Procedure for issuance of level-1 eID accounts for Vietnamese Citizens (Newest)

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On July 19, 2024, the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam issued Decision 5349/QD-BCA-C06 on the announcement of new, amended administrative procedures related to eID and e-authentication under the authority of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam.

Procedure for issuance of level-1 eID accounts for Vietnamese Citizens (Newest)

Step 1: Vietnamese citizens use digital devices to download and install the National Identification Application (VNeID).

Step 2: Vietnamese citizens provide information as guided on the National Identification Application (VNeID).

Vietnamese citizens enter information about their personal identification number, owned mobile subscriber number, and email address (if any); provide information as guided on the National Identification Application (VNeID).

Step 3: Vietnamese citizens capture a facial photo through a digital device.

Step 4: Vietnamese citizens submit a request for the issuance of an eID account to the eID and e-authentication management agency via the National Identification Application (VNeID).

Step 5: The eID and e-authentication management agency reviews, authenticates the information of the citizen requesting the eID account, and notifies the registration result via the National Identification Application or the mobile subscriber number or email address.

Document reception time: 24 hours/day, all days of the week.

See detailed content at Decision 5349/QD-BCA-C06 which comes into force in Vietnam from July 19, 2024.

Regulations on the use of eID accounts in Vietnam

Based on Article 9 of Decree 69/2024/ND-CP stipulating the use of eID accounts, other electronic transaction accounts created by agencies, organizations, and individuals in Vietnam are as follows:

- level-1 eID accounts of Vietnamese citizens and foreigners are used to access, exploit, and use information about electronic identities and certain features, utilities, and applications of the eID and e-authentication system and connected, shared information systems as prescribed by law.

- Level 02 eID accounts of Vietnamese citizens are used to access, exploit, and use eID cards, additional information integrated into eID cards shared, integrated, and updated from national databases, specialized databases, and the full features, utilities, and applications of the eID and e-authentication system and connected, shared information systems as prescribed by law.

- Level 02 eID accounts of foreigners and eID accounts of agencies and organizations are used to access, exploit, and use eID information and additional information shared, integrated, updated from national databases, specialized databases, and the full features, utilities, and applications of the eID and e-authentication system and connected, shared information systems as prescribed by law.

- Electronic identity entities use eID accounts to log in, authenticate, and use the features and utilities on the national identification application, the eID information website at dinhdanhdientu.gov.vn or vneid.gov.vn, or other utilities on the applications, software of other agencies, organizations, individuals connected to the eID and e-authentication system.

- eID accounts are used to perform administrative procedures, public administrative services in the electronic environment, and other activities according to the needs of the electronic identity entity.

- Information about electronic identities and information integrated on eID cards and eID accounts has legal value equivalent to providing information or using, presenting documents containing that information when carrying out administrative procedures, public services, transactions, and other activities.

- Agencies, organizations, and individuals are allowed to create electronic transaction accounts under the law on electronic transactions to serve their transactions and activities, and are responsible for authenticating, ensuring the accuracy of the accounts they create, determining the level and value of use of each account level. Information to create electronic transaction accounts must be provided and consented by the account holder for use in the account creation by agencies, organizations, individuals.

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