Regulations to know when entering border areas

What is a border area?

The land border area of ​​the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the land border area) includes communes, wards, and towns (hereinafter referred to as commune level) whose administrative boundaries partly coincide with the national land border.

Border area sign. Photo: Internet

What acts are prohibited in the border area?

• 1. Moving or destroying national border markers; distorting or deviating from the direction of the national border; changing the natural flow of border rivers and streams; damaging national border markers;

  2. Sabotaging security, order and social safety in border areas; encroaching on border areas; sabotaging border works;

  3. Depleting water resources, causing flooding, polluting the environment, violating natural resources and national interests;

  4. Illegal crossing of national borders; smuggling, illegal transportation of goods, currency, weapons, drugs, flammable and explosive substances across national borders; transporting across national borders toxic cultural products and other types of goods that the State prohibits from importing or exporting;

  5. Flying into no-fly zones; shooting, launching, dropping, or transporting across national borders in the air aircraft, objects, or substances that are harmful or pose a risk of harming national defense, security, the economy, people's health, the environment, aviation safety, and social order and safety in border areas;

  6. Other acts violating the law on national borders.

Regulations when entering border areas

• Vietnamese citizens entering land border areas must have an Identity Card or other identification documents as prescribed by law.
• Foreigners permanently or temporarily residing in Vietnam entering land border areas must have a permit issued by the provincial police agency where they permanently or temporarily reside or by the land border provincial police agency where they are arriving.

• Vietnamese citizens (except border residents) and foreigners entering land border areas, if staying overnight, must register their residence at the local commune-level police agency according to the provisions of law.
• In case of staying overnight within the border belt, written notification must be given to the local Border Guard Station.

Penalties for violations

• 1. A fine of 500,000 VND to 1,000,000 VND shall be imposed for any act of damaging or doing any other act that is harmful to border markers or signs.

• 2. Fine from 200,000 VND to 500,000 VND for illegal residence, travel, or practice within the border area or border gate.

• 3. Warning or fine from 60,000 VND to 100,000 VND for not carrying an ID card when entering the border area.
• List of communes and districts in Nghe An in the land border area

• 1. Que Phong District	1. Thong Thu Commune 2. Hanh Dich Commune 3. Nam Giai Commune 4. Tri Le Commune
  2. Tuong Duong District	1. Nhon Mai Commune 2. Mai Son Commune 3. Tam Hop Commune 4. Tam Quang Commune
  3. Ky Son District	1. My Ly Commune 2. Bac Ly Commune 3. Keng Du Commune 4. Na Loi Commune 5. Dooc May Commune 6. Nam Can Commune 7. Ta Ca Commune 8. Muong Tip Commune 9. Muong Ai Commune 10. Na Ngoi Commune 11. Nam Can Commune
  4. Con Cuong District	1. Chau Khe Commune 2. Mon Son Commune
  5. Anh Son District	1. Phuc Son Commune
  6. Thanh Chuong District	1. Hanh Lam Commune 2. Thanh Duc Commune 3. Thanh Son Commune 4. Thanh Thuy Commune 5. Ngoc Lam Commune

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