31.   Together with closer surveillance of foreigners and a recent refusal to renew tourist visas, these steps seem to point to a security crackdown ahead of the anniversary.

32.   Vietnam, in a surprise move likely to inconvenience hundreds of travelers, has stopped renewing visas for foreign tourists, a U.S. official said Monday.

33.   Without the passport, she was unable to renew her visa.

34.   Zhao said he believed his visa would be renewed.

35.   Foreigners working in Vietnam must renew their visas every six months and are required to obtain residence permits.

36.   Four of the people arrested were released after presenting legal passports and visas, while two others were fined and ordered to get their visas renewed, officials said.

37.   He said the university students had failed to renew their visas.

38.   He had come back to the United States to renew his visa, he said.

39.   His visa was renewed several times at the behest of doctors who insisted he must continue his medical treatment in Switzerland.

40.   A ministry spokesman denied that Khalid was being deported and said his visa would be renewed and that he could stay here for one more month for journalistic purposes.