What is the form of Application for Reacquiring Vietnamese Nationality in 2024? What are the conditions for naturalization in Vietnam in 2024?

What is the form of Application for Reacquiring Vietnamese Nationality in 2024?

According to Circular 04/2024/TT-BTP, the application form for re-acquiring Vietnamese nationality is prescribed as follows:

+ Application form for re-acquiring Vietnamese nationality (Download)

+ Application form for re-acquiring Vietnamese nationality used by a guardian/legal representative on behalf of the ward/represented individual (Download).

What is the form of Application for Reacquiring Vietnamese Nationality in 2024? What are the conditions for naturalization in Vietnam in 2024?​ (Image from the Internet)

What are the conditions for naturalization in Vietnam in 2024?​

According to Article 19 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008, the conditions for naturalization in Vietnam are as follows:

Conditions for naturalization in Vietnam

1. Foreign nationals and stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam who file applications for Vietnamese nationality may be permitted for naturalization in Vietnam if they satisfy the following conditions:

a/ Having the full civil act capacity as prescribed by Vietnam’s laws;

b/ Obeying the Constitution and laws of Vietnam; respecting the traditions, customs and practices of the Vietnamese nation;

c/ Understanding Vietnamese sufficiently enough to integrate themselves into the Vietnamese community;

d/ Having resided in Vietnam for 5 years or more by the time of application for naturalization;

e/ Being capable of making their livelihood in Vietnam.

2. Those who apply for Vietnamese nationality may be permitted for naturalization in Vietnam without having to fully meet the conditions prescribed at Points c, d and e, Clause 1 of this Article if they fall into one of the following cases:

a/ Being spouses, natural parents or natural offsprings of Vietnamese citizens;

b/ Having made meritorious contributions to Vietnam’s national construction and defense;

c/ Being helpful to the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

3. Persons naturalized in Vietnam shall renounce their foreign nationality, except for those defined in Clause 2 of this Article in special cases, if so permitted by the President.

4. Persons applying for Vietnamese nationality must have Vietnamese names. These names may be selected by the applicants and written in the decisions on naturalization in Vietnam.

5. Persons applying for Vietnamese nationality may not be permitted for naturalization if such naturalization is detrimental to Vietnam’s national interests.

6. The Government shall specify conditions for naturalization in Vietnam.

Thus, the conditions for acquiring Vietnamese nationality for foreign citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam are:

- Submitting an application for Vietnamese nationality;

- Having the full civil act capacity as prescribed by Vietnam’s laws;

- Obeying the Constitution and laws of Vietnam; respecting the traditions, customs and practices of the Vietnamese nation;

- Understanding Vietnamese sufficiently enough to integrate themselves into the Vietnamese community;

- Having resided in Vietnam for 5 years or more by the time of application for naturalization;

- Being capable of making their livelihood in Vietnam.

Note: Persons applying for Vietnamese nationality are:

- Spouses, biological parents, or biological children of Vietnamese citizens;

- Those with special contributions to the cause of building and defending the Vietnamese Fatherland;

- Those having benefits for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The aforementioned individuals may be granted Vietnamese nationality without needing to meet the conditions of:

- Being proficient in Vietnamese enough to integrate into the Vietnamese community;

- Having permanently resided in Vietnam for 5 years or more up to the time of application for Vietnamese nationality;

- Being capable of ensuring their livelihood in Vietnam.

What documents are required for naturalization in Vietnam?

According to Article 20 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008, the application dossier for Vietnamese nationality includes the following documents:

- Application form for Vietnamese nationality;

- Copies of Birth Certificate, Passport, or other substitutive documents;

- Personal background declaration;

- Judicial record issued by the competent authority of Vietnam for the period the applicant resided in Vietnam, judicial record issued by the competent authority of a foreign country for the period the applicant resided abroad. The judicial record must be issued within 90 days up to the date of application submission;

- Documents proving proficiency in Vietnamese;- Documents proving residence and permanent residence period in Vietnam;

- Documents proving livelihood assurance in Vietnam.

Note: Persons exempted from certain conditions for acquiring Vietnamese nationality as prescribed in clause 2 of Article 19 of the 2008 Law on Vietnamese Nationality are exempted from corresponding documentation requirements.