This is a notable content stipulated in Circular 281/2016/TT-BTC which regulates the rate of collection, policies of collection, payment, management, and use of fees for the exploitation and use of information in the civil status database, fees for confirming Vietnamese nationality, fees for confirming Vietnamese origin, and nationality fees.
Vietnamese overseas in countries sharing a land border with Vietnam, who are in difficult economic circumstances and have certification from the Commune-level People's Committee at their place of residence, are exempt from the fees for obtaining certification of Vietnamese nationality and certification of Vietnamese origin.
The following cases are also exempt from the fees for applying for Vietnamese nationality or for resuming Vietnamese nationality:
- Individuals with exceptional contributions to the cause of building and defending the Vietnamese homeland who apply for or resume Vietnamese nationality.- Stateless individuals applying for Vietnamese nationality or individuals who have lost their nationality and are in difficult economic circumstances, with certification from the Commune-level People's Committee at their place of residence.- Migrants from Laos permitted to reside and applying for Vietnamese nationality, certification of Vietnamese nationality, or certification of Vietnamese origin as stipulated by international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member.
More details can be found in Circular 281/2016/TT-BTC effective from January 1, 2017.
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