Vietnam: Where is the place of issuance of a passport for the first time? Should a person return to permanent residence to issue a passport for the first time?
Where is the place of issuance of a passport for the first time in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Article 15 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019, the place of issuance of a passport for the first time is as follows:
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3. A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the first time at immigration authority of provincial police where he/she temporarily or permanently resides; in case he/she has Citizen Identity Cards, he/she shall apply at immigration authority of provincial police wherever suitable.
4. A person applying for passport issuance for the first time may choose to do so at immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security if:
a) He/she has letter of introduction or recommendation of hospitals regarding travelling abroad for medical diagnosis and/or treatment; or
b) His/her overseas relatives are identified to be in accidents, diseased or deceased according to well-grounded basis; or
c) Supervisory authority of his/hers who is an employee, official, officer, non-commissioned officer, professional serviceman or cadre in armed forces or personnel of cipher organization issues documents requesting issuance; or
d) He/she applies due to other humanitarian or emergency reasons decided by heads of the immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
Accordingly, the authority to issue passports is regulated as follows:
- Apply for issuance of passport for the first time at immigration authority of provincial police where he/she temporarily or permanently resides;
- In case he/she has Citizen Identity Cards, he/she shall apply at immigration authority of provincial police wherever suitable.
A person applying for passport issuance for the first time may choose to do so at immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security if:
- He/she has letter of introduction or recommendation of hospitals regarding travelling abroad for medical diagnosis and/or treatment; or
- His/her overseas relatives are identified to be in accidents, diseased or deceased according to well-grounded basis; or
- Supervisory authority of his/hers who is an employee, official, officer, non-commissioned officer, professional serviceman or cadre in armed forces or personnel of cipher organization issues documents requesting issuance; or
- He/she applies due to other humanitarian or emergency reasons decided by heads of the immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
Thus, people who do not fall into 4 special cases are allowed to apply for a passport at the immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security, they must apply for it at the immigration authority of the provincial police where he/she temporarily or permanently resides.
Vietnam: Where is the place of issuance of a passport for the first time? Should a person return to permanent residence to issue a passport for the first time? (Image from the Internet)
Is it mandatory to return to permanent residence to issue a passport for the first time in Vietnam?
Based on the above regulations, if people already have a citizen ID card, they will be able to apply for a passport at the Immigration Department of the Provincial Police of any locality. Accordingly, people are not required to return to their permanent residence to apply for a passport for the first time.
The reason that when people have a citizen ID card, they can apply for a passport in any locality is because once the citizen has been identified, the following information of the citizen will be included in the Identity Database. Based on that information, the immigration authorities of the provinces can easily look up the information to serve as a basis for issuing passports without the need for permanent or temporary residence.
Where is the place of issuance of a passport for the second time in Vietnam?
According to the provisions of Clause 5, Article 15 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens 2019, A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the second time at immigration authority of provincial police of choice or immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
Thus, a person shall apply for issuance of passport for the second time at immigration authority of provincial police of choice or immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
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