🍎 Education Law · Public Employees · Salary & Rank · In a Legal Nutshell

Six Groups of Teachers Under Review: What Circular 93/2026 Means for Rank and Salary 🍎📋

By Nguyen Le Bao Ngoc (Ngoc Prinny) · Consulted by Ls. Le Thi Kim Dung and Ls. Nguyen Van Diep of Thay Diep & Associates Law Firm

📖 Word Nerd Corner: "Grade" and "Degree" Are Cousins

The word "grade" comes from the Latin gradus, meaning a "step", as in a step on a staircase. 🪜 And "degree" comes from the same root: de- + gradus, literally "a step down." So when a teacher's degree (their qualification) meets their grade (their rank), the two words are quite literally relatives meeting at the same staircase. 👨‍👩‍👧 That reunion is the whole subject of Circular 93/2026/TT-BGDĐT, which takes effect on October 30, 2026 and asks authorities to take a second look at how certain teachers were placed on the rank ladder. (And "salary"? It comes from the Latin salarium, traditionally linked to sal, "salt." 🧂 The origin is debated, but the link between work and pay is clearly old.)

💙 Before we dive in: a headline that says teachers "must be reviewed for re-appointment" can sound alarming. The source is explicit that not everyone in the six groups will be moved down to a lower rank. It's a review, based on assessment, not an automatic demotion. This post explains who is covered and what the review looks at.

🎯 The Short Version

• 📜 The rule: Circular 93/2026/TT-BGDĐT (professional standards, appointment of titles, and salary classification for teachers), effective October 30, 2026
• 🧩 How it works: Article 5, Clause 1 adds a new Clause 6 after Clause 5 of Article 15 of Circular 31/2026/TT-BGDĐT
• 👩‍🏫 Who: teachers appointed straight into a higher rank between November 3, 2015 and March 20, 2021 without passing the exam or promotion review run by the competent authority, in six specified groups
• ⏰ When: appointments and salary classifications under the amendments should basically be completed before December 31, 2026, except in specially provided cases

🎭 Meet Our Example Teachers

🧸 Preschool Teacher Pia
Recruited with a university degree and appointed straight to rank II.

📚 Primary Teacher Paolo
Was rank III, earned a university degree, and was appointed to rank II.

🔬 Secondary Teacher Sofia
Lower secondary teacher recruited with a university degree and appointed rank II.

🎓 High School Teacher Hana
Rank II, earned a master's degree, and was appointed rank I.

🧭 Who Falls Under the Review?

The new clause covers teachers who, between November 3, 2015 and March 20, 2021, were appointed immediately to a higher-rank title after one of three events:

• 📝 after being recruited,
• 🎒 after finishing their probation period, or
• 🎓 after obtaining a higher qualification,

but who had not passed an exam or promotion review organized by the competent authority. Six groups are specified:

#	Level	The group	Rank appointed (code)
1	🧸 Preschool	Recruited with a university degree or higher and appointed rank II	Rank II (V.07.02.04) or equivalent
2	🧸 Preschool	Rank III (V.07.02.05) or IV (V.07.02.06), or equivalent, who completed training and obtained a university degree or higher, then were appointed rank II	Rank II (V.07.02.04) or equivalent
3	📚 Primary	Recruited with a university degree or higher and appointed rank II	Rank II (V.07.03.07) or equivalent
4	📚 Primary	Rank III (V.07.03.08) or IV (V.07.03.09), or equivalent, who completed training and obtained a university degree or higher, then were appointed rank II	Rank II (V.07.03.07) or equivalent
5	🔬 Lower secondary	Recruited with a university degree or higher and appointed rank II	Rank II (V.07.04.11) or equivalent
6	🎓 Upper secondary	Rank II (V.07.05.14) or equivalent who completed training and obtained a master's degree, then were appointed rank I	Rank I (V.07.05.13) or equivalent

The rule also applies to teachers delivering continuing education programs at lower secondary or upper secondary level at continuing education centers.

🧸 Everyday picture: Preschool Teacher Pia joined a kindergarten in 2018 with a bachelor's degree and was appointed straight to rank II, without sitting a promotion exam. That matches group 1 on the timing and the way she was appointed, so her case would be among those to review. Primary Teacher Paolo (rank III, then a degree, then rank II in 2019) fits group 4. Secondary Teacher Sofia fits group 5, and High School Teacher Hana (rank II, master's degree, then rank I in 2020) fits group 6.

🚫 Who Is Not Included?

The source says the rule does not cover these cases:

• 🌟 Teachers received under a policy to attract and develop talent from outstanding graduates and young scientific staff
• 🏅 Teachers recruited or received under a policy to attract and give preferential use to talented people, whether under national law or a locality's specific policy at the time of recruitment
• 🎓 Teachers appointed to a rank after reaching the standard training level

⚠️ A gap in the source: the list of exclusions in my source begins with a line reading "appointed to a high rank upon recruitment." But groups 1, 3, and 5 are exactly teachers recruited and appointed to a high rank, so that line can't be a blanket exclusion. It looks like a lead-in that got flattened in formatting, with the three bullets above as its sub-cases. Please check the exact wording in Circular 93/2026 before relying on the exclusion list.

⚖️ "Review" Does Not Mean "Demotion"

The source stresses that not every teacher in the six groups will move to a lower rank. Re-appointment rests on an assessment of:

• 🎓 the teacher's training qualification,
• ⏳ their teaching time,
• 📈 the results of performing their duties, and
• 🧠 their professional competence, by school level.

And for primary and lower secondary teachers, continuing to be appointed to rank II requires at least 9 years of teaching with compulsory social insurance contributions, plus meeting the prescribed professional standards.

🧮 Everyday picture: Primary Teacher Paolo has taught for 11 years and paid compulsory social insurance throughout, with strong evaluations. On the 9-year test, he clears the bar (the other criteria still need to be met). A colleague with only 6 years of insured teaching would be looking at a different conversation. The source doesn't describe what happens in that case, so the circular itself is where to look.

🤔 Did you know? The rank codes in the source follow a tidy pattern. The second number tracks the school level: V.07.02 is preschool, V.07.03 is primary, V.07.04 is lower secondary, V.07.05 is upper secondary. And within a level, a lower final number means a higher rank: preschool rank II is .04, rank III is .05, rank IV is .06; upper secondary rank I is .13 and rank II is .14. (This is my observation from the codes in the source, not a statement of the circular.) 🔢

🌿 Nature's version: Scientists can tell a tree's age by counting its growth rings, not by measuring its height. A short tree can be old, and a tall one can be young. 🌳 The 9-year rule works in a similar spirit: it counts the years of insured teaching, rather than relying on a title alone, to decide whether a rank is a fit.

⏰ Timing

• 📅 Effective: October 30, 2026
• 🏁 Target: appointments and salary classification under the amended provisions should basically be completed before December 31, 2026, except in cases provided for separately

That's a short runway, which is why it helps to prepare early. The source doesn't describe the review procedure in detail (who decides, what the file contains, how salary is recalculated), so those details are in the circular and its guidance.

💡 Practical Tips

🍎 For teachers

• Check whether you're in scope. Look at your appointment decision: the date (between November 3, 2015 and March 20, 2021), how you were appointed, and whether you passed an exam or promotion review.
• Gather your documents: recruitment and appointment decisions, degree certificates, proof of teaching years with compulsory social insurance, performance evaluations, and evidence of professional competence.
• Check the exclusions (talent-attraction and similar policies) to see whether any applies to you.
• Don't assume the worst. The review is an assessment, not an automatic downgrade. Ask your school's HR about the process and timeline.

🏫 For school leaders and HR

• Identify affected teachers early using appointment dates and decisions.
• Apply the criteria consistently and document each assessment.
• Communicate clearly and kindly. People's careers and pay are involved, so explain what the review is and isn't.
• Keep the December 31, 2026 target in view when scheduling the work.

📝 Quick Self-Check Quiz

Q1. What appointment window does the rule cover?

Reveal answer

Teachers appointed immediately to a higher-rank title between November 3, 2015 and March 20, 2021, without passing the competent authority's exam or promotion review.

Q2. Will every teacher in the six groups be moved to a lower rank?

Reveal answer

No. Re-appointment rests on an assessment of qualifications, teaching time, results, and professional competence.

Q3. How many years of insured teaching do primary and lower secondary teachers need to continue as rank II?

Reveal answer

At least 9 years of teaching with compulsory social insurance contributions, plus meeting the professional standards.

Q4. Which group involves a master's degree?

Reveal answer

Group 6: upper secondary teachers at rank II who obtained a master's degree and were appointed rank I.

Q5. By when should the appointments and salary classifications basically be completed?

Reveal answer

Before December 31, 2026, except in cases provided for separately.

😂 Teacher: "I've graded 500 essays this term." Circular 93: "Lovely. Now let's talk about your grade." 📝😅

🗣️ Your Turn

Are you a teacher, a school administrator, or an HR officer working through this review? What part of the process feels least clear? Share your questions in the comments. (Please keep personal details out of public comments.) 👇

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🎰 Gaming Regulation · Compliance · In a Legal Nutshell

Check, Check, VNeID: How Vietnam's Casinos Will Verify Customers From November 15, 2026 🎰🪪

By Nguyen Le Bao Ngoc (Ngoc Prinny) · Consulted by Ls. Le Thi Kim Dung and Ls. Nguyen Van Diep of Thay Diep & Associates Law Firm

📅 Published: November 11, 2026

📖 Word Nerd Corner: A Casino Is Literally a "Little House"

The word "casino" comes from Italian: casa ("house") plus the diminutive ending -ino, so a casino is a "little house." 🏡 It originally meant a small villa or social clubhouse, a place for music, conversation, and games, before the name settled on gambling rooms. Gamblers like to say "the house always wins." Vietnam's rules put it a little differently: the house always has duties. Decree 392/2026/NĐ-CP, issued on October 20, 2026, adds a new way for the house to meet one of them, starting November 15, 2026, just four days from now.

🔗 Part of a bigger decree: this post zooms in on one change in Decree 392/2026/NĐ-CP. For the other changes (hotel ID types, the list of 15 conditional business lines, the 13-to-10 cut in lines needing a security plan, seals, fireworks, and fire safety paperwork), see my overview post on the decree.

🎭 Meet the Cast

🎰 Lucky Star Resort Casino
A licensed venue offering casino games and electronic prize games for foreigners.

🧑‍💼 Manager Marco
Runs compliance at Lucky Star. He has one question: "What changes on November 15?"

💂 Security Chief Sasha
Leads the guards at the door and on the floor. Her team is about to get a staffing rule.

🧳 Guest Gabe
A visitor with his passport and a phone full of apps.

🪪 The Headline Change: Verification via VNeID

Article 13 of Decree 392 amends Clause 2, Article 33 of Decree 96/2016/NĐ-CP. Article 33 is about the responsibilities of prize game businesses, which covers electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting. In addition to the duties in Article 25, a venue must:

Check personal information on the national identification app (VNeID) or the customer's ID documents, and record the full information in the management book.

In plain terms: from November 15, 2026, a casino can use the VNeID app to verify a customer's personal information instead of only checking physical ID papers. It must still record the customer's full information in the management book.

Before (Decree 96/2016, Art. 33.2)	From Nov 15, 2026 (Decree 392/2026, Art. 13)
Check the customer's ID, record full information in the management book, and keep a copy of the ID of customers using the service	Check personal information on VNeID or the customer's ID, and record full information in the management book

⚠️ Read the fine print: the new wording as quoted doesn't repeat the old duty to keep a copy of the customer's ID. Neither of my sources comments on that. Before you change a procedure, check the full text of the amended Article 33 and of Article 25 to see whether any copy-retention duty survives elsewhere. Also note that the rule says a venue "may" use VNeID or ID documents; it doesn't say anything about replacing paper IDs for guests who can't use the app.

📱 Everyday picture: Guest Gabe arrives at Lucky Star. Instead of only handing over his passport, a staff member could verify his information through VNeID, then log his full details in the management book. For a foreign visitor, the practical details (such as whether and how a foreign guest can be verified through the app) are worth confirming with the authorities.

📋 The Other Duties in the Amended Article 33

The source lists several more responsibilities of prize game businesses under the amended article:

1. 🚪 Keep out people who aren't allowed to play. The venue must not let in people who are not permitted, under the law, to play electronic prize games and casino games at the premises.
2. 📜 House rules in two languages. Issue rules in Vietnamese and a foreign language on security and order, prevention of social evils, and fire and explosion prevention, and post them at the entrance of the business area.
3. 📞 Report weapons and hazards at once. Notify the police immediately on discovering anyone bringing weapons, explosives, support tools, or flammable substances into the business area.
4. 🧑‍⚖️ Staff screening. Don't employ staff who currently hold a criminal record for gambling, organizing or harboring gambling, or usurious lending.
5. 💂 The 30% security rule. Venues offering electronic prize games for foreigners and casinos must have at least 30% of their security staff employed by a security service business.

🤔 Did you know? A bit of arithmetic on the 30% rule (my own calculation, not from the source). "At least 30%" of a team of 10 means at least 3 people. But with 7 guards, 2 people would be only about 28.6%, so you'd need 3. In other words, whenever the number doesn't divide neatly, you round up. The source doesn't spell out how to count part-time or shift-based staff, so it's worth confirming how the authorities measure the ratio. 🧮

🧭 Who Does What? A Quick Map

Duty	Applies to
Check VNeID or ID; log full info in the book	Prize game businesses (electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting)
Keep out people not allowed to play	Electronic prize games and casinos
House rules in Vietnamese and a foreign language, posted at the entrance	Prize game businesses (per the source's list)
Notify police immediately about weapons, explosives, support tools, flammables	Prize game businesses (per the source's list)
No staff with listed convictions	Prize game businesses (per the source's list)
At least 30% of security staff from a security service business	Electronic prize games for foreigners and casinos only

The source presents these as responsibilities "of prize game businesses" under Article 33, with the 30% rule singled out for electronic games for foreigners and casinos. If you run a betting business, check the full text to see exactly which duties apply to you.

🏠🚗 Real-Life Parallels

• ✈️ Airport check-in: your boarding pass says who you are, but the airline still checks your ID against it. Casinos are being given a digital option for the same kind of check.
• 🍷 Buying alcohol: a shop that must verify age keeps the door closed to people who aren't allowed to buy. Same logic as "don't let in people who aren't permitted to play."
• 🏢 A gated building: signs at the entrance, a guard company at the gate, and a rule that you report a suspicious package immediately.

🌿 Nature's version: The Venus flytrap doesn't snap shut at the first touch. It needs two triggers within about twenty seconds, which saves it from wasting energy on a raindrop or a falling twig. 🪰 A venue that checks a customer's identity and records it applies a similar two-step logic: verify first, then log, before anything else happens at the table.

💡 Practical Tips

🎰 For venue operators

• Update your entry procedure before November 15. Decide how staff will use VNeID alongside ID documents, and train them on both.
• Keep the management book complete. The rule requires full information, so check that your template captures it.
• Hold off on dropping copy retention until you've confirmed the full amended text and related articles.
• Check your posted rules. They must be in Vietnamese and a foreign language, covering security and order, social evil prevention, and fire and explosion prevention, and displayed at the entrance.
• Write a police-notification protocol for weapons, explosives, support tools, and flammables, including who calls, how fast, and what gets recorded.
• Screen staff for the listed convictions as part of hiring and periodic checks, within what the law allows.
• Audit your security team's make-up. If you run casino or electronic prize games for foreigners, confirm that at least 30% of security staff come from a security service business.
• Think about personal data too. Venues that record and store customers' information are handling personal data, so it's worth considering your obligations under the personal data protection rules (see my DPIA and CbTIA post).

🧳 For visitors

• Carry valid ID and be ready to have your information checked and recorded. Expect to be asked for it.

📝 Quick Self-Check Quiz

Q1. What new option do prize game venues get for checking customers from November 15, 2026?

Reveal answer

They can check personal information on the national identification app (VNeID), or check ID documents, and must record the full information in the management book.

Q2. Which businesses does Article 33 cover?

Reveal answer

Prize game businesses, including electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting.

Q3. In what languages must the house rules be written, and where must they be posted?

Reveal answer

Vietnamese and a foreign language, posted at the entrance of the business area.

Q4. What share of security staff must come from a security service business, and who does it apply to?

Reveal answer

At least 30%, for electronic prize games for foreigners and casinos.

Q5. What must a venue do if it finds someone bringing a weapon into the business area?

Reveal answer

Notify the police immediately. The same applies to explosives, support tools, and flammable substances.

😂 "The house always wins." Decree 392: "...and the house always checks ID, posts rules at the door, and calls the police about the weapons." 🏠🪪📞

🗣️ Your Turn

Do you think a digital ID check like VNeID makes venue compliance easier or adds new questions? If you work in or around the gaming sector, what would you want clarified before November 15? Share your thoughts in the comments. 👇

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• This article is like a map, not a teleporter 🗺️ — it'll orient you, but it won't zap your legal problem away instantly.
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🛡️ Business Licensing · Security & Order · In a Legal Nutshell

Six Things Changing for "Security and Order" Businesses on November 15, 2026 (Decree 392/2026/NĐ-CP) 🏨🎰🔥

By Nguyen Le Bao Ngoc (Ngoc Prinny) · Consulted by Ls. Le Thi Kim Dung and Ls. Nguyen Van Diep of Thay Diep & Associates Law Firm

📖 Word Nerd Corner: "Security" Means "Without Worry"

The word "security" comes from the Latin securus: se- ("without") + cura ("care, worry"). To be secure is, literally, to be free from worry. 😌 And "order" comes from ordo, meaning a "row" or "rank," a thing arranged in its proper place. So Vietnam's legal category of businesses subject to conditions on "security and order" (an ninh, trật tự) is, etymologically, about keeping things worry-free and in neat rows. Decree 392/2026/NĐ-CP, issued on October 20, 2026 and applying from November 15, 2026 (nine days from today, November 6), re-arranges a number of those rows. Let's walk through six changes. 🚶

🔗 Connection to my last post: if you read my post on DPIA and CbTIA filings, you've already met this number. The source for that post says Decree 392/2026/NĐ-CP, issued October 20 and effective November 15, 2026, also changes personal data impact assessment procedures. This post's source describes a decree with the same number, issue date, and effective date amending the security-and-order business rules (and it mentions personal data processing services among the many topics it touches). That suggests one omnibus decree amending several earlier decrees, but check the official text to confirm.

1️⃣ 🏨 Five ID Types Accepted at Hotels and Guesthouses

Article 14 of Decree 392 amends Clause 2, Article 44 of Decree 96/2016/NĐ-CP on the responsibilities of lodging businesses. A lodging business may check one of five types of document:

1. 🪪 Căn cước (identity card)
2. 🪪 Căn cước công dân (citizen identity card)
3. 📘 Passport
4. 🛂 Permanent or temporary residence card for foreigners
5. 📄 Other photo-bearing documents proving identity, issued by Vietnamese state management agencies

👤 Guests with no ID: They can still be given a room, but the establishment must notify the commune-level police or the police station managing the area immediately after assigning the room.

🔄 What changed from Decree 96/2016: Căn cước was added, the old ID card (chứng minh nhân dân) was removed, and the catch-all wording changed from documents "with an affixed photo" to documents "with identity-proving value" bearing a photo. The notice recipient is now specified as commune-level police or the local police station.

🛎️ Everyday picture: Receptionist Rina at the Moonlight Inn checks in Traveler Tom, who shows his passport. ✅ Then Guest Gia arrives, having left her ID at home. Rina can still give Gia a room, but right after doing so she must notify the commune police or the local police station. Rina's check-in procedure should say exactly who to call and how. 📞

🤔 Did you know? As far as I know (general background, not from the source), the old-style ID cards (chứng minh nhân dân) stopped being valid at the end of 2024 under the Law on Identity, which fits with them dropping off this list. Worth verifying if you handle guests with older documents. 🪪

2️⃣ 📚 The List of 15 Conditional Business Lines Gets Tidied

Article 1 of Decree 392 amends Article 3 of Decree 96/2016 to set out 15 groups of business lines subject to conditions on security and order, and the scope of each. Familiar groups include:

• 🔏 Seal production
• 🛡️ Support tools, including repair
• 🎆 Fireworks, except explosive fireworks
• 💍 Pawnshop services
• 💆 Massage services
• 🚨 Signal devices for priority-right vehicles
• 👮 Security guard services
• 🎲 Prize games
• 🏨 Lodging services
• 🎤 Karaoke and nightclubs
• 💥 Industrial explosives, explosive precursors, and related lines...

The big change is structural. Rather than listing many separate items as before, the decree restructures, merges, and adjusts scope. Notably, electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting are now grouped under prize games, and some lines are renamed or re-scoped to fit current specialized laws.

3️⃣ 🎰 Casinos and Prize Game Venues Can Check Customers via VNeID

Article 13 of Decree 392 amends Clause 2, Article 33 of Decree 96/2016, on the responsibilities of prize game businesses (including electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting). In addition to the responsibilities in Article 25, they must:

Check personal information on the national identification app (VNeID) or the customer's ID documents, and record the full information in the management book.

So from November 15, 2026, these venues can use VNeID to verify customers instead of relying only on physical ID papers, and they must still record full customer information in the book.

Old rule (Decree 96/2016, Art. 33.2)	New rule (Decree 392/2026, Art. 13)
Check the customer's ID, record full information in the management book, and keep a copy of the ID of customers using the service	Check personal information on VNeID or the customer's ID, and record full information in the management book

⚠️ Look closely at the last words: the new text as quoted in the source doesn't repeat the old duty to keep a copy of the customer's ID. The source doesn't comment on that, so don't assume the copy requirement has disappeared. Check the full amended Article 33 and the related Article 25 before changing your procedures. (The source's comparison cites "Decree 96/2026"; given the context, I've read that as a typo for Decree 96/2016.)

🎰 Everyday picture: At Lucky Star Resort Casino, a staff member could now verify a guest through VNeID rather than only examining a card, and then enter the guest's details in the management book.

4️⃣ 📋 Ten Business Lines Must Have a Security and Order Plan

Article 2 of Decree 392 amends Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree 96/2016. Ten lines now must have a plan to ensure security and order:

1. Support tools, including repair
2. Fireworks, except explosive fireworks
3. Prize games, including electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting
4. Industrial explosives
5. Explosive precursors
6. Lines using industrial explosives and explosive precursors
7. Blasting services
8. Nightclub services
9. Lodging services, for businesses that are enterprises
10. Handguns, shoulder-fired guns, and ammunition for those weapons, equipped for the armed forces and other forces as provided by law

The old Clause 1 of Article 8 covered 13 lines. That list had separate entries for electronic prize games for foreigners, casinos, and betting, and it also included paintball guns and small military handguns. The new list is 10.

💡 Two small observations: (1) Lodging only needs a plan when the business is an enterprise, which is a distinction worth noting if you run a small guesthouse. (2) Paintball guns appear in the old list but not in the new one, and I couldn't tell from the source what happens to that line. Check the decree text if it affects you.

5️⃣ 🔏 Seals, Military Gear, and Fireworks: Who May Do What

Article 3 of Decree 392 amends Article 13 of Decree 96/2016 on conditions for certain business lines:

• 🏛️ Seals with the National Emblem or the Police badge: only establishments under the Ministry of Public Security may produce them, except establishments already operating before November 15, 2026.
• 🪖 Seals with the Army insignia and seals under the Ministry of National Defense's management: only the professional management agency or an assigned unit under the Ministry of National Defense may produce them.
• 🎖️ Military and police uniforms, equipment, military weapons, technical equipment, and specialized means: establishments outside the Army and Police may deal in them only when ordered, assigned, or selected through bidding by a competent Army or Police authority.
• 🎆 Fireworks (except explosive fireworks): only establishments under the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security may trade in them.

⚠️ Transition note: the source mentions a grandfather exception for seal producers already operating before November 15, 2026, but it states no such exception for fireworks. Don't assume one exists; check the decree's transitional provisions.

🎆 Everyday picture: Sparkle Shop is a private store that sold non-explosive fireworks. Under the rule as the source describes it, only establishments under the two ministries may now trade in them. The shop owner should check the transitional rules right away.

6️⃣ 🔥 Fire Safety Paperwork Gets Redefined

Article 4 of Decree 392 amends Clause 3, Article 19 of Decree 96/2016 on the documents proving fire safety conditions.

• 📄 Valid proof for the business area and for warehouses storing raw materials and goods: the fire prevention inspection record issued by the competent authority under the law on fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue.
• 🚫 Not required to submit this document: seal production; security guard services; betting; and trading in certain devices for measuring speed, alcohol concentration, and drugs, as well as equipment for analyzing and scanning mobile information.
• 🏭 No storage of your own? You need a warehouse lease contract for a warehouse that meets fire safety conditions.
• 💥 Explosives lines: for lines using industrial explosives and explosive precursors, or blasting services, the fire safety proof is the documentation of the warehouse for storing the industrial explosives and precursors.

🧾 And There's More

The source adds that Decree 392 also amends many provisions on seal management, identity cards (căn cước), weapons, explosives, support tools, and personal data processing service businesses. It's a wide-ranging decree, so check the full text for your sector.

🌿 Nature's version: At a beehive entrance, guard bees check every arriving bee by scent. Nestmates are waved in, and strangers are examined before they get past the door. 🐝 When a bee arrives without its usual scent, the guards don't automatically attack. They assess, then decide. A hotel front desk checking ID and then notifying the police about a guest without documents is a human version of the same idea: check at the door, and escalate what you can't verify.

💡 Practical Tips

🏨 If you run a hotel or guesthouse

• Update your check-in procedure by November 15: accept căn cước, and stop treating the old ID card as an accepted document.
• Write a "no ID" script: assign the room if appropriate, then notify the commune police or the local police station immediately. Put the contact details at the front desk.
• If you are an enterprise, check whether you need a security and order plan.

🎰 If you run a prize game venue

• Decide how VNeID checks fit your process, and keep recording customer information in the management book.
• Confirm the copy-retention rule before changing anything.

🏢 If you're in any of the 15 lines

• Map your business to the new grouping. Merged and renamed lines can change which rules you fall under.
• Check your fire safety documents against Article 4 and see whether your line is exempt from submitting them.
• If you make seals or trade in uniforms, military gear, or fireworks, review who is now allowed to do what, and look at the transition rules.

📝 Quick Self-Check Quiz

Q1. Which identification type was added to the hotel check-in list, and which was removed?

Reveal answer

Căn cước (identity card) was added; the old ID card (chứng minh nhân dân) was removed.

Q2. What must a hotel do after giving a room to a guest with no ID?

Reveal answer

Immediately notify the commune-level police or the police station managing the area.

Q3. How many business lines now require a security and order plan, compared with before?

Reveal answer

10, down from 13.

Q4. Who may produce seals bearing the National Emblem or the Police badge?

Reveal answer

Only establishments under the Ministry of Public Security, except establishments already operating before November 15, 2026.

Q5. What document proves fire safety conditions for a business area and storage warehouse?

Reveal answer

The fire prevention inspection record from the competent authority. Some lines (such as seal production, security guard services, and betting) don't have to submit it, and explosives lines use the storage warehouse documentation.

😂 Guest: "I forgot my ID." Receptionist: "No problem, here's your room. Also, I'm calling the police." Guest: "...wait, what?" 📞😅 (Legal note: that's the rule, not a threat.)

🗣️ Your Turn

Do you run (or stay in) a hotel, or work in one of the 15 business lines? Which of these six changes will affect your day-to-day the most? Share your thoughts in the comments. 👇

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