What documents are required for issuance of regular passports in Vietnam?
What documents are required for issuance of regular passports in Vietnam? Thank you! - Mr. Hoang (Dong Nai)
Who are eligible for issuance of regular passports in Vietnam in 2024?
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019 stipulating persons to be issued with regular passports as follows:
Persons to be issued with regular passports
Vietnamese citizens not specified in Article 21 of this Law shall be considered for issuance of regular passports.
As regulations above, persons to be issued with regular passports are Vietnamese citizens.
However, Vietnamese citizens shal not be considered for issuance of regular passports in following cases:
- Persons failing to comply with decisions on administrative sanctions against violations specified as follows:
+ Provide on purpose false information to be issued, extended or restored or false information relating to loss of entry and exit documents.
+ Fabricate or use fabricated entry and exit documents to make entry or exit, or travel or reside in foreign countries.
+ Gift, give, purchase, sell, borrow, lend, rent, lease, mortgage or receive collateral as entry and exit documents; destroy, erase or falsify entry and exit documents.
+ Use entry and exit documents against regulations and law negatively impacting trustworthiness or damaging interests of Government.
+ Take advantage of entry and exit to violate national security, social security and order of Vietnam, legal rights and interests of agencies and organizations, or lives, health, legal rights and interests of individuals
+ Make entry or exit illegally; organize, arrange, assist, conceal, harbor or enable others to illegally make entry or exit; cross national borders without following procedures as per the law.
+ Obstruct or interfere with law enforcers in issuing entry or exit documents or controlling entry or exit activities.
- Persons suspended from making exit, except for special cases where Minister of Public Security enters into agreements with persons making decisions on exit suspension to allow exit of persons subject to exit suspension.
- Persons influencing national defense and security according to decision of Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security.
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What documents are required for issuance of regular passports in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 15 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019 (amended by Clause 3.a, Article 1 of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam in 2023) stipulating domestic issuance of regular passports as follows:
Domestic issuance of regular passports
1. Persons applying for issuance of passports shall submit completed application forms using defined templates, 2 pictures and relevant documents specified in Clause 2 of this Article; present valid ID cards, Citizen Identity Cards or passports.
2. Documents relating to domestic issuance of regular passports include:
a) The most recently issued regular passports that are valid with respect to persons who have been issued with passports; in case where the valid passports are lost, attach notice of loss or notice of receipt of competent agencies specified in point a Clause 2 Article 28 of this Law;
b) Copies of birth certificates or extracts thereof with respect to persons under 14 years of age who have not been issued with personal identification numbers; in case such copies of birth certificates or extracts thereof are unavailable, submit photocopies and present original copies for examination and comparison;
c) Copies of documents issued by competent agencies proving authorized legal representatives for incapacitated persons, persons having limited recognition or behavioral control as specified in Civil Code and persons under 14 years of age; in case such copies are unavailable, submit photocopies and present original copies for examination and comparison.
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As regulations above, documents required for issuance of regular passports in Vietnam includes:
- Completed application forms
- 2 pictures
- Relevant documents, including:
+ The most recently issued regular passports that are valid with respect to persons who have been issued with passports; in case where the valid passports are lost, attach notice of loss or notice of receipt of competent agencies
+ Copies of birth certificates or extracts thereof with respect to persons under 14 years of age; in case such copies of birth certificates or extracts thereof are unavailable, submit photocopies and present original copies for examination and comparison;
+ Copies of documents issued by competent agencies proving authorized legal representatives for incapacitated persons, persons having limited recognition or behavioral control; in case such copies are unavailable, submit photocopies and present original copies for examination and comparison.
What agencies shall citizens in Vietnam apply for regular passports?
Pursuant to Article 15 of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens in 2019 (amended by Clause 3.b, Article 1 of the Law on amendments to some Articles of Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens and Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam in 2023) stipulating as follows:
Domestic issuance of regular passports
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3. A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the first time at immigration authority of provincial police where he/she temporarily or permanently resides; in case he/she has Citizen Identity Cards, he/she shall apply at immigration authority of provincial police wherever suitable.
4. A person applying for passport issuance for the first time may choose to do so at immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security if:
a) He/she has letter of introduction or recommendation of hospitals regarding travelling abroad for medical diagnosis and/or treatment; or
b) His/her overseas relatives are identified to be in accidents, diseased or deceased according to well-grounded basis; or
c) Supervisory authority of his/hers who is an employee, official, officer, non-commissioned officer, professional serviceman or cadre in armed forces or personnel of cipher organization issues documents requesting issuance; or
d) He/she applies due to other humanitarian or emergency reasons decided by heads of the immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
5. A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the second time at immigration authority of provincial police of choice or immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
6. Assigned persons are responsible for accessing the application, pictures and relevant documents; examining and comparing with information on the national database for entry and export of Vietnamese citizens; taking photos and collecting fingerprints of persons applying for issuance of passports containing electronic chips for the first time; issuing notice of result collection.
7. Within 8 working days from the date of receipt, immigration authorities of provincial police shall return results to applicants. Within 5 working days from the date of receipt, immigration authorities of Ministry of Public Security shall return results to applicants. Processing times for cases specified in Clause 4 of this Article shall last no longer than 3 working days from the date of receipt. In case of delayed issuance of passports, immigration authorities shall respond in written form and state reasons.
8. Persons applying for issuance of passports wishing to receive results in locations other than the agencies specified in Clause 7 of this Article shall pay fees for delivery services.
9. A person shall apply for issuance of regular passport at the headquarter of the immigration authority or by electronic means on the national public service portal or the public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security.
As regulations above, a person shall apply for issuance of passport for the first time at immigration authority of provincial police where he/she temporarily or permanently resides.
A person shall apply for issuance of passport for the second time at immigration authority of provincial police of choice or immigration authority of Ministry of Public Security.
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