Dossier for Level 2 Electronic Identification Account Registration for Foreigners: Required Documents
What documents are required for level-2 electronic identification account registration for foreigners?
In Subsection 3 Section A Part II of the new administrative procedures in the field of electronic identification and authentication under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security, issued with Decision 9039/QD-BCA-C06 in 2022, the following are stated:
Procedure: Register for a level-2 electronic identification account for foreigners
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3.3. Composition and quantity of documents: Foreigners present a passport or internationally recognized travel document, provide an email address or phone number (if any), and request the addition of information to be integrated into the electronic identification account.
Accordingly, the application for level-2 electronic identification account registration for foreigners includes:
- Passport or internationally recognized travel document.- Email address or phone number (if any).- Request for the addition of information to be integrated into the electronic identification account.
What documents are required for level-2 electronic identification account registration for foreigners?
What steps are involved in the registration of a level-2 electronic identification account for foreigners?
The procedure for registering a level-2 electronic identification account for foreigners is stipulated in Subsection 3 Section A Part II of the new administrative procedures in the field of electronic identification and authentication under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security, issued with Decision 9039/QD-BCA-C06 in 2022, as follows:
Procedure: Register for a level-2 electronic identification account for foreigners
3.1. Steps:
Step 1: Foreigners go to the headquarters of the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security to apply for a level-2 electronic identification account.
Step 2: Foreigners present a passport or internationally recognized travel document, provide an email address or phone number (if any), and request the addition of information to be integrated into the electronic identification account.
Step 3: The receiving officer enters the information provided by the foreigner into the electronic identification and authentication system; takes a portrait photo, collects fingerprints of the foreigner for authentication with the National Immigration Data System, and confirms the agreement to register the creation of an electronic identification account; prints the receipt and schedules the result collection.
Step 4: The immigration authority sends a request to issue an electronic identification account to the electronic identification and authentication management authority.
Step 5: The electronic identification and authentication management authority notifies the registration result via the VNeID app, SMS, or email.
Document receiving time: During office hours on working days from Monday to Friday and Saturday morning weekly (except public holidays and as per the law).
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Accordingly, the procedure for registering a level-2 electronic identification account for foreigners includes 5 steps:
- Step 1: Foreigners go to the headquarters of the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security to apply for a level-2 electronic identification account.
- Step 2: Foreigners present a passport or internationally recognized travel document, provide an email address or phone number (if any), and request the addition of information to be integrated into the electronic identification account.
- Step 3: The receiving officer enters the information provided by the foreigner into the electronic identification and authentication system; takes a portrait photo, collects fingerprints of the foreigner for authentication with the National Immigration Data System, and confirms the agreement to register the creation of an electronic identification account; prints the receipt and schedules the result collection.
- Step 4: The immigration authority sends a request to issue an electronic identification account to the electronic identification and authentication management authority.
- Step 5: The electronic identification and authentication management authority notifies the registration result via the VNeID app, SMS, or email.
* Note: Document receiving time: During office hours on working days from Monday to Friday and Saturday morning weekly (except public holidays and as per the law).
Where to register for an electronic identification account?
- According to the provisions of Article 14 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the places for registering an electronic identification account for Vietnamese citizens are as follows:
+ For level-1 electronic identification account: Citizens register at home through the VNeID app for citizens already holding a chip-based Citizen ID card.
+ For level-2 electronic identification account:
++ For citizens already holding a chip-based Citizen ID card: Citizens go to the commune-level police office or the place where the Citizen ID card is issued to apply for a level-2 electronic identification account.
++ For citizens not holding a chip-based Citizen ID card: Register for a level-2 electronic identification account concurrently at the place where the Citizen ID card is issued.
For foreign citizens registering for an electronic identification account:
- According to Article 15 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the places for registering an electronic identification account for foreign citizens are as follows:
+ For level-1 electronic identification account: Foreigners register at home through the VNeID app.
+ For level-2 electronic identification account: Foreigners register at the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security or the provincial-level police office to apply for a level-2 electronic identification account.
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