What is an Identity certificate in Vietnam? Who has right to issue an Identity certificate in Vietnam?

What is an Identity certificate in Vietnam? Who has right to issue an Identity certificate in Vietnam?

According to Clause 12, Article 3 of the Law on Identification 2023, regulations on Identity Certificates are as follows:

Definition of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

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12. “Identity certificate" means an identification document containing identification of a Vietnamese resident of undetermined nationality and issued by an identification-managing agency according to regulations of this Law.

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At the same time, Article 30 of the Law on Identification 2023 regulates identity certificates and identification management with regard to Vietnamese residents of undetermined nationality issued with identity certificates as follows:

Identity certificates and identification management with regard to Vietnamese residents of undetermined nationality issued with identity certificates

1. An ID certificate is issued to a Vietnamese resident of undetermined nationality who is residing for 06 months or longer in a commune-level or district-level administrative unit where the commune-level administrative unit is unavailable.

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According to this Article, an ID certificate is a type of identification document containing identification of a Vietnamese resident of undetermined nationality and issued by an identification-managing agency.

- Vietnamese resident of undetermined nationality who is residing for 06 months or longer in a commune-level or district-level administrative unit where the commune-level administrative unit is unavailable will be granted an identity certificate

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What types of documents will be integrated into the ID card in Vietnam?

According to Article 22 of the Law on Identification 2023, regulations on integrating information into ID cards, and using and extracting integrated information are as follows:

Integrating information into ID cards, and using and extracting integrated information

1. Integration of information into an ID card means an act of adding pieces of information different from the identification information and the encrypted information to the storage place of such ID card. The information shall be integrated at the request of citizens and verified via the national database and specialized database.

2. 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.

3. Information integrated into an ID card has the same validity as that of information provided or document containing such information when carrying out administrative procedures, public services, transactions and other activities.

4. A citizen may request integration of information into his/her ID card when he/she has demand or conducts procedures for issuance, replacement or re-issuance of the ID card.

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According to this Article, the following documents will be included in the ID card:

- Health insurance card

- Social insurance book

- Driving license

- Birth certificate

- Certificate of marriage

- Other documents

Documents issued by the Ministry of Defense will not be integrated into the ID card in Vietnam.

What are regulations on uses of an ID certificate in Vietnam?

According to Clause 5, Article 30 of the Law on Identification 2023, the regulations on uses of an ID certificate are prescribed as follows:

a) An ID certificate is used to prove identification for performance of transactions and exercise of legitimate rights and interests in the Vietnamese territory

b) Agencies, organizations and individuals may use personal identification numbers on ID certificates to inspect information about the certificate holders on the national population database, the national database and the specialized database in accordance with law.

In case a Vietnamese resident of undetermined nationality must present his/her ID certificate at the request of the competent agency, organization or individual, such agency/organization/individual must not request him/her to present another document or provide information certified on the ID certificate, except for case where information about the person is changed or information on the ID certificate is not consistent with that on the national population database;

c) The State shall protect legitimate rights and interests of holders of ID certificates in accordance with law.

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