When are Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their regular passports eligible to be issued with the passports via adoption of shortened procedures?
- How long is a regular passport valid for?
- When are Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their regular passports eligible to be issued with the passports via adoption of shortened procedures?
- What are the procedures for issuance of regular passports for Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their passports?
How long is a regular passport valid for?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 7 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens stipulates the validity of regular passports as follows:
Validity of entry and exit documents
1. Diplomatic passports and service passports shall be effective from 1 to 5 years; can be extended no more than 3 years per instance.
2. Validity of regular passports is as follows:
a) Regular passports issued to persons from 14 years of age shall be effective for 10 years and shall not be extended;
b) Regular passports issued to persons under 14 years of age shall be effective for 05 years and shall not be extended;
c) Regular passports issued by shortened procedures shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.
3. Laissez-passers shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.
Thus, the validity of the passport is specified as follows:
- Regular passports issued to persons from 14 years of age shall be effective for 10 years and shall not be extended;
- Regular passports issued to persons under 14 years of age shall be effective for 05 years and shall not be extended;
- Regular passports issued by shortened procedures shall be effective for no more than 12 months and shall not be extended.
When are Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their regular passports eligible to be issued with the passports via adoption of shortened procedures?
When are Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their regular passports eligible to be issued with the passports via adoption of shortened procedures?
Pursuant to Article 17 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens stipulating as follows:
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, Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their regular passports are eligible to be issued with regular passports via adoption of shortened procedures if they meet the following two conditions simultaneously:
- Citizens travelling abroad for a definite period;
- Wishing to return immediately.
What are the procedures for issuance of regular passports for Vietnamese citizens travelling abroad and losing their passports?
According to the provisions of Article 18 of the 2019 Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens as follows:
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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Pursuant to this regulation, the issuance of regular passports to people travelling abroad for a definite period and losing their passports, and wishing to return home immediately is regulated as follows:
Step 1: Submit the application for notice of loss of regular passport
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;
Step 2: Re-issuance of regular passport
- 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;
- 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;
- 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;
- 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.
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