Chương I Nghị định 73/2020/NĐ-CP quy định về việc kiểm soát xuất nhập cảnh đối với người đi trên phương tiện quốc phòng, an ninh ra, vào lãnh thổ Việt Nam để thực hiện nhiệm vụ quốc phòng, an ninh : Quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Decree prescribes immigration of individuals entering and exiting Vietnam territory on Vietnamese national defense and security transport to participate in combat trainings, drills; evacuation, rescue; pursue legal offenders and execute other national defense and security tasks.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decree applies to:

1. Officers, professional servicemen, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, national defense officials, national defense employees, national defense public employees; individuals working in agencies and organizations affiliated to the Government Cipher Committee; contract workers working in agencies and entities affiliated to Ministry of National Defense; reserve forces during training, drill, stand-by for mobilization and combat periods; militia and self-defense forces cooperating with the military in combat, serving combat and during training period; citizens summoned for military service; officers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers and workers of People’s Public Security (hereinafter collectively referred to as “officers and soldiers”);

2. Other relevant agencies, organizations and individuals.

Article 3. Term interpretation

In this Decree, terms below are construed as follows:

1. “National defense and security transport” refers to specialized vehicles used by Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security or non-specialized vehicles requisitioned by competent authorities according to regulations and law on asset requisition to transport officers and soldiers into and out of Vietnam territory for national defense and security tasks.

2. “Presiding entity” refers to an agency or entity affiliated to Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security permitted by competent authority to carry officers and soldiers by national defense and security transport into and out of Vietnam territory for national defense and security tasks.

3. “An emergency” refers to a situation in which entering and exiting Vietnam territory must be made in the fastest time possible according to task requirements of passengers of national defense and security transport and proper adoption of immigration procedures will greatly hinder accomplishment of the tasks.

Article 4. Principles of immigration control of persons entering or exiting Vietnam territory on national defense and security transport for national defense and security purposes

1. Entry and exit control must conform to regulations and law on immigration and must be secured, rapid, timely and accurate.

2. Transport carrying officers and soldiers into and out of Vietnam territory for national defense and security purposes must comply with Vietnamese regulations and law on immigration via airway, waterway, road, railway and relevant international agreements to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory.

3. In case of emergency in which immigration control procedures cannot be adopted immediately, presiding entities are responsible for cooperating with immigration control entities in completing immigration procedures within 48 hours from the point in which passengers of national defense and security transport enter or exit Vietnam territory for national defense and security purposes.