What are the required documents for a child passport in Vietnam? How much is the fee when applying for a child passport?
What are the conditions for making a child passport in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 33 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens, Article 34 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens stipulating eligibility for exit and entry as follows:
Eligibility for exit
1. A Vietnamese citizen may make exit if he/she:
a) has entire and valid entry and exit documents; 6 months or more in terms of passport validity; and
b) has visas or documents confirming and verifying entry acceptance of destination country, except for cases of visa-free entry; and
c) is not listed under cases of prohibited from making exit, ineligible for making exit and suspended from making exit as per the law.
2. Incapacitated persons and persons with limited recognition and behavioral control as specified in Civil Code and persons under 14 years of age must be accompanied by authorized legal representatives in addition to conditions specified in Clause 1 of this Article.
Eligibility for entry
A Vietnamese citizen may make an entry if he/she has entire and valid entry and exit documents.
Thus, according to the above regulations, children of all ages are granted passports when going abroad.
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 33 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens, persons under 14 years of age must be accompanied by authorized legal representatives in addition to the prescribed conditions.
What are the required documents for a child passport in Vietnam? How much is the fee when applying for a child passport? (Image from the Internet)
What are the required documents for a child passport in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 15 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens stipulating the documents and procedures for the domestic issuance of regular passports as follows:
Domestic issuance of regular passports
1. Persons applying for issuance of passports shall submit completed application forms using defined templates, 2 pictures and relevant documents specified in Clause 2 of this Article; present valid ID cards, Citizen Identity Cards or passports.
2. Documents relating to domestic issuance of regular passports include:
a) Copies of birth certificates or extracts thereof with respect to persons under 14 years of age; and
b) The most recently issued regular passports with respect to persons who have been issued with passports; in case of lost passports, attach notice of loss or notice of receipt of competent agencies specified in Article 28 of this Law; and
c) Photocopies of ID cards or Citizen Identity Cards with respect to changes to personal information compared to information in the most recently issued passports; and
d) Verified photocopies of documents issued by competent agencies proving authorized legal representatives for incapacitated persons, persons having limited recognition or behavioral control as specified in Civil Code and persons under 14 years of age. In case photocopies are not verified, present master registers for examination and comparison.
3. A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the first time at immigration authority of provincial police where he/she temporarily or permanently resides; in case he/she has Citizen Identity Cards, he/she shall apply at immigration authority of provincial police wherever suitable.
4. A person applying for passport issuance for the first time may choose to do so at immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security if:
a) He/she has letter of introduction or recommendation of hospitals regarding travelling abroad for medical diagnosis and/or treatment; or
b) His/her overseas relatives are identified to be in accidents, diseased or deceased according to well-grounded basis; or
c) Supervisory authority of his/hers who is an employee, official, officer, non-commissioned officer, professional serviceman or cadre in armed forces or personnel of cipher organization issues documents requesting issuance; or
d) He/she applies due to other humanitarian or emergency reasons decided by heads of the immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
5. A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the second time at immigration authority of provincial police of choice or immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
6. Assigned persons are responsible for accessing the application, pictures and relevant documents; examining and comparing with information on the national database for entry and export of Vietnamese citizens; taking photos and collecting fingerprints of persons applying for issuance of passports containing electronic chips for the first time; issuing notice of result collection.
7. Within 8 working days from the date of receipt, immigration authorities of provincial police shall return results to applicants. Within 5 working days from the date of receipt, immigration authorities of Ministry of Public Security shall return results to applicants. Processing times for cases specified in Clause 4 of this Article shall last no longer than 3 working days from the date of receipt. In case of delayed issuance of passports, immigration authorities shall respond in written form and state reasons.
Thus, the required documents to make a passport for a child include copies of birth certificates or extracts thereof; Verified photocopies of documents issued by competent agencies proving authorized legal representatives for persons under 14 years of age
How much is the fee when applying for a child passport in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC stipulating the fee amount as follows:
Fee amount
1. Fees and charges in immigration, transit and residence in Vietnam are specified under Schedule attached hereto.
2. Fees for issuance of visas and other documents allowing immigration and residence for foreigners shall be in Vietnam Dong (VND) or US Dollar (USD). Fees that are required to be in USD shall be collected in USD or VND on the basis of conversion from USD to VND with USD purchase rate in form of wire transfer of head office of Joint stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam at the time of submission or at the end of the work day preceding holiday or non-work day.
Pursuant to the fee schedule promulgated together with Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC, the fee for issuing passports for children is VND 200,000.
Which agencies collect fees when making a child passport?
Pursuant to Article 3 of Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC stipulating the payment of fees and charges when making a child passport at:
- Immigration Management Department (Ministry of Public Security);
- Police authorities, commanders of Border Guards of provinces and central-affiliated cities;
- Department of Consular Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City (Ministry of Foreign Affairs);
- Police authorities of communes, wards, towns (capable of issuing immigration documents).
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