Chương VIII Luật Nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh, cư trú của người nước ngoài tại Việt Nam 2014: Trách nhiệm của các cơ quan, tổ chức về nhập cảnh, xuất cảnh, quá cảnh, cư trú của người nước ngoài tại Việt Nam

Chapter VIII

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS IN CHARGE OF ENTRY, EXIT, TRANSIT AND RESIDENCE OF FOREIGNERS IN VIETNAM

Article 46. Responsibilities of the Government

1. Uniform the administration of entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam by regulatory authorities.

2. Introduce a mechanism for cooperation among Ministries, ministerial agencies, the People’s Committees of provinces in administration of entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Article 47. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Public Security

1. Take charge and cooperate with relevant Ministries and ministerial agencies in administration of entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

2. Formulate and promulgate, or request competent authorities to promulgate legislative documents on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

3. Organize the implementation of legislative documents on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

4. Issue entry, exit, and residence permits to foreigners in Vietnam.

5. Control the entry, exit, transit at border checkpoints as prescribed by law.

6. Carry out inspections, settle complaints, denunciations, and impose penalties for violations against regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

7. Promulgate templates of papers pertaining to entry, exit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

8. Produce statistics on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

9. Seek international cooperation, request competent authorities to enter into international agreements on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Article 48. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in administration of entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

2. Issue, amend, invalidate visas; issue, invalidate temporary residence cards; extend temporary residence status of foreigners in accordance with this Law.

3. Instruct overseas visa-issuing authorities of Vietnam to adhere to regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

4. Request competent authorities to enter into international agreements on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

Article 49. Responsibilities of the Ministry of National Defense

1. Cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in administration of entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

2. Control the entry, exit, transit at border checkpoints as prescribed by law; issue, amend, invalidate visas; issue temporary residence permits in accordance with this Law.

3. Carry out inspections and impose penalties for violations against regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam at border checkpoints under the management of the Ministry of National Defense.

Article 50. Responsibilities of other Ministries and ministerial agencies

Ministries and ministerial agencies other than those mentioned in Article 48 and Article 49 of this Law, within their competence, shall cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense in administration of entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreign in Vietnam.

Article 51. Responsibilities of the People’s Committees

1. Organize the implementation of regulations of law on entry, exit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.

2. Instruct specialized agencies affiliated to the People’s Committees to administer the residence of local foreigners in accordance with this Law.

3. Disseminate the laws on entry, exit, and residence of foreigners locally.

4. Carry out inspections, settle complaints, denunciations, and impose penalties for violations against regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners locally.

5. Apart from the regulations in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article, the People’s Committees of communes, wards, and towns must grasp the operations of local lodging establishments, administer the residence and activities of local foreigners.

Article 52. Responsibilities of Vietnamese Fatherland Front and member organizations thereof

1. Cooperate with competent state authority in disseminate this Law and encourage the people to implement it.

2. Supervise the implementation of regulations of law on entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam.