There are not enough licenses for flights bringing Vietnamese from the US. USA To the country

Information from the Foreign Ministry said that since mid-April 2020, the missions of Vietnamese representatives in the United States coordinated to contact and make a list for the competent authorities of the country to organize flights for Vietnamese citizens. Men in the US USA, mostly children, students under 18, international students who are homeless due to closed dormitories, the elderly, people with underlying medical conditions and other extremely difficult cases. go home.

Vietnamese prepare to fly from Dubai (UAE) to Vietnam in 2-5. Photo: Vietnam Embassy in UAE

However, due to United States procedures related to many different authorities, the National Airlines of Vietnam (Vietnam Airlines) has not received enough licenses necessary to perform the flight according to the scheduled time.

Currently, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Transport, and the representative agencies in the United States are actively coordinating and supporting Vietnam Airlines to work with local authorities, resolve the necessary procedures, and Find suitable options to bring our citizens back to our country as soon as possible.

Faced with the situation that many citizens have moved to San Francisco International Airport to wait for the flight back home, the Vietnam Consulate General in San Francisco has sent many groups of officers to the airport, to the locations of these citizens. They stay temporarily to support, help organize transportation and move to safe places, provide necessities and protective equipment for those in need, recommend citizens take steps to ensure safety filled with epidemic prevention. Other representative Vietnamese missions in the United States are also very actively supporting our citizens.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises citizens to calm down, strictly comply with local regulations on prevention and control of epidemics and orientation of the Vietnamese representative missions.

In case of needing assistance, Vietnamese citizens can contact the Embassy of Vietnam in the United States at 001.202.716.8666 / 001.202.999.6938 / 001.202.999.6589, Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco at 001.415.619.2951 or 001.415.319.5446, Vietnam Consulate General in Houston at the phone number 001.346.775.0555 or the phone number of the Department of Citizen Protection of the Department of the Consulate of Vietnam +84.981.84.84.84.