Do citizens who are 60 years old have to change their citizen identity cards in Vietnam? How much is fine for citizens over 60 years old who fail to change their citizen identity cards in Vietnam?

Do citizens who are 60 years old have to change their citizen identity cards in Vietnam?

Article 21 of the Law on Citizen Identification 2014 stipulates age eligible for renewal of citizen identity cards as follows:

1. A citizen identity card must be renewed when a citizen reaches full 25 years, full 40 years and full 60 years.

2. Citizen identity cards which are granted, renewed or re-granted within 2 years before a citizen reaches the age specified in Clause 1 of this Article remain to be valid until he/she reaches the subsequent age eligible for card renewal.

Thus, according to the above regulations in Vietnam, citizens must change their citizen identity cards when they turn 60 years old. You did not specify how many years your citizen ID was issued before you turned 60 years old, so it will be divided into 2 cases.

First, if your citizen identity card was issued more than 2 years before you turned 60 years old, you must change the card. In this case, if you do not change your citizen identity card, you will be subject to administrative sanctions in Vietnam.

Second, your citizen identity card is issued within 2 years before you turn 60 years old, so you do not need to change the card in Vietnam.

Do citizens who are 60 years old have to change their citizen identity cards in Vietnam? How much is fine for citizens over 60 years old who fail to change their citizen identity cards in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

How much is fine for citizens over 60 years old who fail to change their citizen identity cards in Vietnam? 

According to Article 10 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP, violations against regulations on issuance, management, use of ID cards and citizen identity cards are as follows:

1. A warning or a fine ranging from 300.000 VND to 500.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Failure to present the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate at the request of a competent person;

b) Failure to comply with regulations of law on issuance, replacement, reissuance of the citizen identity card;

c) Failure to return the ID card or citizen identity card to the competent authority upon renunciation, loss of the Vietnamese nationality or cancellation of the decision to grant the Vietnamese nationality; failure to return the ID card or citizen identity card to the authority that executes the detention order, sentences including imprisonment, compulsory education in a reform school, correctional institution or rehabilitation center.

2. A fine ranging from 1.000.000 VND to 2.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Appropriating, using another person's ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

b) Erasing, chancing or otherwise falsifying the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

c) Destroying, deliberating damaging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

3. A fine ranging from 2.000.000 VND to 4.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Making, using forged documents or data in order to be granted an ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

b) Providing false information or documents in order to be granted an ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate.

4. A fine ranging from 4.000.000 VND to 6.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Forging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate; but not liable to criminal prosecution;

b) Using a forged ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

c) Pledging the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate, or receiving them as pledge;

d) Buying, selling, taking or granting lease of the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate;

dd) Borrowing, lending the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate for commission of illegal acts.

5. Additional penalty:

Confiscation of the exhibits and means of administrative violations for the violations specified Points b and c Clause 2, Point a Clause 3, points a, b, c and d Clause 4 of this Article.

6. Remedial measures:

a) Mandatory return of the ID card or citizen identity card or ID number certificate in case of violations specified in Point a Clause 2 and Point dd Clause 4 of this Article;

b) Mandatory return of the illegal profits earned from commission of the administrative violations specified in Points a, c, d and dd Clause 4 of this Article.

Therefore, if a citizen is 60 years old and has not replaced his/her citizen identity card, he/she will be fined from 300,000 VND to 500,000 VND in Vietnam.

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