How long will foreign nationals be issued a level 2 electronic identification account?
How long can foreigners be issued a level 2 electronic identity account?
As stipulated in Subsection 3, Section A, Part II of the newly issued administrative procedures in the field of electronic identification and authentication under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security, issued together with Decision 9039/QD-BCA-C06 in 2022 as follows:
Procedure: Registering for a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners
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3.4. Processing time: No more than 03 working days for cases of issuing a level 2 electronic identity account where portrait photo and fingerprint information is already available in the National Database on Immigration; no more than 07 working days for cases of issuing a level 2 electronic identity account where portrait photo and fingerprint information is not yet available in the National Database on Immigration.
Accordingly, foreigners can be issued a level 2 electronic identity account within a maximum of 03 working days if the portrait photo and fingerprint information is already available in the National Database on Immigration, and no more than 07 working days if the portrait photo and fingerprint information is not yet available in the National Database on Immigration.
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What documents are included in the application for a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners?
According to Subsection 3, Section A, Part II of the newly issued administrative procedures in the field of electronic identification and authentication under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security, issued together with Decision 9039/QD-BCA-C06 in 2022 as follows:
Procedure: Registering for a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners
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3.3. Composition and number of documents: Foreigners present a Passport or an international travel document, provide an email address or phone number (if available), and request additional information to be integrated into the electronic identity account.
Accordingly, the application for a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners includes:
- Passport or an international travel document.- Email address or phone number information (if available).- Request for additional information to be integrated into the electronic identity account.
What steps are included in the procedure for registering a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners?
The procedure for registering a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners is stipulated in Subsection 3, Section A, Part II of the newly issued administrative procedures in the field of electronic identification and authentication under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security, issued together with Decision 9039/QD-BCA-C06 in 2022 as follows:
Procedure: Registering for a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners
3.1. Steps to be taken:
Step 1: Foreigners go to the headquarters of the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security to apply for a level 2 electronic identity account.
Step 2: Foreigners present a Passport or an international travel document, provide an email address or phone number (if available), and request additional information to be integrated into the electronic identity account.
Step 3: The receiving officer enters the foreigner's provided information into the electronic identification and authentication system; takes a portrait photo and collects the foreigner's fingerprints for verification with the National Database on Immigration, and confirms the consent for registering the creation of the electronic identity account; prints the receipt and schedules the results return.
Step 4: The Immigration management agency sends a request to issue the electronic identity account to the electronic identification and authentication management agency.
Step 5: The electronic identification and authentication management agency notifies the registration results via the VNeID application or SMS or email address.
Document reception hours: Business hours from Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings each week (except for holidays, Tet according to the law).
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Accordingly, the procedure for registering a level 2 electronic identity account for foreigners includes the following 5 steps:
- Step 1: Foreigners go to the headquarters of the Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security to apply for a level 2 electronic identity account.- Step 2: Foreigners present a Passport or an international travel document, provide an email address or phone number (if available), and request additional information to be integrated into the electronic identity account.- Step 3: The receiving officer enters the foreigner's provided information into the electronic identification and authentication system; takes a portrait photo and collects the foreigner's fingerprints for verification with the National Database on Immigration, and confirms the consent for registering the creation of the electronic identity account; prints the receipt and schedules the results return.- Step 4: The Immigration management agency sends a request to issue the electronic identity account to the electronic identification and authentication management agency.- Step 5: The electronic identification and authentication management agency notifies the registration results via the VNeID application or SMS or email address.
* Note: Document reception hours: Business hours from Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings each week (except for holidays, Tet according to the law).
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