Passport surrender rule in Vietnam

[emailroy2002]

they will photocopy it and store it, not hold it.

that wasn't a hotel, that was stupidity.

[shewholovesthebeach]

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.

Oh really? Thanks for the info.

[patsaaaaay]

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.

nkasuway ko hostel sa hanoi ug cambodia in ana sad pero okay rman isurrender kay tnan ng check in mao may gnabuhat

[slakker]

ayaw lang patakag surrender sa imung passport para safe...

[shewholovesthebeach]

they will photocopy it and store it, not hold it.

that wasn't a hotel, that was stupidity.

But the receptionists at the hotel we stayed in never offered to photocopy our passports. They said our passportd will be returned upon check-out. Good thing we were able to persuade them to keep our IDs instead.

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ayaw lang patakag surrender sa imung passport para safe...

It's difficult to entrust your passports to total strangers.

[yabz89]

So far on my experience pagdidto ko Jan-March 2018,. genapicture-ran ra man nila akoang passport,. dili man nila e-hold,.
traveled from north down south of vietnam,.and stayed in different hostel,. (mga 15-20 ka hostel siguro)
bought a motorcycle in Hanoi and sold it in danang..

[istoryan99]

Been so many countries/hotels/resorts/hostels/arbnb never had that experience. I will never surrender my passport bc that is my life ID if something happens to me...except if i violated their laws.

[iwit westy]

been in Vietnam twice, wala pa pud ko kasulay nga gkuha akong passport. although I recommend airbnb did2, barato pero nindot ilang mga units. hehe