Order of and procedures for processing of dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality

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1. Latest order of and procedures for processing of dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality

Order of and procedures for processing of dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality according to Article 21 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008 are as follows:

- A person applying for Vietnamese nationality shall file a dossier to the provincial-level Justice Service of the locality where he/she resides. In case the dossier is incomplete under Clause 1, Article 20 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008 or invalid, the provincial-level Justice Service shall immediately notify the applicant thereof for supplementation arid completion of the dossier.

- Within 5 working days after the receipt of a complete and valid dossier, the provincial-level Justice Service shall send to the provincial-level Public Security Department a request for verification of the applicant’s identity.

Within 30 days after the receipt of a request from the provincial-level Justice Service, the provincial-level Public Security Department shall conduct verification and send verification results to the provincial-level Justice Service. During this period, the provincial-level Justice Service shall examine papers in the dossier of application for Vietnamese nationality.

Within 10 working days after the receipt of verification results, the provincial-level Justice Service shall complete the dossier for submission to the provincial-level People’s Committee president.

Within 10 working days after the receipt of a request from the provincial-level Justice Service, the provincial-level People’s Committee president shall consider, make conclusion and send his/her proposal to the Ministry of Justice.

- Within 20 working days after the receipt of the proposal from the provincial-level People’s Committee president, the Ministry of Justice shall re-examine the dossier, if finding that all conditions for naturalization in Vietnam are met, the Ministry shall send a written notification to the applicant for carrying out procedures to renounce his/her foreign nationality, except the case in which the applicant wishes to retain his/her foreign nationality or is a stateless person.

Within 10 working days after the receipt of a written permission for the applicant to renounce his/her foreign nationality, the Minister of Justice shall report the case to the Prime Minister for submission to the President for consideration and decision.

In case the applicant wishes to retain his/her foreign nationality or is a stateless person, within 20 days after the receipt of the proposal from the provincial-level People’s Committee president, the Ministry of Justice shall re-examine the dossier, if finding that the applicant is eligible for naturalization in Vietnam, the Ministry shall report the case to the Prime Minister for submission to the President for consideration and decision.

- The President shall consider and make decision within 30 working days after the receipt of the Prime Minister’s proposal.

2. Dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality

Dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality according to Article 20 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008 is as follows:

- A dossier of application for Vietnamese nationality comprises:

+ An application for Vietnamese nationality;

+ A copy of the birth certificate, passport or other substitute papers;

+ A curriculum vitae;

+ A judicial record issued by a competent Vietnamese authority for the period the applicant resides in Vietnam and a judicial record issued by a competent foreign authority for the period the applicant resides in the foreign country. Judicial records must be issued within 90 days before the date of filing the dossier;

+ Papers proving his/her Vietnamese language skills;

+ Papers proving his/her place and period of residence in Vietnam;

+ Papers proving his/her ability to make livelihood in Vietnam.

- For persons exempt from several conditions on naturalization in Vietnam specified in Clause 2, Article 19 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008, papers corresponding to exempted conditions are not required.

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