GOV'T HALTS VISA ISSUANCE TO FOREIGNERS TO STAUNCH COVID-19
Foreigners enjoying visa-waiver program or overseas Vietnamese and their spouses and children having been granted with certificate of visa exemption shall only be allowed to enter Viet Nam if they can submit papers certifying they are not positive for the virus.
HO CHI MINH CITY TEMPORARY CLOSES PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES
Deputy chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem on March 14 signed an urgent document requiring local authorities to temporary stop all public entertainment facilities such as cinemas, pubs, online gaming shops, massage parlours, karaoke clubs, discotheques, and theatres in all 24 districts of the city starting from 6pm today (March 15).
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: LATEST UPDATE ON ENTRY AND EXIT REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGNERS
As the COVID-19 has been spreading swiftly in a complex manner on a large scale across the world, the Vietnamese Governemnt has made temporary changes to regulations on entry and exit for foreigners.
VIETNAM HALTS VISA EXEMPTION FOR EIGHT EUROPEAN NATIONS
The Vietnamese government has decided to suspend its unilateral visa exemption policy for citizens from eight European countries: Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Spain, which will officially take effect from March 12.
GOV’T TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS UNILATERAL VISA EXEMPTION FOR 8 COUNTRIES DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK
The Government has decided to temporarily suspend visa-wavier program for citizens from Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain amid complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic.
GOV’T TO SUSPEND GRANT OF NEW WORK PERMITS TO FOREIGNERS FROM CORONAVIRUS-HIT AREAS
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to temporarily suspend grant of new work permits to foreigners who come from novel coronavirus hit areas.
