Ministry of Public Security issued Circular No. 28/2016/TT-BCA on July 05, 2016 on implementation of regulation on issuance and management of APEC business travel cards.
According to this Circular, APEC business travel cards may function as an entry visa into countries and territories as members of APEC business travel cards. APEC business travel card issued to Vietnamese businessperson shall be valid for 5 years since the date of issue; in case remaining validity period of the businessperson’s passport is less than 5 years, validity period of the new APEC business travel card shall be equal to validity period of such passport.
Especially, APEC business travel card with validity being terminated shall not be restored.
Also in accordance with this Circular, any APEC business travel card holder who enters Vietnam shall be issued a certificate of temporary residence which is valid for 90 days for each entry; if the remaining validity period of APEC business travel card is less than 90 days, validity of the certificate of temporary residence to be issued shall be the remaining validity period of the APEC business travel card.
This Circular takes effect on August 20, 2016.
