Legal Document

Title: Circular 15/2011/TT-NHNN Providing for the carrying of cash in foreign currency, Vietnamese dong by individuals upon entry into and exit from the country
Type: Circular
Issuing Agency: The State Bank of Viet Nam
Responsible Agency: The State Bank of Viet Nam
Issuing Date: 12-08-2011

 

Amount of cash in foreign currency, Vietnamese dong to be declared to the border Customs upon entry into, exit from the country

1. Individuals carry foreign currency, Vietnamese dong in cash, upon entry into or exit from the country with passport through international border gates of Vietnam, in excess of the following amount shall be required to declare to the border Customs:

a. USD 5,000 (Five thousand United States dollars) or other foreign currencies of the same value;

b. VND 15,000,000 (Fifteen million Vietnamese Dong).

2. In the event where a person, upon entry into the country, carries an amount of cash in foreign currency in excess of USD 5,000 or other foreign currencies of the same value and has a demand for depositing such amount of foreign currency to his foreign currency payment account at a credit institution, foreign bank’s branch authorized to engage in foreign exchange (hereinafter collectively referred to as authorized credit institutions), he shall be required to declare to the border Customs. Entry-exit declaration statement with confirmation of the border Customs about the carried amount of foreign currency in cash as a basis for the authorized credit institution to cause the foreign currency in cash deposited to the payment account.

3. Amount of foreign currency and Vietnamese dong in cash required to be declared at the border gate Customs as stipulated in Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be applied to the individuals who carry means of payment, valuable papers in foreign currency or in Vietnamese dong such as traveler’s cheques, bank card, savings book, securities and other valuable papers.

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