourage Vietnamese nationals abroad to use their positions as cultural bridges to boost relations between Viet Nam and the countries they reside in during the country’s international integration process, as well as to make further contributions to the national development and construction of the homeland, they said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium Phan Thuy Thanh told a Viet Nam News Agency reporter that the embassy has done its utmost to have everything ready before the visa exemption deadline comes along.

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There are two ways to get Vietnam Visa from Czech Republic as follows:

1. Get Vietnam Visa through Vietnam Embassy in Praha, Czech Republic

Processing time: 3 days (normal) for 1-month visa

Contact Vietnam Embassy in Praha, Czech Republic

Embassy of Vietnam in Praha, Czech Republic
Plzenská 214
Praha 5
150 00
Czech Republic
Phone:
+420-257 211 540
+420-224 922 074 (Consular)
Fax:
+420-257 211 792
+420-224 916 488 (Consular)
Email:
dsqvietnamcz@yahoo.com
canhhaihoang@hotmail.com

2. Get Vietnam Visa on arrival via online service

The considered quicker and easier way to get Visa to Vietnam from Czech Republic is to apply online for a Visa on Arrival. However, this method is applicable to air travel only. Our service costs is only 25$ US for one application.

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Get Vietnam Visa through Vietnam Embassy in Denmark

• Issuing unit: Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark
• Processing time: 3 to 5 working days
• Processing fee: 50 – 85 USD/person
• Additional fee: Postal cost
• With Passport requirement
• How to get it? You reach this Embassy in person and follow the required procedures.

Get Vietnam Visa on Arrival via visa service:

• Issuing unit: Vietnam Immigration Department
• Processing time: 1 to 2 working days
• Processing fee: 25 USD (1 month single), 30 USD (1 month multiple), 35 USD (3 month single)…Vietnam Visa Service fee (stamping fee NOT included)
• Without Passport requirement
• How to get it? You go online at http://www.vietnam-visa.com, fill in the secure form, and just wait 1-2 days until you receive your Visa Approval Letter, and take this + your passport + 2 photos to Vietnam to get your visa at airport. This seems to be the cheapest and easiest way to get a visa to Vietnam from Denmark.

Embassy of Vietnam in Copenhagen, Denmark

Gammel Vartov Vej 20
2900 Hellerup
Denmark
Phone:
+45-3918-3932
Fax:
+45-3918-4171
Email:
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Website URL:
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