MoFA issues temporary guidelines on immigration regulations

PSNews -  The Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Health Ministry has issued temporary guidelines on checking and recognising foreigners’ COVID-19 vaccination and recovery certificates which are officially introduced to Viet Nam via diplomatic channels of 44 countries and territories.

During a regular virtual brief on August 19, Deputy Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs answered a reporter's query regarding the guidelines on immigration regulations.

Accordingly, Hang informed that on August 4, the Health Ministry issued guidelines on quarantine for people entering Viet Nam who have been fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, which requires them to undergo concentrated quarantine for seven days and health monitoring for the next seven days.

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The Foreign Ministry is working with the Health Ministry and the Ministry of Information and Communications to build criteria, a mechanism to recognise and allow the use of vaccination certificates and vaccine passports of other countries, thus creating favourable conditions for people entering the country that suit the domestic situation and comply with Vietnamese and international laws, Hang said.

To make it easier to follow the Health Ministry’s guidelines, the Foreign Ministry in collaboration with the Health Ministry has issued temporary guidelines on checking and recognising foreigners’ COVID-19 vaccination and recovery certificates which are officially introduced to Viet Nam via diplomatic channels of 44 countries and territories.

The list of countries and territories with officially introduced certificates is regularly updated on the website www.lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn.

The deputy spokeswoman added that those not coming from the above countries and territories could contact Vietnamese representative agencies in their countries to certify such papers.

Regarding reports that the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has sent a letter to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to express their support of Viet Nam's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hang said Viet Nam welcomes and appreciates every support by countries and partners in pandemic prevention and control work.

"We hope that countries and international organisations would continue sharing information, technology, finance, health care and vaccines so as to soon control and wipe out the pandemic," the deputy spokeswoman said, adding that Viet Nam, for its part, has been actively cooperating with and contributing to the international community’s common efforts in the regard.

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