Vietnam: What information is included in an electronic identity account?

Vietnam: What information is included in an electronic identity account? (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet answers as follows:

1. Citizens' electronic identity (eID) information in Vietnam

An electronic identity account contains basic information of citizens including:

1.1 Vietnamese citizen’s eID

According to Article 7 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, Vietnamese citizen’s eID contains the followings:

- Personal information:

+ Personal identity number;

+ First, middle and last name;

+ Date (day, month, year) of birth;

+ Gender.

- Biometric data:

+ Personal portrait;

+ Fingerprint.

1.2 Foreigner’s eID

According to Article 8 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the foreigner’s eID contains the followings:

- Personal information:

+ ID number;

+ Last, middle and first name;

+ Date (day, month, year) of birth;

+ Gender;

+ Nationality;

+ Number, sign, date (day, month, year), type of paper and place of issue of passport or other international travel document.

- Biometric data:

+ Personal portrait;

+ Fingerprint.

1.3 Non-person entity’s eID 

According to Article 9 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the non-person entity’s eID is composed of:

- Its eID code.

- Its name, including Vietnamese name, abbreviated name (if any) and international name (if any).

- Date of establishment (day, month, year).

- Head office address.

- Personal ID number or ID number of the foreigner; first, middle and last name of the legal representative or the head of the non-person entity.

2. Other information synced to an eID account in Vietnam

Clause 7 Article 3 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP stipulates that in addition to basic information of citizens, other information synced to an eID account refers to pieces of information about an eID holder represented in papers or documents issued by Vietnam's competent authorities and verified via national or specialized databases in order to make it possible for them to be synced to that eID account upon an eID holder’s request, including

- Information about health insurance cards,

- Vehicle registration certificates,

- Driving licenses,

- Tax identification numbers

- Others falling within the remit of ministries or quasi-ministries after getting agreement from the ministry of public security.

Currently, other information is still in the process of synchronizing with the e-ID account and will be completed in the near future.

3. Updating eID data in Vietnam

According to Article 10 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, if personal eID data of individuals available in the national population database, the electronic civil registration database, the citizen ID database or the national entry/exit database are subject to any change, their personal eID accounts available in the electronic identification and authentication system shall be updated automatically.

- If institutional eID data of non-person entities available in the national business registration database, the national database or other specialized database are subject to any change, their institutional eID accounts available in the electronic identification and authentication system shall be updated automatically.

4. Who is eligible to be granted access to eID accounts in Vietnam?

Individuals and non-person entities eligible to be granted access to eID accounts are specified in Article 11 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP as follows:

- Vietnamese citizens who are 14 years of age or older; Vietnamese citizens who are under 14 years of age or wards may share the same eID accounts with their parents or guardians.

- Foreigners aged 14 years or older who enter in Vietnam; foreigners who are under 14 years of age or wards may share the same eID accounts with their parents or guardians.

- Agencies or non-person entities that are founded or successfully register their operation in Vietnam.

Nhu Mai

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