What is the procedure for registering level-1 electronic identity accounts in Vietnam? What is the duration of processing of registration requests for e-ID accounts in Vietnam?
What is an eID account?
According to the provisions of Clause 6, Article 3 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP of Vietnam, “eID account" refers to a collection of username, password or other authentication methods and is created by the electronic identification and authentication regulator.
What is the procedure for registering level-1 electronic identity accounts in Vietnam?
Procedures for registering a level-1 electronic identity account are specified in Decision 9039/QD-BCA-C06 in 2022 as follows:
- Step 1: Vietnamese citizens, foreigners using mobile devices download and install the VNeID application.
- Step 2: Vietnamese citizens, foreigners provide information according to instructions on the VNeID application.
For Vietnamese citizens: enter personal identification number and phone number or email address; provide information according to instructions on VNeID application.
For foreigners: enter information about passport number or international travel document and email address or phone number (if any); provide information according to instructions on VNeID application.
- Step 3: Vietnamese citizens, foreigners collect portrait photos by mobile device.
- Step 4: Vietnamese citizens and foreigners send a request for an electronic identification account to the identification and electronic authentication management agency via VNeID application.
- Step 5: The electronic identity management agency notifies the result of account registration via VNeID application or SMS or email address.
How to register for a level 1 electronic identity account is as follows:
- Individuals register for a level 1 electronic identity account online through the VNeID application.
- Time to receive documents: Perform 24h / day, all days of the week.
- Processing time: No more than 01 working day.
What is the procedure for registering level-1 electronic identity accounts in Vietnam? What is the duration of processing of registration requests for e-ID accounts in Vietnam?
Which agency has the authority to issue electronic identification accounts in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 20 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP of Vietnam:
Authority to grant eID accounts and issue decisions to lock or unlock eID accounts in Vietnam
1. Director of the Police Department on Administrative Management of Social Order under the Ministry of Public Security shall be mandated to issue eID accounts; issue decisions on automatic locking or unlocking of eID accounts on the electronic identification and authentication system, and requests for locking or unlocking of eID accounts of central department-, equivalent- or higher-level agencies.
2. Directors of Police Sub-Departments on Administrative Management of Social Order under Police Departments of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities shall be mandated to issue decisions on eID account locking or unlocking requests filed to these Police Departments.
3. Directors of Police Divisions of districts shall be mandated to issue decisions on eID account locking or unlocking requests that the Divisions receive.
4. Directors of Police Sub-Divisions of communes shall be mandated to issue decisions on eID account locking or unlocking requests that the Sub-Divisions receive.
Thus, the Director of the Police Department on Administrative Management of Social Order under the Ministry of Public Security shall be mandated to issue eID accounts.
What is the duration of processing of registration requests for e-ID accounts in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 17 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP of Vietnam on this content as follows:
Duration of processing of registration requests for eID accounts
Upon receipt of all valid request documents prescribed herein, the competent Police shall process the registration request for an eID account within the following duration:
1. For any Vietnamese citizen who is holding a chip-based ID card: The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for level-1 eID accounts and level-2 eID accounts shall be 01 and 03 working days, respectively. For any Vietnamese citizen who does not hold a chip-based ID card:
The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for eID accounts shall be 07 working days.
2. For foreigners: The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for level-1 eID accounts shall be 01 working day; for level-2 eID accounts, if the applicant’s portrait photo and fingerprint is available in the national entry/exit database, 03 working days; for level-2 eID accounts, if the applicant’s portrait photo and fingerprint is available in the national entry/exit database, 07 working days.
3. For non-person entities:
a) The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for eID accounts shall be 01 working day if verifiable information about the requesting entity already exists in the national database or specialized databases.
b) The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for eID accounts shall be 15 working day if verifiable information about the requesting entity is not available in the national database or specialized databases.
Thus, for any Vietnamese citizen who is holding a chip-based ID card: The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for level-1 eID accounts and level-2 eID accounts shall be 01 and 03 working days, respectively.
For any Vietnamese citizen who does not hold a chip-based ID card:
The maximum duration of completion of processing of the registration requests for eID accounts shall be 07 working days.
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