Joint Circular No. 71/TT-LB stipulates the collection of fees for passport issuance and various documents, certificates for foreigners and Vietnamese citizens entering, exiting, and residing.

CIRCULAR

OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE NO. 54/1998/TT-BTC DATED APRIL 18, 1998 GUIDING THE AMENDMENT OF CIRCULAR NO. 71 TT/LB DATED DECEMBER 5, 1991 OF THE JOINT MINISTRIES OF FINANCE - FOREIGN AFFAIRS - INTERIOR ON THE LEVEL OF COLLECTION OF PASSPORT FEES

Pursuant to Decision No. 276/CT dated July 28, 1992 of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister) on the unified management of fees and charges;
To compensate for necessary expenses serving the management of entry and exit, in accordance with international practices, based on the proposal of the Ministry of Interior at Circular No. 232/BNV (A11) dated March 28, 1998 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Circular No. 355/NG-LS dated March 26, 1998 regarding the new price of passports. After reaching consensus with the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance guides the amendment of Joint Circular No. 71 TT/LB dated December 5, 1991 of the Joint Ministries of Finance - Foreign Affairs - Interior on the regulations for collecting passport issuance fees and various certificates and certifications for foreigners and Vietnamese citizens entering, exiting, and residing as follows:

Amend the first item under point 1, Schedule of Fee Collection issued pursuant to point 1, Section III of Joint Circular No. 71 TT/LB dated December 5, 1991 of the Joint Ministries of Finance - Foreign Affairs - Interior on the regulations for collecting passport issuance fees and various certificates and certifications for foreigners and Vietnamese citizens entering, exiting, and residing, regarding the collection of passport fees (including both the first-time visa and passport recovery) at: 200,000 VND (two hundred thousand dong) per book.

This Circular takes effect 15 days from the date of signature. Other provisions not amended or supplemented in this Circular continue to be implemented according to the provisions of Joint Circular No. 71 TT/LB dated December 5, 1991 of the Joint Ministries of Finance - Foreign Affairs - Interior and Circular No. 26 TC/HCVX dated March 29, 1993 of the Ministry of Finance guiding supplementary regulations on the collection of passport issuance fees and various certificates and certifications for foreigners and Vietnamese citizens entering, exiting, and residing.

In the course of implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, agencies and units are requested to promptly report to the Ministry of Finance for study and resolution.