The administrative procedures amended and supplemented in this Decision replace the corresponding administrative procedures announced in Decision No. 6225/QD-BQP dated December 23, 2024 of the Minister of National Defense on promulgating the current set of administrative procedures under the management scope of the Ministry of National Defense.

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17 administrative procedures include:

1. Electronic border procedures for Vietnamese vessels; foreign vessels and crew entering at port gates.

2. Electronic border procedures for Vietnamese ships and boats; foreign ships and crew members exiting the country at port gates.

3. Electronic border procedures for foreign vessels and crew members transiting at port gates.

4. Electronic border procedures for foreign vessels and crew members changing ports at the port gate.

5. Electronic border procedures for foreign vessels and crew members transferring ports of arrival at the port gate.

6. Electronic border procedures for foreign vessels transiting Vietnam along transit routes specified in the Agreement between the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Royal Government of Cambodia on waterway transport.

7. Electronic border procedures for vessels with a tonnage of 200 tons or less, of the nationality of a country sharing a border with Vietnam, entering and exiting at a port gate in the border area between Vietnam and that country.

8. Electronic border procedures for vessels entering and exiting offshore oil and gas ports.

9. Electronic border procedures for Vietnamese ships operating domestic routes arriving and departing from port gates.

10. Procedures for amending and supplementing electronic records of seaport border guards for Vietnamese ships operating domestic routes arriving and departing from port gates.

11. Procedures for granting, suspending and canceling accounts to access the electronic border procedure portal at seaports for procedure applicants.

12. Electronic border procedures in visa issuance at land border gates and seaports.

13. Procedures for amending and supplementing electronic border records for visa recipients at border gates.

14. Electronic border procedures at land border gates for tourist groups and official delegations exiting and entering the country.

15. Electronic border procedures at land border gates for drivers, passengers, and vehicles exiting and entering the country.

16. Electronic border procedures at land border gates for Vietnamese citizens entering and exiting the country.

17. Procedures for amending and supplementing electronic border records at land border gates.

The Commander of the Border Guard, Heads of relevant agencies, units, organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Decision.

The Decision takes effect from September 13, 2025.

QUANG DUY

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/quoc-phong-an-ninh/tin-tuc/bo-quoc-phong-cong-bo-17-thu-tuc-hanh-chinh-duoc-sua-doi-bo-sung-linh-vuc-quan-ly-bien-gioi-846141