Encouraging outcomes from “one-stop-shop” model at Lao Bao - Densavan International Border Gates

• First e-Visa holders enter Vietnam via Lao Bao International Border Gate
• Lao Cai expands border gate economic zone
• Malaysia to charge foreign vehicles at border gates
• Behavioral standards of border gate security forces

According to Colonel Ta Quang Hau, Head of the Border Station of Lao Bao International Border Gate, the border station has well collaborated with relevant agencies to effectively implement exit and entry procedures for both goods and people, creating favorable conditions for passengers and enterprises in doing business.

At the Lao Bao International Border Gate.

Thanks to effective cooperation between the authorities of Quang Tri (Vietnam) and Savannakhet (Laos) provinces, 2016 saw the exit and entry of 40 thousand vehicles, with more than 360 thousand passengers and about 200 thousand tons of goods going through Lao Bao International Border Gate.

In 2015, Vietnam and Laos started the implementation of the “one-stop-shop” model at the Lao Bao - Dansavan International Border Gates, aiming to considerably save businesses and people time and money as they only have to stop once for all checks.