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The Tax Department under the Ministry of Finance has published information on 18 directors and legal representatives of enterprises subject to a travel suspension due to tax debts. The notice does not specify the amount of tax owed by the individuals or the organizations.
The published list includes 18 named individuals, with illustrative images accompanying the notice. The measure is implemented under Decree 49/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2025, which sets out criteria for suspending exit from Vietnam based on the level of tax debt and the length of overdue payment.
Decree 49 also provides that if a taxpayer fulfills tax obligations, the tax authority will issue a cancellation notice and send it to immigration authorities within 24 hours. Immigration authorities will lift the travel suspension within 24 hours from receiving the notice.
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