Can Vietnamese citizens have their Citizen Identity Cards re-issued at their temporary residence? How long does it take to re-issue a Citizen Identity Cards?
Can Vietnamese citizens have their Citizen Identity Cards re-issued at their temporary place of residence?
Pursuant to Article 10 of Circular 59/2021/TT-BCA stipulating as follows:
"Article 10. Receipt of application for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Card
1. Citizens shall apply at competent police authorities where the citizens register for temporary, permanent residence in person for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards.
2. In case citizens apply for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards online on National public service portal or public service portal of Ministry of Public Security, citizens shall select service, examine and verify their information in National database on population, in case of accurate information, register time and location for issuance of Citizen Identity Cards; the system shall then transfer applications to police authorities where the citizens wish to apply to.
In case of inaccurate information, citizens shall present legal documents at competent police authorities capable of receiving application for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards as proof."
Article 13 of Circular 59/2021/TT-BCA stipulates:
“1. Supervisory agencies of Citizen Identity Cards of district police or province police shall designate location for receiving and collecting applications for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards for citizens register for permanent or temporary residence in their administrative divisions.”
Thus, according to the above regulations, you can go to your place of temporary or permanent residence to re-register for citizenship.
Re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards
What are the procedures for re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 11 of Circular 59/2021/TT-BCA stipulating:
"Article 11. Procedures for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards
1. Citizens shall apply for issuance of Citizen Identity Cards at competent police authorities capable of receiving application for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards in person.
2. Police officers receiving application for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards shall collect citizen information: Search for citizen information on National database on population; select class and appearance description; collect fingerprints; take portrait photos; print Citizen Identity Card information collection form, population information collection form (if any), population information update, revision form (if any) to allow citizens to inspect, sign and specify full name; collect charges as per the law; issue notice on result collection date.
3. Collect ID Cards, current Citizen Identity Cards in case citizens apply for conversion from ID Cards to Citizen Identity Cards or revision of Citizen Identity Cards.
4. Research Citizen Identity Card storage to verify citizen information (if any).
5. Process and approve applications for issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards.
6. Return Citizen Identity Cards and results of issuance, revision, re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards. In case citizens register for returning Citizen Identity Cards to specific address, police authorities shall produce lists and cooperate with delivery service to implement while citizens shall pay delivery fees as per the law."
Accordingly, in order to be re-issued a lost citizen identity card, you need to follow the above procedure.
How long does it take to re-issue lost Citizen Identity Cards in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 11 of Circular 60/2021/TT-BCA stipulating:
"Article 11. Time limit for processing dossiers of issuance, renewal and re-issue of Citizen Identity Cards
1. For dossiers received by the district-level police or the police department for administrative management of social order, within 2 working days from the date of receipt of complete dossiers, they must complete processing and transfer electronic data to the National Population Data Center.
2. At the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order:
a) With regard to electronic data transferred by the receiving unit of the request for grant, change or re-issue of the Citizen Identity Cards of the police of the provinces and centrally-run cities, within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the application, the Director of the Police Department for administrative management of social order must complete the processing, approval, and complete printing of the Citizen Identity Cards;
b) For dossiers received by the National Population Data Center, within 04 working days from the date of receipt of the dossiers, the processing, approval and complete printing of the Citizen Identity Cards must be completed. ;
c) Within 02 working days from the date of complete printing of the Citizen Identity Cards, the Citizen Identity Cards must be delivered to the place where the procedures for issuance, replacement and re-issuance of the Citizen Identity Cards are carried out."
Thus, the maximum time limit for re-issuance of Citizen Identity Cards is 8 working days.
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