What is the latest application form for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality? What are the conditions for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality?
What is the latest application form for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality?
The application form for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality is made according to the form TP/QT-2020-DXTQT.1 issued together with Circular 02/2020/TT-BTP:
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What are the conditions for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008 as follows:
Grounds for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality
1. A Vietnamese citizen who files an application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality to acquire a foreign nationality may be permitted to renounce Vietnamese nationality.
2. A person applying for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality may not renounce Vietnamese nationality if he/she falls into any of the following cases:
a/ Owing tax debts to the State or having a property obligation toward an agency, organization or individual in Vietnam;
b/ Being examined for penal liability;
c/ Serving a Vietnamese court’s judgment or ruling;
d/ Being kept in detention pending judgment enforcement;
e/ Serving a decision on application of the administrative handling measure of confinement to an education establishment, a medical treatment establishment or a reformatory.
3. A person applying for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality may not renounce Vietnamese nationality if such renunciation is detrimental to Vietnam’s national interests.
4. Cadres, civil servants and those who are serving in Vietnamese people’s armed forces may not renounce Vietnamese nationality.
5. The Government shall specify conditions for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality.
Thus, all Vietnamese citizens can renounce their Vietnamese nationality if they have applications for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality to acquire a foreign nationality, except for the following subjects:
- Cadres, civil servants and those who are serving in Vietnamese people’s armed forces
- Owing tax debts to the State
- having a property obligation toward an agency, organization or individual in Vietnam
- Being examined for penal liability;
- Serving a Vietnamese court’s judgment or ruling;
- Being kept in detention pending judgment enforcement;
- Serving a decision on application of the administrative handling measure of confinement to an education establishment, a medical treatment establishment or a reformatory.
Especially if the application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality harms the national interest, it will not be allowed.
What does the application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality include?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 28 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008, an application for renunciation of nationality includes the following documents:
- An application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality;
- A curriculum vitae;
- A copy of the Vietnamese passport, identity card or other papers specified in Article 11 of this Law;
- A judicial record issued by a competent Vietnamese authority. Judicial records must be issued within 90 days before the date of filing the dossier;
- Papers proving that the applicant is carrying out procedures for acquisition of foreign nationality, except cases in which the laws of that country do not provide for the issuance of these papers.
- The written certification of clearance of tax debts, issued by the Tax Department of the locality where the applicant resides;
- Those who used to be cadres, civil servants or employees or used to serve in Vietnamese people’s armed forces and have retired, stopped working, been dismissed, removed from office or relieved from post or demobilized for not more than 5 years, are also required to submit documents of the agencies, organizations or units which have issued the decisions on their retirement, dismissal, removal from office or relief from post or demobilization, certifying that their renunciation of Vietnamese nationality is not detrimental to Vietnam’s national interests.
In addition, in case Vietnamese citizens do not permanently reside in the country, they are not required to submit the following documents:
- A judicial record issued by a competent Vietnamese authority. Judicial records must be issued within 90 days before the date of filing the dossier;
- The written certification of clearance of tax debts, issued by the Tax Department of the locality where the applicant resides;
- Those who used to be cadres, civil servants or employees or used to serve in Vietnamese people’s armed forces and have retired, stopped working, been dismissed, removed from office or relieved from post or demobilized for not more than 5 years, are also required to submit documents of the agencies, organizations or units which have issued the decisions on their retirement, dismissal, removal from office or relief from post or demobilization, certifying that their renunciation of Vietnamese nationality is not detrimental to Vietnam’s national interests.
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