On 25 May 2026, the Minister of Public Security promulgated Circular No. 71/2026/TT-BCA guiding the implementation of measures on exit suspension and entry refusal. The Circular provides guidance on the implementation of decisions issued by competent authorities or persons concerning exit suspension and entry refusal; the extension, revocation, and removal of exit suspension decisions; and the removal of entry refusal decisions.
Circular No. 71/2026/TT-BCA clearly stipulates the procedures for verifying and handling information relating to the implementation of exit suspension and entry refusal measures. Accordingly, with respect to decisions on exit suspension and entry refusal:
- Upon receipt of a decision on exit suspension or entry refusal, the Immigration Department shall verify the relevant immigration records. Where the person concerned has already exited or entered Vietnam, the Immigration Department shall notify the competent authority or competent person issuing such decision by using Form M05.
- Where the person concerned has not yet exited or entered Vietnam, the Immigration Department shall, on the same day of receipt of the decision, update the relevant information into the management system and notify the immigration control units and relevant authorities for implementation.
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- With respect to decisions on the extension, revocation, or lifting of exit suspension measures, and decisions on the lifting of entry refusal measures:
Upon receipt of such decision, the Immigration Department shall, on the same day, update the relevant information in the management system and notify the immigration control units and relevant authorities.
- With respect to requests for the Minister of Public Security to issue a decision on exit suspension:
Within a period not exceeding two (02) working days from the receipt of the request, the Director General of the Immigration Department shall report to the Minister of Public Security for consideration and decision;
Within twenty-four (24) hours from the receipt of the Minister of Public Security’s decision on exit suspension, the Immigration Department shall update the relevant information in the management system and notify the immigration control units and relevant authorities.
- Where an immigration control unit identifies a person who is subject to an exit suspension or entry refusal decision, it shall immediately report the implementation result to the Immigration Department for unified management and shall notify the competent authority or competent person that issued the decision for coordination in handling the matter, where so requested.
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Authorities and persons competent to issue or request decisions on exit suspension and entry refusal, as well as decisions on the amendment, extension, revocation, or lifting of exit suspension measures and the lifting of entry refusal measures, shall be responsible for:
- Fully and accurately completing the information required in the forms of decisions and notices on exit suspension, entry refusal, and the extension, revocation, or lifting of exit suspension decisions, as well as the lifting of entry refusal decisions, promulgated together with this Circular or provided for in other relevant legal normative documents. Data exchanged through electronic means must ensure integrity, accuracy, completeness, and authenticity;
- Regularly reviewing and updating information and promptly providing the Immigration Department with any changes to information contained in dossiers for exit suspension and entry refusal registration;
- Accessing and utilizing the National Population Database (where eligible to do so) to verify and supplement information relating to persons subject to exit suspension or entry refusal before submitting such information to the Immigration Department.
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