Foreigners use e-visas to enter Vietnam via the Huu Nghi International Border Gate. (Photo: VNA)Lang Son (VNA) – More foreign citizens, particularlyChinese, have used e-visa to enter Vietnam via the Huu Nghi InternationalBorder Gate, according to authorities at the border gate in the northern province of Lang Son.
Huu Nghi is among the 16land border gates across Vietnam that have allowed foreigners to enter and exitthe country with e-visa since August 15, 2023, following the Government’s resolution on the application of e-visa issuance for citizens ofcountries and territories, under which electronic visas are issued tocitizens of all countries and territories. The list of international bordergates allowing foreigners to enter and exit with electronic visas include 13air, 16 land, and 13 sea border gates.
Since the date, border guards of the Huu NghiInternational Border Gate have carried out procedures for over 440 foreign citizens,mostly Chinese.
Personnel and equipment are added to ensure the procedure processingis done quickly and smoothly.
Captain Trinh Van Bac, deputy head of the Border Guard Stationof the Huu Nghi International Border Gate, said officers and soldiers at the unit are strictly implementing directions and instructions relating to the use of e-visa.
They have also received training to properly deal withmigration applications using e-visa.
According to the Border Guard Station of the Huu Nghi International Border Gate, sincethe beginning of 2023, the unit has processed about 310,000 migration applications including nearly 164,000 for exit and over146,000 for entering Vietnam. The applications from Chinese citizens account for the majority with about 248,000./.
