Repatriation procedures for overseas Vietnamese in the situation of Covid-19 epidemic

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Repatriation procedures for overseas Vietnamese in the situation of Covid-19 epidemic

Priority objects for repatriation

The employee has an expired contract, lost his job, no longer has income (for 2-3 months or more), but the employer has no conditions to support;
Students under 18 years old or international students who have completed the course have difficulty in accommodation/extension of stay;
People over 60 years old with underlying medical conditions;

Entrepreneurs, intellectuals who are Vietnamese, citizens on short-term exit, are stuck in difficulties due to no place to live, no financial inability, and other particularly difficult circumstances.

Conditions for applying for repatriation

• Have a document proving Vietnamese nationality or dual nationality and hold a Vietnamese passport;
• An agency or relative in Vietnam agrees to act as a guarantee for;
• Clear political attitudes;
• Have the ability to secure life in Vietnam after repatriation;
• Have a negative test for Covid-19 72 hours before boarding (in English);
• Have a medical isolation plan when returning home.

Documents need to be prepared

• An application form to return to Vietnam according to the form;
• 3 newly taken 4×6 photos, 2 photos pasted on the application, 1 photo with full name on the back to serve for the issuance of the Passport;
• Scanned copy of passport or valid document instead of passport (present the original for comparison). In case of holding a foreign passport, there must be a written certification of the Vietnamese representative mission abroad that it has registered as a Vietnamese citizen;
• The guarantee form of the relative certified by the People’s Committee of the ward or commune;
• Papers proving or explaining the relationship of the same family with the sponsor (for the person applying for repatriation sponsored by a relative);
• Guarantee document (signed and stamped) of heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government-attached agencies, People’s Committees of provinces, and centrally-run cities (for repatriation applicant, guaranteed by a Vietnamese agency).

The process of applying for a permit to enter Vietnam

1. Step 1: Finding a possible flight to Vietnam
2. Step 2: Preparing all necessary documents as prescribed
3. Step 3: Submit the application to the Vietnamese Embassy in the host country/Immigration Administration Department or the Ministry of Public Security, the Public Security Department of a province or centrally run city in Vietnam, and pay the prescribed fee.
4. Step 4: After receiving the entry letter, you need to book a plane ticket, book an isolation hotel, and transport a car from the airport to the isolation hotel.
5. Step 5: Taking a Covid-19 test 72 hours before boarding, test again upon entry at Vietnam airport.
6. Step 6: Moving to the booked hotel and perform a 14-day quarantine there following the State’s regulations (costs for isolation services will be borne by you).

Consequently, to be able to return to Vietnam in a difficult time due to the Covid-19 pandemic quickly, make sure that you have learned and met the criteria in the article above. Hopefully, this article will provide you with useful information about repatriation procedures for overseas Vietnamese. Wish you soon reunite with your loved ones in Vietnam!

How much is the repatriation fee?

Repatriated Vietnamese citizens must pay all relevant repatriation costs, including:

• The cost of repatriation airfare, this cost depends on the airline.
• Expenses for isolation and meals during the isolation period. This cost depends on the type of facility, the hotel is isolated. Currently, people entering Vietnam will have to isolate for 21 days at a centralized isolation facility.
• Cost of testing in the host country before boarding the plane to Vietnam. This cost varies by country.
• Cost of testing for Covid during isolation in Vietnam. According to the latest regulations, people on entry will have to be tested 3 times during the 21-day isolation period.Consequently, to be able to return to Vietnam in a difficult time due to the Covid-19 pandemic quickly, make sure that you have learned and met the criteria in the article above. Hopefully, this article will provide you with useful information about repatriation procedures for overseas Vietnamese. Wish you soon reunite with your loved ones in Vietnam!

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