Composition of dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality

- An application for Vietnamese nationality;

- A copy of the birth certificate, passport or other substitute papers valid for evidencing their foreign nationality;

- A curriculum vitae;

- A judicial record issued by a competent Vietnamese authority for the period the applicant resides in Vietnam and a judicial record issued by a competent foreign authority for the period the applicant resides in the foreign country. Judicial records must be issued within 90 days before the date of filing the dossier;

- Papers proving his/her Vietnamese language skills: copy of a Vietnamese postgraduate, university, college, professional secondary, upper secondary or lower secondary diplomas; copy of a diploma or certificate of Vietnamese language skills granted by a Vietnamese language training establishment.

- Papers proving his/her place and period of residence in Vietnam: A copy of the permanent residence card;

- Papers proving his/her ability to make livelihood in Vietnam: any of the following papers:

+ Paper evidencing property ownership rights;

+ Written certification of the wage or income level, issued by the employing agency or organization of the applicant;

+ Written certification of taxable incomes, issued by a tax office;

+ Paper evidencing the guarantee by an organization or individual in Vietnam;

+ Written certification of the applicant's ability to make his/her living in Vietnam, made by the People's Committee of the commune, ward or township (below referred to as commune-level People's Committee) where the applicant resides.

For persons exempt from several conditions on naturalization in Vietnam specified in Clause 2, Article 19 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008, papers corresponding to exempted conditions are not required.

View details at the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008, effective from July 01, 2009.

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