Vietnam: What are the regulations on the time limit and place for issuing ID cards from July 1, 2024?
Vietnam: What are the regulations on the time limit and place for issuing ID cards from July 1, 2024 in Vietnam?
Under Article 27 of the Law on Identification 2023, the places for handling ID card issuance procedures are stipulated as follows:
- Identification-managing agencies of police authorities of districts, urban districts, district-level towns, cities of provinces, cities of central-affiliated cities or identification-managing agencies of police authorities of provinces or central-affiliated cities where citizens are residing.
- ID cards shall be issued, replaced or re-issued at the identification-managing agency of the Ministry of Public Security in cases where the head of the identification-managing agency decides issuance, replacement or re-issuance of ID cards.
- If necessary, identification-managing agencies specified in clauses 1 and 2 of Article 27 of the Law on Identification 2023 shall organize implementation of procedures for issuance of ID cards at communes,
The time limit for issuing an ID card is within 07 working days from the date of receipt of the complete application. (Article 26 of the Law on Identification 2023).
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What are the procedures for issuing ID cards from July 1, 2024 in Vietnam?
According to Article 23 of the Law on Identification 2023, the procedures for issuing ID cards in Vietnam are as follows:
(1) Procedures for issuance of an ID card to a Vietnamese citizen from 14 years of age shall be carried out as follows:
- A recipient shall inspect and compare information of a person to be issued with an ID card from/to the national population database, the national database, and the specialized database in order to ensure the accuracy of information of such person;
In case information of a person to be issued with an ID card on the national population database is unavailable, procedures for adjustment and update of information on the national population database shall be carried out according to regulations in Clauses 1,2 and 3 Article 10 of the Law on Identification 2023;
- The recipient shall collect information about identity and biometric identifiers, including portrait photo, fingerprints and iris of each person to be issued with an ID card;
- Each person to be issued with an ID card shall conduct inspection and signature on an ID information collection form;
- The recipient shall issue a receipt stating the date of handover of the identity card to the citizen;
- The ID card shall be handed to the citizen at the place stated in the receipt; in case a citizen wishes to receive his/ her card at another place, the identification-managing agency shall hand the card to him/her at the place as requested by the citizen and he/she shall pay fees for delivery services.
(2) A person under 14 years of age or his/her legal representative may request the identification-managing agency to issue an ID card. Procedures for issuance of an ID card to a person under 14 years of age shall be carried out as follows:
- The legal representative of a person under 06 years of age shall follow procedures for issuance of an ID card to such person via the public service portal or the national identification application.
If procedures for obtaining birth registration for a person under 06 years of age have yet to be conducted, his/her legal representative shall follow procedures for issuance of an ID card by those interconnected with birth registration on the public service portal, the national identification application or in person at the identification-managing agency.
The identification-managing agency does not collect and receive information about identity and biometric identifiers of persons under 06 years of age;
- Persons from 06 to under 14 years of age accompanying their legal representatives shall come to the identification-managing agency to provide information about identity and biometric identifiers according to regulations in Point b Clause 1 of Article 23 of the Law on Identification 2023.
The legal representative of a person from 06 to under 14 years of ages shall follow procedures for issuance of an ID card instead of that person.
Note:
Legal representatives of incapacitated persons and persons with limited recognition and behavioral control shall be appointed to assist such persons to follow procedures specified in (1).
In case refusal to issue ID cards, the identification-managing agency shall provide explanation in writing and clearly state reasons.
What are the cases of reissuance of ID cards in Vietnam?
According to clause 2, Article 24 of the Law on Identification 2023, the provisions are as follows:
Cases of replacement and re-issuance of identity cards
1. An ID card is replaced in the following cases:
a) Cases specified in Clause 1 Article 21 of this Law.
b) Information about family name, middle name, first name and date of birth is changed or corrected;
c) Identity information is changed; information about portrait photo and fingerprints is added; gender re-assignment or transition is carried out according to regulations of law;
d) There is incorrect information on the identity card;
dd) The card holder makes request when information on the ID card is changed due to arrangement of administrative units;
e) Personal identification number is re-generated;
g) The card holder makes request.
2. An ID card is re-issued in the following cases:
a) It is lost or damaged and unused, except for cases specified in Article 21 of this Law;
b) The card holder has Vietnamese nationality restored under the Law on Vietnamese Nationality.
The cases for reissuance of an ID card include:
* It is lost or damaged and unused, except for following cases:
(1) A Vietnamese citizen issued with an ID card shall carry out procedures for replacement of the card when he/she reaches from 14 years of age, 25 years of age, 40 years of age and 60 years of age.
(2) An ID card which is issued, replaced or re-issued within 2 years before a citizen reaches the age specified in clause 1, Article 21 of the Law on Identification 2023 shall remain valid until he/she reaches the subsequent age eligible for card replacement.
** The card holder has Vietnamese nationality restored under the Law on Vietnamese Nationality.
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