What is an ID card under the Law on Identification 2023? What are contents stated in ID cards in Vietnam?
What is an ID card?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 11, Article 3 of the Law on Identification 2023 , it is clearly stated that identification cards are as follows:
“Biometric identifiers” mean biometric or biological characteristics that are distinctive and stable of a person, used to identify and distinguish such person from another one.
In particular, Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Identification 2023 clearly states that identification is as follows:
“Identification” means basic information about the personal record, identity and biometric identifiers of a person.
What is an ID card under the Law on Identification 2023? What are contents stated in ID cards in Vietnam?
What are contents stated in ID cards in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 18 of the Law on Identification 2023, it is clearly stated as follows:
Contents stated in ID cards
1. Each ID card has information printed on it and a place for storing encrypted information.
2. Information printed on an ID card includes:
a) A national emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
b) A phrase “CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM, Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc” (THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, Independence - Freedom - Happiness);
c) A phrase “CĂN CƯỚC” (IDENTIFICATION);
d) Portrait photo;
dd) Personal identification number;
e) Family name, middle name and first name;
g) Date of birth;
h) Gender;
i) Place of birth registration.
k) Nationality;
l) Place of residence;
m) Date of issuance; date of expiry;
n) Issuing body: the Ministry of Public Security.
3. Information encrypted and stored in the storage place on an ID card includes a portrait photo, fingerprints, iris of a citizen and pieces of information specified in Clause 1 through Clause 18 Article 9, Clause 2 Article 15 and Clause 2 Article 22 of this Law.
4. The Minister of Public Security shall provide for specifications, other languages, form, size and material of ID cards; encryption of information stored on ID cards; information displayed on ID cards about places of residence and cases of failure to collect or fully collect information specified in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article.
Thus, the ID card will contain the following information of a citizen:
Information printed on an ID card includes:
- A national emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
- A phrase “CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM, Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc” (THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, Independence - Freedom - Happiness);
- A phrase “CĂN CƯỚC” (IDENTIFICATION);
- Portrait photo;
- Personal identification number;
- Family name, middle name and first name;
- Date of birth;
- Gender;
- Place of birth registration.
- Nationality;
- Place of residence;
- Date of issuance; date of expiry;
- Issuing body: the Ministry of Public Security.
Information encrypted and stored in the storage place on an ID card includes:
- A portrait photo, fingerprints, iris of a citizen
- Pieces of information:
+ Family name, middle name and first name.
+ Other names.
+ Personal identification number.
+ Date of birth.
+ Gender.
+ Place of birth.
+ Place of birth registration.
+ Place of origin.
+ Ethnic group.
+ Religion.
+ Nationality.
+ Blood group.
+ 9-digit ID card.
+ Date and place of issuance, date of expiry of the ID card, the citizen ID card, or the 12-digit ID card which has been issued.
+ Family name, middle name and first name, personal identification number, 09-digit ID card number, nationality of parents, spouses, children, legal representative(s) and the represented person.
+ Place of permanent residence.
+ Place of temporary residence.
+ Current place of residence
- Identity information.
- Information integrated into an ID card of a citizen consists of information of his/her health insurance card, social insurance book, driver's license, birth certificate, marriage certificate or another document decided by the Prime Minister, except for information on documents issued by the Ministry of National Defense.
Note: The Minister of Public Security shall provide for specifications, other languages, form, size and material of ID cards; encryption of information stored on ID cards; information displayed on ID cards about places of residence and cases of failure to collect or fully collect information specified in Clause 2 and Clause 3, Article 18 of the Law on Identification 2023
What are the procedures for issuance of an ID card to a Vietnamese citizen from 14 years of age from July 1, 2024?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Identification 2023, procedures for issuance of an ID card to a Vietnamese citizen from 14 years of age shall be carried out as follows:
Step 1: 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 this Law;
Step 2: 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;
Step 3: Each person to be issued with an ID card shall conduct inspection and signature on an ID information collection form;
Step 4: The recipient shall issue a receipt stating the date of handover of the identity card to the citizen;
Step 5: 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
The Law on Identification 2023 comes into force from July 1, 2024
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