| THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ------- No.189/2012/TT-BTC | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- Hanoi, November 09, 2012 |
CIRCULAR
AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE CIRCULAR NO.236/2009/TT-BTC, OF DECEMBER 15, 2009 OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE GUIDING THE COLLECTION, REMITTANCE, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF CONSULAR CHARGES AND FEES BY OVERSEAS VIETNAMESE DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVE MISSIONS AND CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVE MISSIONS
Pursuant to the Law on Overseas Representative Missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam No.33/2009/QH12 of June 18, 2009;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Charges and Fees No. 38/2001/PL-UBTVQHW, of August 28, 2001, the Government’s Decree No.57/2002/ND-CP, of June 03, 2002 detailing the implementation of Ordinance on Charges and Fees and the Government’s Decree No.24/2006/ND-CP, of March 06, 2006 on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No.57/2002/ND-CP;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.136/2007/ND-CP, of August 17, 2007 on the entry and exit of Vietnamese citizens;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.118/2008/ND-CP, of November 27, 2008 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
At the proposal of Director of the Tax Policy Department;
The Minister of Finance promulgates Circular amending and supplementing the Circular No.236/2009/TT-BTC, of December 15, 2009 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the collection, remittance, management and use of consular charges and fees by overseas Vietnamese diplomatic representative missions and consular representative missions as follows:
Article 1.
1. To amend and supplement section III, part A of consular charge and fee tariff promulgated together with the Circular No.236/2009/TT-BTC, of December 15, 2009 of the Ministry of Finance as follows:
| No. | Type of fee | Unit of calculation | Rates |
| III | Visas of all kinds | | |
| 1 | Those for single entry, entry and exit or transit | Visa | USD 45 |
| 2 | Those for multiple entry and exit | | |
| | a/ Valid for at most 01 month | Visa | USD 65 |
| | b/ Valid for at most 06 months | Visa | USD 95 |
| | c/ Valid for between 6 months and 1 year | Visa | USD 135 |
| 3 | Transfer of valid visas from old passports to new ones | Visa | USD 15 |
| 4 | Transfer of visas | | |
| a) | From visas for single use into visas for multiple use, in time limit of original ones | | |
| | - Valid for less than 06 months | Visa | USD 25 |
| | - Valid for 06 months or more | Visa | USD 75 |
| b) | From visas for single use into visas for multiple use, exceeding time limit of original ones | | |
| | - Valid for less than 06 months | Visa | USD 50 |
| | - Valid for 06 months or more | Visa | USD 100 |
| 5 | Amending and supplementing other details stated in visas | Visa | USD 10 |
