Sanctions against Administrative Violations

To maintain social order, public safety, and a healthy academic environment, international students residing in Vietnam are required to strictly adhere to Vietnamese administrative laws.

1. Types of Sanctions Against Administrative Violations

Depending on the nature and severity of the administrative violation, penalties may include:

1. Caution (Formal Warning);
2. Monetary Fines;
3. Confiscation of material evidence or means used for committing administrative violations;
4. Expulsion (Deportation) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for foreign nationals.

2.1 Common Administrative Violations

Foreign nationals may be subject to administrative penalties for committing any of the following acts:

• Assembling or joining crowds in public areas in a manner that disrupts public order; allowing domestic animals to run off-leash in urban areas; consuming alcohol, beer, or stimulants causing public disorder.
• Taking advantage of freedom of belief or religion to organize, hire, or entice others to infringe upon the interests of the State or the lawful rights of organizations and individuals.
• Making loud noises in residential or public areas during nighttime hours (10:00 PM to 6:00 AM).
• Organizing, hiring, or inciting others to cause bodily harm, insult, or humiliate another person (where not liable to criminal prosecution).
• Spraying paint, writing, drawing, or sticking text/images on walls, utility poles, residential buildings, or public structures without permission from competent authorities.
• Provoking, teasing, insulting, slandering, or defaming others.
• Engaging in sexual harassment, obscene acts, or stimulating sexual behavior in public places, as well as prostitution-related activities.
• Illegally manufacturing, purchasing, storing, transporting, or using weapons, explosives, fireworks, or narcotics and prohibited addictive substances.
• Engaging in illegal gambling in any form.

2.2 Violations of Regulations on Exit, Entry, Transit, Residency, and Travel

Foreign nationals staying in Vietnam must comply with strict immigration and residency laws. The following acts constitute serious administrative violations:

1. Traveling within the territory of Vietnam without carrying a valid passport, travel document, or residence permit issued by Vietnamese authorities.
2. Gifting, leasing, renting, pawning, or receiving as a pledge passports, travel documents, or residence permits.
3. Entering, practicing professions, or engaging in unauthorized employment/activities in Vietnam without permission from competent Vietnamese authorities.
4. Falsifying documents, records, or personal information to obtain passports, visas, or residence permits.