Passport surrender rule in Vietnam

[shewholovesthebeach]

Hi guys! To anyone here who's been in Vietnam, particularly in Ho Chi Minh, is it a standard procedure for tourists to surrender their passports at the hotel reception upon check-in? I'm still bothered by what my friends and I experienced in our recent trip. Good thing the hotel staff was kind enough to return our passports when we offered to surrender our IDs instead.

[pink_skies]

Thank you for this! Will note this in case i ever go to vietnam.

[shewholovesthebeach]

Thank you for this! Will note this in case i ever go to vietnam.

You're welcome! I encourage you to go to Ho Chi Minh City. Such a cool, inexpensive place to visit! ��

[digitalsuperman]

Hi guys! To anyone here who's been in Vietnam, particularly in Ho Chi Minh, is it a standard procedure for tourists to surrender their passports at the hotel reception upon check-in? I'm still bothered by what my friends and I experienced in our recent trip. Good thing the hotel staff was kind enough to return our passports when we offered to surrender our IDs instead.

maybe the were just looking for some ID's? last time went to hanoi never had this experience tho. they just checked my passport and returned it immediately just to verify my booking and credit card credentials.

[shewholovesthebeach]

maybe the were just looking for some ID's? last time went to hanoi never had this experience tho. they just checked my passport and returned it immediately just to verify my booking and credit card credentials.

In our case, we were told that our passports will be returned upon check-out. And since we found the situation very uncomfortable, we politely asked na lang if we could surrender our IDs instead. Good thing mababait naman sila and they agreed after registering the details contained in our passports sa systen nila. Paranoid lang siguro kami because of the many "scam" stories na narinig about the place. But overall, we had a great, unforgettable experience in Ho Chi Minh. 😊

[digitalsuperman]

In our case, we were told that our passports will be returned upon check-out. And since we found the situation very uncomfortable, we politely asked na lang if we could surrender our IDs instead. Good thing mababait naman sila and they agreed after registering the details contained in our passports sa systen nila. Paranoid lang siguro kami because of the many "scam" stories na narinig about the place. But overall, we had a great, unforgettable experience in Ho Chi Minh. ��

its just right to be paranoid. no one should hold your passport except for the person whose name written on it. depende guro sa hotel pud.

[P-Chan]

smells fishy lagi nah nga moves.. hmm..

[shewholovesthebeach]

its just right to be paranoid. no one should hold your passport except for the person whose name written on it. depende guro sa hotel pud.

And with the issues of identity theft, it's just so difficult to entrust your passport to anyone di ba?

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smells fishy lagi nah nga moves.. hmm..

You think so?

[P-Chan]

And with the issues of identity theft, it's just so difficult to entrust your passport to anyone di ba?

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You think so?

i don't know bitaw... hahaha...

[pirehro]

I've read somewhere that only hostels or budget hotels are usually the ones implementing this rule.
Those 3-star up hotels does not follow this practice.
Better give a photocopy or have a photo taken instead.