What are procedures for citizenship registration by overseas Vietnamese from February 15, 2024?
What are procedures for citizenship registration by overseas Vietnamese from February 15, 2024?
What are procedures for citizenship registration by overseas Vietnamese from February 15, 2024?
According to Article 4 of Circular 02/2011/TT-BNG (amended by Article 2 of Circular 06/2023/TT-BNG), the procedures for citizenship registration by overseas Vietnamese are as follows:
Step 1: The applicant for citizenship registration by overseas Vietnamese submits a complete set of documents, including:
- 01 duly filled registration form for Vietnamese citizenship (can be filled online on the website of the representative agency).
- 01 copy of the Vietnamese passport or other valid document as a substitute for the Vietnamese passport.
- 01 copy of the personal identification document.
In case the citizen does not have a personal identification number, the following documents should be submitted:
+ 01 copy of the personal identification document.
+ 01 copy of the document proving Vietnamese nationality (birth certificate, identity card, decision on Vietnamese nationality acquisition, decision on regaining Vietnamese nationality, decision on recognizing foreign individuals as adoptive parents of Vietnamese children).
+ 01 envelope with a pre-stamped seal and the recipient's address in case the applicant wishes to receive the result by postal service.
Step 2: Submit the documents through the following methods:
- Submit directly at the representative agency or send by postal service.
- Submit through electronic means if the technical infrastructure at the representative agency allows (including connection to the national population database).
Step 3: Based on the verification and comparison of the information in the registration form with other documents in the dossier, the representative agency will handle the case and notify the result in writing to the applicant within 01 working day from the date of receiving the complete and valid dossier.
Step 4: In case the applicant for registration of Vietnamese citizenship does not possess any of the types of documents proving Vietnamese nationality or if it is necessary to verify the authenticity of such documents, the representative agency will guide the applicant to follow the procedures for verifying Vietnamese nationality according to the regulations of the nationality law.
After receiving the verification result from the competent authority, the representative agency will handle the case and notify the result in writing to the applicant.
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Is it permissible for overseas Vietnamese to register for citizenship when they do not have Vietnamese passport?
Pursuant to Article 2 of Circular 02/2011/TT-BNG stipulating citizenship registrants Citizenship registrants as follows:
Citizenship registrants Citizenship registrants include:
1. Holders of valid Vietnamese passports or other passport substitutes.
2. Persons without any papers specified in Clause 1 of this Article but having a paper proving their Vietnamese citizenship.
As regulations above, persons without Vietnamese passport but having a paper proving their Vietnamese citizenship may register for citizenship.
What are contents and purposes of citizenship registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 2 of Circular 02/2011/TT-BNG stipulating contents and purposes of citizenship registration in Vietnam as follows:
- Citizenship registration means the recording of personal identity details of overseas Vietnamese in citizenship registers by overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions, consulates or other agencies authorized to perform consular functions (below collectively referred to as representative missions).
- Citizenship registration aims to assist representative missions in protecting, and performing other consular functions toward, overseas Vietnamese and, at the same time, to serve the making of statistics on overseas Vietnamese.
Note: Circular 06/2023/TT-BNG takes effect on 15/02/2024.
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