Can a person residing abroad apply for the removal of Vietnamese citizenship?

Can a person residing abroad apply for the removal of Vietnamese citizenship?

According to Clause 1, Article 27 of the 2008 Law on Vietnamese Nationality, the grounds for leaving Vietnamese nationality are as follows:

1. A Vietnamese citizen who files an application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality to acquire a foreign nationality may be permitted to renounce Vietnamese nationality.

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 29 of the above Law, the order and procedures for handling applications for dismissal of Vietnamese citizenship are as follows:

1. If the person applying for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality resides in Vietnam, he/she shall file the dossier to the provincial-level Justice Service of the locality where he/she resides; if residing abroad, he/she shall file the dossier to the Vietnamese representative mission in the host country. In case the dossier is incomplete under Article 28 of this Law or invalid, the dossier-receiving agency shall immediately notify the applicant thereof for supplementation or completion of the dossier.

According this Article, Vietnamese citizens who apply for the removal of Vietnamese citizenship to enter a foreign country may be entitled to the removal of Vietnamese citizenship.The resignation of Vietnamese citizenship shall result from the voluntary withdrawal of Vietnamese citizens and shall not depend on whether the Vietnamese citizens are residing in or outside the territory of Vietnam. If you apply for the removal of Vietnamese citizenship residing abroad, you must submit the application to the Vietnamese representative mission in your home country.

What is the application for removal of Vietnamese citizenship?

Pursuant to Article 28 of the above Law, the application for termination of Vietnamese citizenship is as follows:

1. A dossier of application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality comprises:

a/ An application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality;

b/ A curriculum vitae;

c/ A copy of the Vietnamese passport, identity card or other papers specified in Article 11 of this Law;

d/ A judicial record issued by a competent Vietnamese authority. Judicial records must be issued within 90 days before the date of filing the dossier;

e/ Papers proving that the applicant is carrying out procedures for acquisition of foreign nationality, except cases in which the laws of that country do not provide for the issuance of these papers.

f/ The written certification of clearance of tax debts, issued by the Tax Department of the locality where the applicant resides;

g/ Those who used to be cadres, civil servants or employees or used to serve in Vietnamese people’s armed forces and have retired, stopped working, been dismissed, removed from office or relieved from post or demobilized for not more than 5 years, are also required to submit documents of the agencies, organizations or units which have issued the decisions on their retirement, dismissal, removal from office or relief from post or demobilization, certifying that their renunciation of Vietnamese nationality is not detrimental to Vietnam’s national interests.

2. Vietnamese citizens who do not permanently reside in Vietnam are not required to submit papers specified at Points d, f and g, Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The Government shall specify papers in the dossiers of application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality.

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