To pass Law amending Law on Citizen Identification in October 2023 in Vietnam

To pass Law amending Law on Citizen Identification in October 2023 in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. To pass Law amending Law on Citizen Identification in October 2023 in Vietnam

The Program for developing laws and ordinances in 2023 is adjusted as follows:

- Adding the project Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on People's Public Security to the Program for developing laws and ordinances in 2023 to submit to the National Assembly for comments and approval at the 5th session (May 2023) according to the procedure at a session.

- Adding to the Program for developing laws and ordinances in 2023 to submit to the National Assembly for comments at the 5th session (May 2023) and approval at the 6th session (October 2023) of the following bills:

+ Law on Citizen Identification (amended);

+ Law on Credit Institutions (amended).

Thus, the amended Citizen Identification Law will be passed in October 2023.

The assignment of submitting agencies and agencies in charge of verifying and participating in verifying law projects added to the Program for developing laws and ordinances in 2023 is as follows:

2. Some regulations specified in the Law on Citizen Identification 2014

2.1. Information on the citizen identity card in Vietnam

A citizen identity card has the following information:

- On the front side of a card, there are the national emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the words “Cong hoa xa hoi chu nghia Viet Nam, Doc lap - Tu do - Hanh phuc” (The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Independence - Freedom - Happiness); the words “Can cuoc cong dan” (Citizen identification); photo, citizen identity card number, family name, middle name and first name, birthdate, gender, nationality, native place, place of permanent residence; and expiry date.

- On the back side of a card, there is an encoded place for information storage; fingerprints, characteristics for identification of the card holder; date of card issuance; family name, middle name, first name, title and signature of the card issuer, and a seal bearing the national emblem of the card-issuing agency.

(Clause 1, Article 18 of the Law on Citizen Identification 2014)

2.2. Use validity of citizen identity cards

- Citizen identity card is a personal paper of a Vietnamese citizen which proves citizen identification of the card holder for conducting transactions in the Vietnamese territory.

- Citizen identity cards shall be used instead of passports in case Vietnam and a foreign country have signed a treaty or international agreement permitting citizens of the signatories to use citizen identity cards instead of passports in each other’s territory

- Competent agencies, organizations and individuals may request a citizen to produce his/her citizen identity cards for checking identification and information specified in Article 18 of the Law on Citizen Identification 2014; use personal identification numbers in citizen identity cards for checking information about the card holders in the national population database and specialized databases in accordance with law.

When a citizen produces his/her citizen identity card at the request of a competent agency, organization or individual, this agency, organization or individual may not request the citizen to produce another paper to prove the information specified in Clauses 1 and 3 of Article 20 of the Law on Citizen Identification 2014.

- The State shall protect legitimate rights and interests of holders of citizen identity cards in accordance with law.

(Article 20 of the Law on Citizen Identification 2014)

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