International travel documents shall be revoked in 03 cases

On July 01, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 76/2020/ND-CP, prescribing in detail subjects eligible for the grant, and the order, procedures of and competence for issuance, revocation and invalidation of international travel documents.

Specifically, cases in which an international travel document is revoked or invalidated are prescribed as follows: The international travel document, which has not yet expired, is lost; The international travel document has been granted to a person subject to suspension from the exit in accordance with the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens; The international travel document belongs to a person not yet eligible for issuance of immigration papers due to commission of prohibited acts.

In addition, the Government also stipulates that subject eligible for grant of Vietnam-Cambodia border travel documents include cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees who are currently working in agencies, organizations, and enterprises headquartered in provinces sharing the borderline with Cambodia and sent on working trips to Cambodian counterpart border provinces.

Besides, subjects eligible for grant of Vietnam-Laos border travel documents include Vietnamese citizens who register permanent residence in provinces sharing borderline with Laos; Vietnamese citizens who do not register permanent residence in provinces sharing the borderline with Laos but work in agencies, organizations or enterprises headquartered in provinces sharing the borderline with Laos, etc.

This Decree takes effect on July 01, 2020