Latest regulations on temporary residence declaration for foreigners in Vietnam

According to Article 33 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014 (amended in Clause 5, Article 2 Law Amending and Supplementing the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam Amended 2023) regulations on temporary residence declaration are as follows:

- Foreigners temporarily residing in Vietnam must declare their temporary residence through the person directly managing and operating the accommodation establishment to the police of the commune, ward, town or police station where the establishment is located. accommodation facility. Accommodation establishments are responsible for requiring foreigners to present their passports or documents valid for international travel, documents related to residence in Vietnam to make a temporary residence declaration before agreeing to let them stay. temporary residence abroad. In case a Border Guard station or station receives a declaration of temporary residence from a foreigner according to the provisions of an international treaty to which Vietnam is a member, the Border Guard station or station is responsible for immediately notifying the Commune, Ward, or Ward Police. town or police station or station where foreigners temporarily reside.

- Temporary residence declaration for foreigners is done via the electronic environment or temporary residence declaration form.

In case of declaration via temporary residence declaration form, the person directly managing and operating the accommodation establishment is responsible for recording full information on the temporary residence declaration form and forwarding it to the Commune, Ward or Town Police. town or police station or station where the accommodation facility is located within 12 hours, and for remote areas within 24 hours from the time the foreigner arrives at the accommodation facility.

- Foreigners who change their temporary or temporary residence other than the address stated in their permanent residence card or when there is a change in information in their passport must declare their temporary residence according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 33. Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014.

Instructions for temporary residence in industrial parks, export processing zones, border gate economic zones, coastal economic zones, border areas and special administrative-economic units for foreigners

In Article 34 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014 (amended by clause 6, Article 2 Law Amending and Supplementing the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam Amended 2023) regulations on temporary residence in industrial parks, export processing zones, border gate economic zones, coastal economic zones, border areas and special administrative-economic units for foreigners are as follows:

- Foreigners are allowed to temporarily reside in accommodation establishments in industrial parks, export processing zones, border gate economic zones, and coastal economic zones and must declare temporary residence according to the provisions of Article 33. Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014.

- Foreigners are not allowed to temporarily reside in prohibited areas or areas where activities are temporarily suspended within land border areas; Prohibited areas and restricted areas within maritime border areas. In case of temporary residence at an accommodation facility in a border area or town, town, city, tourist area, service area, special administrative - economic unit, or other economic zone related to the area border areas, declare temporary residence according to the provisions of Article 33 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2014. The agency receiving the temporary residence declaration of foreigners is responsible for immediately notifying the Border Guard station or station where the accommodation facility is located.