Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

This Circular prescribes the carrying of ingot gold, material gold, jewelry gold and fine-art gold articles on exit or entry in the following cases:

1. Vietnamese and foreign individuals who leave or enter Vietnam through border gates with passports or passport substitutes granted by competent Vietnamese or foreign agencies, except the papers specified in Clause 2 of this Article (below referred to as passports).

2. Vietnamese and foreign individuals who leave or enter Vietnam through border gates with border laissez-passers, entry or exit laissez-passers or border identity cards granted by competent agencies of Vietnam or countries bordering on Vietnam.

3. Foreign individuals permitted to permanently reside in Vietnam or Vietnamese individuals permitted to permanently reside abroad.