Why does my hotel in Nha Trang ask for a photo of my visa before a police check?

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TL;DR

This is a standard, mandatory procedure — the hotel must show police a photo of each foreign guest's passport and visa. No one checks rooms in person; the manager simply presents the photos.

What the community said

A hotel manager asked for a photo of the guest's visa, explaining that police would come the next morning to check foreign guests and require passport and visa details for each one.

The traveler asked whether this was something to worry about — whether police would visit rooms in person or just check documents remotely.

Locals confirmed this is normal, mandatory practice in Nha Trang — the manager just shows police the document photos, and no one visits guest rooms.