March 8, 2024
immigration

Visa Exemption Agreement Between Vietnam – Liberia

According to the Agreement between the Government of Vietnam and the Government of Liberia on visa exemption for holders of diplomatic passports and official passports, signed on December 8, 2017, effective from February 6, 2018:

Have agreed as follows:

Article 1

  1. Citizens of one Contracting Party, who are holders of valid diplomatic or official passports, shall be exempted from visa requirements for entry into, exit from, and transit through the territory of the other Contracting Party at the border checkpoints designated for international travel.
  2. The persons mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article should be permitted to stay in the territory of the other Contracting Party for a maximum period of 90 days. Upon the request in writing of the diplomatic mission or consular post of the Contracting Party whose citizens the passport holders are, the other Contracting Party may extend the permit of residence for those persons.

Article 2

  1. Citizens of the one Contracting Party, who are members of the diplomatic mission or consular post of their country accredited to the territory of the other Contracting Party, shall be exempted from visa requirements for entry into and exit from the territory of the other Contracting Party during the whole period of their assignment, provided that they are holders of diplomatic or official passports. They shall also be permited ot stay there during this period. Citizens of one Contracting Party who are the representatives of his/her country in the international organizations located in the territory of the other Contracting Party and hold the said passports shall also enjoy the rights mentioned above.
  2. The same privileges shall also apply to the spouse and children of persons mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that they are holders of diplomatic or official passports or the children’s names are entered in their father’s or mother’s passport.

The original official agreement between Vietnam – Liberia is as follows:

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