When does the 50% reduction in fees for reissuance and replacement of Vietnamese ID cards end?

When does the 50% reduction in fees for reissuance and replacement of Vietnamese ID cards end?

Based on Article 4 of Circular 73/2024/TT-BTC, the fee schedule is stipulated as follows:

Fee Schedule

1. The fee levels for reissuance and replacement of ID cards are as follows:

a) Replacement of a citizen ID card with an ID card as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 21 of Decree No. 70/2024/ND-CP dated June 25, 2024, of the Government of Vietnam detailing several provisions and measures for the implementation of the Law on Identification: VND 30,000 per ID card;

b) Replacement of ID cards in cases stipulated in Clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Identification: VND 50,000 per ID card;

c) Reissuance of ID cards in cases stipulated in Clause 2, Article 24 of the Law on Identification: VND 70,000 per ID card.

2. From the effective date of this Circular until December 31, 2024, the fee for reissuance and replacement of ID cards will be 50% of the fee levels stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article. From January 1, 2025, onwards, the fee levels stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article will be applied, except as provided in Clause 3 of this Article.

3. From January 1, 2025, until December 31, 2025, the fee for online submission for reissuance and replacement of ID cards will be 50% of the fee levels stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article. From January 1, 2026, onwards, the fee levels stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article will apply.

Hence, the period during which there is a 50% reduction in fees for the reissuance and replacement of ID cards is as follows:

- From October 21, 2024, until December 31, 2024, there is a 50% reduction in fees for the reissuance and replacement of ID cards.

- From January 1, 2025, until December 31, 2025, there is a 50% reduction in fees for online reissuance and replacement of ID cards.

What are cases of exemption from fees for reissuance and replacement of Vietnamese ID cards?

According to Article 5 of Circular 73/2024/TT-BTC, cases eligible for a fee exemption for reissuance and replacement of ID cards include:

- Children as defined by the Law on Children; elderly people as defined by the Law on the Elderly; people with disabilities as defined by the Law on People with Disabilities.

- People with contributions to the revolution and their relatives as defined by the Ordinance on Preferences for People with Contributions to the Revolution.

- Ethnic minorities in communes with particularly difficult socio-economic conditions; citizens residing in border communes; citizens residing in island districts; citizens from poor households as defined by law.

When does the 50% reduction in fees for reissuance and replacement of Vietnamese ID cards end? (Image from the Internet)

Shall Vietnamese citizens apply for an ID card at their temporary residence?

According to Article 27 of the Law on Identification 2023, the location for the procedures for issuance, reissuance, and replacement of ID cards is stipulated as follows:

Location for Procedures for Issuance, Reissuance, and Replacement of ID Cards

1. The identification management agency of the district-level police in districts, district-level towns, provincial cities, or centrally-administered city municipalities where citizens reside.

2. The identification management agency of the Ministry of Public Security for cases decided by the head of the identification management agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

3. In necessary cases, the identification management agencies specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article may organize procedures for ID card issuance at commune, ward, commune-level towns, agencies, units, or at the resident’s location.

Additionally, Article 11 of the Law on Residence 2020 stipulates the place of residence of citizens as follows:

Place of Residence of Citizens

1. The place of residence of citizens includes permanent residence and temporary residence.

2. If a place of permanent residence or temporary residence is not determined, the place of current residence as specified in Clause 1, Article 19 of this Law shall apply.

Based on the above provisions, the place of residence of citizens includes both permanent and temporary residence.

Thus, if individuals wish to apply for the issuance, reissuance, or replacement of ID cards, they may proceed to the competent authority in their temporary residence to complete the registration.

How to declare and pay fees for reissuance and replacement of ID cards in Vietnam?

According to Article 6 of Circular 73/2024/TT-BTC, the declaration and payment of fees for the reissuance and replacement of ID cards are regulated as follows:

- Fee payers shall make fee payments when conducting the procedures for reissuance and replacement of ID cards to the fee collecting organization in accordance with the methods stipulated by Circular 74/2022/TT-BTC, which regulates the form, time, payment, and declaration of fees and charges under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.

- Fee collecting organizations shall remit 100% of collected fees into the state budget (central budget) according to the program, sub-section of the current state budget index. The costs for collecting fees will be allocated by the state budget (central budget) within the estimates of the fee-collecting organization according to the policies and budget expenditure norms as stipulated by law. Fee collecting organizations shall declare, collect, and pay fees in accordance with Circular 74/2022/TT-BTC.