Vietnam: In case a person who goes abroad for a period of time loses his/her passport and wishes to return home immediately, how to apply for a passport according to the shortened procedure?
- Who is issued a regular passport under the shortened procedure in Vietnam?
- Is there a decision on deportation by the competent authority of the host country but without a passport, is it possible to issue a regular passport under the shortened procedure in Vietnam?
- In case a person who goes abroad for a period of time loses his/her passport and wishes to return home immediately, how to apply for a passport according to the shortened procedure in Vietnam?
Who is issued a regular passport under the shortened procedure in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 17 of the Vietnam Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens 2019 as follows:
Article 17. Persons to be issued with regular passports via adoption of shortened procedures
1. Persons travelling abroad for a definite period, losing their regular passports and wishing to return immediately.
2. Persons subject to written decision on expulsion of competent authorities of their host countries and lacking passports.
3. Persons forcibly returning to their countries according to international agreements or treaties on repatriation.
4. Persons issued with regular passports for purposes of national defense and security.
Thus, the following persons are issued regular passports according to the shortened procedure:
- Persons travelling abroad for a definite period, losing their regular passports and wishing to return immediately.
- Persons subject to written decision on expulsion of competent authorities of their host countries and lacking passports.
- Persons forcibly returning to their countries according to international agreements or treaties on repatriation.
- Persons issued with regular passports for purposes of national defense and security.
Vietnam: In case a person who goes abroad for a period of time loses his/her passport and wishes to return home immediately, how to apply for a passport according to the shortened procedure?
Is there a decision on deportation by the competent authority of the host country but without a passport, is it possible to issue a regular passport under the shortened procedure in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 18 of the Vietnam Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens 2019, the provisions on the issuance of regular passports to persons who have a written deportation decision of the competent authority of the host country but do not have a passport are prescribed as follows:
- A Vietnam representative office located overseas shall receive the decision on expulsion of competent authority of host country and 2 pictures of the expelled person;
- Within 2 working days after receiving the expulsion decision of the host country, the Vietnam representative office located overseas shall send information of the expelled person using defined form to immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security;
- Within 15 working days from the date on which the request is received, immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security shall verify and respond to the Vietnam representative office located overseas;
- The Vietnam representative office located overseas shall issue a limited-validity regular passport as notified by immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
Accordingly, a person who has had an eviction decision of the competent authority of the host country but does not have a passport will still be issued a regular passport.
In case a person who goes abroad for a period of time loses his/her passport and wishes to return home immediately, how to apply for a passport according to the shortened procedure in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 18 of the Vietnam Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese citizens 2019 as follows:
Article 18. Issuance of regular passports via adoption of shortened procedures
1. A person travelling abroad for a definite period, losing his/her regular passport and wishing to return immediately shall be issued with a regular passport as follows:
a) The applicant shall submit a notice on loss of passport, a completed declaration form using defined templates, 2 pictures and personal identification documents issued by Vietnamese competent authorities if any;
b) Within 2 working days from the date on which the application is received, a Vietnam representative office located overseas shall consider and decide issuance of passport, return results to the applicant and submit written notice to immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security in case the Vietnam representative office located overseas has not connected to the National database for entry and exit of Vietnamese citizens;
c) In case of unsatisfactory to conditions for issuance of passport, within 2 working days from the date on which the application is received, the Vietnam representative office located overseas shall submit a document using defined templates to immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security for verification while inform the applicant in written form;
d) Within 02 working days from the date on which documents of the Vietnam representative office located overseas are received, immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security shall respond to the Vietnam representative offices located overseas regarding passport issuance;
dd) Within 1 working day from the date on which the response is received, the Vietnam representative office located overseas shall issue passport and return results to the applicant; in case of failure to issue, respond in written form and state reasons;
e) In case his/her domestic relatives fill in the declaration form, immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security shall receive, examine, respond to the relatives and submit written notice to the Vietnam representative office located overseas within 2 working days after receiving the application; within 1 working day from the date on which the notice is received, the Vietnam representative office located overseas shall receive photos of the applicant, issue regular passport and return results.
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Accordingly, the person who goes abroad for a period of time to lose his/her passport, wishes to return home immediately to apply for a passport, submit a notice of loss of passport, a declaration form filled with information, 02 portrait photos and present an identity document issued by a competent Vietnamese agency if any.
The issuance of passports according to the shortened procedure shall comply with the above provisions.
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