Procedures for issuance of ID cards in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024

Procedures for issuance of ID cards in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024 (Internet image)

Regarding this matter, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

Who is eligible for issuance of ID cards in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024?

Persons eligible for issuance of ID cards in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024 include:

- Persons eligible for issuance of ID cards are Vietnamese citizens.

- Vietnamese citizens from 14 years of age shall carry out procedures for issuance of ID cards.

- Vietnamese citizens under 14 years of age will be issued with ID cards if they have demands.

(Article 19 of the Law on Identification 2023)

Procedures for issuance of ID cards is as of July 1, 2024

(1) Procedures for issuance of an ID card to a Vietnamese citizen from 14 years of age shall be carried out as follows:

- A recipient shall inspect and compare information of a person to be issued with an ID card from/to the national population database, the national database, and the specialized database in order to ensure the accuracy of information of such person; in case information of a person to be issued with an ID card on the national population database is unavailable, procedures for adjustment and update of information on the national population database shall be carried out according to regulations in Clauses 1,2 and 3 Article 10 of this Law;

- The recipient shall collect information about identity and biometric identifiers, including portrait photo, fingerprints and iris of each person to be issued with an ID card;

- Each person to be issued with an ID card shall conduct inspection and signature on an ID information collection form;

- The recipient shall issue a receipt stating the date of handover of the identity card to the citizen;

- The ID card shall be handed to the citizen at the place stated in the receipt; in case a citizen wishes to receive his/ her card at another place, the identification-managing agency shall hand the card to him/her at the place as requested by the citizen and he/she shall pay fees for delivery services.

(2) A person under 14 years of age or his/her legal representative may request the identification-managing agency to issue an ID card.  Procedures for issuance of an ID card to a person under 14 years of age shall be carried out as follows:

- The legal representative of a person under 06 years of age shall follow procedures for issuance of an ID card to such person via the public service portal or the national identification application.  If procedures for obtaining birth registration for a person under 06 years of age have yet to be conducted, his/her legal representative shall follow procedures for issuance of an ID card by those interconnected with birth registration on the public service portal, the national identification application or in person at the identification-managing agency.  The identification-managing agency does not collect and receive information about identity and biometric identifiers of persons under 06 years of age;

- Persons from 06 to under 14 years of age accompanying their legal representatives shall come to the identification-managing agency to provide information about identity and biometric identifiers according to regulations in Point b Clause 1 of this Article.

The legal representative of a person from 06 to under 14 years of ages shall follow procedures for issuance of an ID card instead of that person.

(3) Legal representatives of incapacitated persons and persons with limited recognition and behavioral control shall be appointed to assist such persons to follow procedures specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

(4) In case refusal to issue ID cards, the identification-managing agency shall provide explanation in writing and clearly state reasons.

(Article 23 of the Law on Identification 2023)

Places where ID cards are issued, replaced or re-issued in Vietnam as of July 1, 2024

(i) Identification-managing agencies of police authorities of districts, urban districts, district-level towns, cities of provinces, cities of central-affiliated cities or identification-managing agencies of police authorities of provinces or central-affiliated cities where citizens are residing.

(ii) ID cards shall be issued, replaced or re-issued at the identification-managing agency of the Ministry of Public Security in cases where the head of the identification-managing agency decides issuance, replacement or re-issuance of ID cards.

(iii) If necessary, identification-managing agencies specified in (i) and (ii) shall organize implementation of procedures for issuance of ID cards at communes, wards, district-level towns, agencies, units or places of residence of citizens.

(Article 27 of the Law on Identification 2023)

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