Chapter III
PROVISIONS ON THE STATE MANAGEMENT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITY
Article 11.- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the task of exercising the following functions of State management:
1. Taking the initiative of proposing to the Government to negotiate, sign or accede to international treaties on the privileges and immunity of diplomatic representations and consulates, and the privileges and immunity of international organizations.
2. Making preparations for statutory provisions and other projects related to the implementation of the Ordinance and guidance and instructions on this implementation.
3. Settling affairs concerning the activities of diplomatic representations and foreign consulates, representative offices of international organizations and staff members of those organizations.
4. Managing the Vietnamese citizens working in the representative offices mentioned at Point 3 of this Article.
5. Cooperating with other public offices concerned to settle and handle any violations of the privileges and immunity of diplomatic representations, foreign consulates and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam.
Article 12.- In submitting to the Government projects to negotiate, sign or accede to international treaties including articles on the privileges and immunities mentioned by the Ordinance, the ministries and branches must enclose the opinions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other ministries and branches concerned.
Article 13.-
1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the external relations service (or the external relations committee) of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government should consider granting residence permits to the following foreigners whether they carry a diplomatic, service or ordinary passport:
a/ Officials and personnel of diplomatic representations, foreign consulates and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam.
b/ Members of the families of the officials and personnel living together with them in the same house, and houseworkers of the officials of those organizations.
2. The following foreigners whether they carry a diplomatic, service or ordinary passport, are exempted from registering their residence with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs upon entering Vietnam, but need only a seal from the border security police permitting them to stay within the time mentioned by the entry and exit visas stated in the passport:
a/ Members of high-level foreign delegations and their entourages on working visits to Vietnam or in transit.
b/ Foreign visitors on working visits to diplomatic representations and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam, as well as visitors to the officials and personnel of those organizations.
3. With regard to those mentioned at Point 2 of this Article who, if necessary, have the permission to extend their stay in Vietnam.
a/ The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will extend the entry and exit visas for those mentioned at Point 2 and of all those who carry a diplomatic or service passport, except when there is an agreement between Vietnam and the sending country on exemption of entry and exit visas.
b/ The Ministry of Interior will extend the entry and exit visas for those who carry an ordinary passport.
4. Those mentioned at Points 1 and 2 of this Article who want to come to an area with a "Forbidden Area" sign must apply for permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.
Article 14.-
1. To create favorable conditions for the activities of the Chiefs of diplomatic representations (or the Chiefs of consulates if the sending country has no diplomatic representation) and representative offices of international organizations, these organizations are obliged to notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam 72 hours before their Chief wishes to contact the local authorities.
2. In case a diplomatic representation, the representative office of an international organization or a foreign consulate organizes such official activities as reception, film show, press conference, traditional festival, seminar, get-together, etc. and invites Vietnamese citizens or needs assistance from the Vietnamese side, they are obliged to notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the external relations service concerned at least 72 hours in advance.
Article 15.-
1. The diplomatic representations, foreign consulates and representative offices of international organizations in Vietnam can either through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam or directly request the Vietnamese public offices concerned to provide services concerning the office building, housing, electricity, water, medical care and other services.
2. When they need to recruit Vietnamese to work for them, the representative offices mentioned at Point 1 of this Article must comply with Vietnamese law on the recruitment of labor and must do it through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 73-CP năm 1994 Hướng dẫn Pháp lệnh về Quyền ưu đãi, miễn trừ dành cho cơ quan Đại diện ngoại giao, cơ quan Lãnh sự nước ngoài và cơ quan Đại diện của Tổ chức Quốc tế tại Việt Nam (Bản Word)