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IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

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IMM/CR 852(117)

Mr J Woodrow

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Hong Kong Department FCO

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Immigration Department

人民入境事務處

11 July 1992

AKD 345/4

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Dear Mr Woonraw,

Vietnam Visa Regime

Thank you for your letter of 7 July.

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We are fully aware of the improvement in UK-Vietnamese relation and our visa policnts are reviewed regularly to keep pace with changes in the region. Since 1 February 1992, we have liberalised our policy on Vietnam by allowing Vietnamese nationals to come to Hong kong for social and business visits. (Previously visas. were only issued for business visits.) For visits of not more than 7 days, visa pusts may issue single/couble journey visas 7 working days after referral, unless instructions are received from Hong Kong to act otherwise. For visits exceeding 7 days and for applications other than visits, posts require authority from Hong Kong to issue the visas. The processing time for such applications is normally 2 to 4 weeks because of the need to conduct necessary security checks.

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