What are procedures for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality in 2019?

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Regarding renunciation in Vietnam

Legal basis: Law on Vietnamese Nationality in 2008 and Decree 78/2009/ND-CP.

According to the information you provided, you are currently living and working in Vietnam. If you wish to renounce your Vietnamese citizenship and naturalize Chinese nationality, you shall follow the procedures for renouncing Vietnamese citizenship according to the procedures for processing applications to renounce Vietnamese nationality for residents in Vietnam.

The procedures for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality for your case are as follows:

1. Dossiers of application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality

You shall prepare the dossier, which includes following documents:

- An application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality;

- A curriculum vitae;

- A copy of the following documents:

+ Birth certificate; in case the birth certificate does not clearly state the Vietnamese nationality of the holder, papers proving his/her parents’ Vietnamese nationality are required.

+ People’s identity card;

+ Vietnamese passport;

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

- 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.

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

- 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. Procedures:

Step 1: Submit the dossier

You shall submit the dossier at the Justice Service of the locality where you reside

In case the dossier is incomplete or invalid, the dossier-receiving agency shall immediately notify the applicant thereof for supplementation or completion of the dossier.

Step 2: Announce about the renunciation of Vietnamese nationality

Within 5 working days after the receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the provincial-level Justice Service shall publish an announcement on the application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality on three consecutive issues of a local printed or online newspaper and forward this announcement to the Justice Ministry for posting on the latter’s website.

Announcements must be posted on websites for at least 30 days.

Step 3: Verify the applicant’s identity

Within 5 working days after the receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the provincial-level Justice Service shall send to the provincial-level Public Security Department a written request for verification of the applicant’s identity.

Within 20 days after the receipt of the provincial-level Justice Service’s request, the provincial-level Public Security Department shall conduct verification and send verification results to the provincial-level Justice Service. During this period, the provincial-level Justice Service shall examine papers in the dossier of application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality.

Within 5 working days after the receipt of verification results, the provincial-level Justice Service shall complete the dossier for submission to the provincial-level People’s Committee president.

Within 5 working days after the receipt of the proposal of the provincial-level Justice Service, the provincial-level People’s Committee president shall consider, make conclusion and send his/her opinion to the Ministry of Justice.

Step 4: Re-examine the dossier

Within 20 days after the receipt of the proposal of the provincial-level People’s Committee president or the overseas Vietnamese representative mission, the Ministry of Justice shall re-examine the dossier, if finding that the applicant is eligible for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality, the Ministry shall report the case to the Prime Minister for submission to the President for consideration and decision.

Step 5: Issue decision on renunciation of Vietnamese nationality

The President shall consider and make decision within 20 days after the receipt of the Prime Minister’s proposal.

3. Fee for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality shall be applied according to the Appendix 1 (the Schedule of charges in diplomatic sector) issued together with the Circular 264/2016/TT-BTC, which is 200 USD/person.

Regarding naturalization of Chinese nationality: Follow the regulations of China.

Best regards!