Chương II Luật xuất cảnh, nhập cảnh của công dân Việt Nam 2019: Giấy tờ xuất nhập cảnh

Chapter II

ENTRY AND EXIT DOCUMENTS

Article 6. Entry and exit documents

1. Entry and exit documents include:

a) Diplomatic passports;

b) Service passports;

c) Regular passports;

d) Laissez-passers.

2. Passports containing or not containing electronic chips issued for Vietnamese citizens from 14 years of age. Passports not containing electronic chips shall be issued to Vietnamese citizens less than 14 years of age of issued by shortened procedures.

3. Information on entry and exit documents include: pictures; family name, middle name and first name; date of birth; gender; nationality; symbol, entry and exit documents number; date of issue and issuing body; date of expiry; personal identification number or ID number; positions or titles in case of diplomatic passports and service passports satisfactory to diplomatic purposes.

Article 7. Validity of entry and exit documents

1. Diplomatic passports and service passports shall be effective from 1 to 5 years; can be extended no more than 3 years per instance.

2. Validity of regular passports is as follows:

a) Regular passports issued to persons from 14 years of age shall be effective for 10 years and shall not be extended;

b) Regular passports issued to persons under 14 years of age shall be effective for 05 years and shall not be extended;

c) Regular passports issued by shortened procedures shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.

3. Laissez-passers shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.