When shall personal identification number in Vietnam be cancelled?
When shall personal identification number in Vietnam be cancelled? - Ms. Chau (HCMC).
Who are eligible for grant of citizen identity cards and citizen identity card number in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 19 of the Law on Citizen Identification in 2014 stipulating persons eligible for grant of citizen identity cards and citizen identity card number as follows:
Persons eligible for grant of citizen identity cards and citizen identity card number
1. Vietnamese citizens aged full 14 years or older are eligible for grant of citizen’s' identity cards.
2. The citizen identity card number is the personal identification number.
As regulations above, Vietnamese citizens aged full 14 years or older are eligible for grant of citizen’s' identity cards.
When shall personal identification number in Vietnam be cancelled?
Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 6 of the Circular 59/2021/TT-BCA stipulating cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number as follows:
Cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number
1. In case of re-establishment of personal identification number due to sex reassignment of citizens or correction of year of birth as per the law on civil registration, commune police where citizens register permanent residence shall request the citizens to provide civil status documents proving their sex reassignment or correction of year of birth to examine, verify and add to administrative documents and submit request for re-establishment of personal identification number to supervisory agencies of National database on population of Ministry of Public Security.
2. In case of cancellation of personal identification due to error relating to place of birth, year of birth, or gender of citizens during data input process, commune police where citizens register permanent residence must examine and verify information which needs revision and send request for cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number to supervisory agencies of National database on population of Ministry of Public Security.
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As regulations above, the personal identification number will be canceled when there are errors during the data entry process related to information about the place of birth registration, year of birth, and gender of the citizen into the National Population Database.
Is it permissible to reuse cancelled personal identification number in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3 Article 6 of the Circular 59/2021/TT-BCA stipulating cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number as follows:
Cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number
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3. Heads of supervisory agencies of National database on population of Ministry of Public Security are responsible for reviewing and deciding on cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number for cases under Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article. Once decisions on cancellation and re-establishment of personal identification number are issued, supervisory agencies of National database on population of Ministry of Public Security must update new personal identification number of citizens on the National database on population. Cancelled personal identification number shall be stored in information data of citizens in the National database on population and must not be issued to other citizens.
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As regulations above, the cancellation of personal identification numbers will be done by the head of the agency managing the national population database of the Ministry of Public Security.
The cancelled personal identification number will be saved in the citizen's information data in the National Population Database and cannot be used to issue another citizen.
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