To amend the information of place of birth to Vietnamese passports from August 15, 2023? What is the information on passports?
To amend the information of place of birth to Vietnamese passports from August 15, 2023?
On June 24, 2023, the National Assembly of Vietnam approved the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Amendments to the Law on Immigration 2023).
Accordingly, Point b, Clause 1, Article 1 of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Immigration 2023 has added regulations on information on entry and exit documents in Clause 3, Article 6 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019 as follows: :
Entry and exit documents
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3. Information on entry and exit documents include:
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d) Place of birth; date of birth;
Compared with Clause 1, Article 6 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019, the passport is one of the entry and exit documents as prescribed. Specifically:
Entry and exit documents
1. Entry and exit documents include:
a) Diplomatic passports;
b) Service passports;
c) Regular passports;
d) Laissez-passers.
Thus, according to the above contents, the new regulations (applicable from August 15, 2023) have officially added "place of birth" to the passport form.
Previously, the content of the place of birth was added to the new passport form according to Circular 68/2022/TT-BCA.
To amend the information of place of birth to Vietnamese passports from August 15, 2023? What is the information on passports? (Image from the Internet)
Are Vietnamese passports issued before August 15, 2023 still valid?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Immigration 2023 as follows:
Implementation
1. This Law takes effect on August 15, 2023.
2. Entry and exit documents issued before the effective date hereof shall be valid until the expiry date specified in such entry and exit documents.
3. In case citizens apply for issuance of entry and exit documents but they have not yet been issued with such documents when this Law takes effect, the regulations of the Law No. 49/2019/QH14 on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens will continue to be applied.
4. In case a foreigner has been issued with an electronic visa or granted unilateral visa-free entry or applied for an electronic visa but has not yet been issued with an electronic visa when this law takes effect, the Law No. 47/2014/QH13 on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam amended by Law No. 51/2019/QH14 shall be applied.
Accordingly, the passport form issued before August 15, 2023 will continue to be used until the expiry date of the travel document.
What information does the Vietnamese passports include?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 6 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019 as amended and supplemented in the Law on Amendments to the Law on Immigration 2023 as follows:
Entry and exit documents
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3. Information on entry and exit documents include:
3. Information on entry and exit documents include:
a) Photographs;
b) Family name, middle name and first name;
c) Gender;
d) Place of birth; date of birth;
dd) Nationality;
e) Symbol, entry and exit document number; date of issue and issuing body; date of expiry;
g) Personal identification number or ID number;
h) Positions or titles in case of diplomatic passports and service passports satisfactory to diplomatic purposes;
i) Other information as regulated by the Government.
Thus, according to the above regulations, nformation on entry and exit documents include:
- Photographs;
- Family name, middle name and first name;
- Gender;
- Place of birth; date of birth;
- Nationality;
- Symbol, entry and exit document number; date of issue and issuing body; date of expiry;
- Personal identification number or ID number;
- Positions or titles in case of diplomatic passports and service passports satisfactory to diplomatic purposes;
- Other information as regulated by the Government.
What are the general specifications and techniques of Vietnamese passports?
General specifications and techniques of travel documents are specified in Clause 1, Article 3 of Circular 73/2021/TT-BCA. As follows:
Passport form
1. General specifications of travel documents:
a) The outer cover of the cover is printed with the national emblem, national emblem, and the name of the passport;
b) Languages used in travel documents: Vietnamese and Cambodian for Vietnam-Cambodia border passports; Vietnamese and Lao languages for Vietnam - Laos border passports; Vietnamese and Chinese languages for entry and exit passports in the Vietnam - China border region;
c) Number of pages in the passport excluding the cover page: 16 pages for Vietnam - Cambodia border passports and Vietnam - Laos border passports, 28 pages for border entry and exit passports Vietnam - China;
d) Dimensions according to ISO 7810 (ID-3): 88mm x 125mm ± 0.75mm;
dd) The passport cover is a synthetic plastic material with high durability.
e) All contents printed in the passport are made by modern technology to meet the requirements of security and against the risk of forgery.
Thus, the general specifications and techniques of the current passport are made according to the above provisions.
The Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam 2023 takes effect from August 15. 2023.
See the entire Law on Amendments to the Law on Immigration 2023 here
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