Vietnam: Procedures for new issuance of citizen ID card with chip from July 1, 2021

Vietnam: Procedures for new issuance of citizen ID card with chip from July 1, 2021 (Illustration)

Step 1: Receive the request for the CID card grant, renewal, and re-issuance.

Citizens directly go to the district-level police office where they permanently or temporarily reside to request the grant, change, or re-issue of a CID card; or through the National Public Service Portal, the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security to register the time and place for carrying out procedures for applying for, changing, or re-granting CID cards.

In the event a citizen requests the issuance, renewal, or re-issue of a CID card on the National Public Service Portal or the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security, the citizen selects the service and checks his/her information in the National Database. about the population. Whereby:

- In case the information is correct, register the time and place to apply for the CID card. The system will automatically transfer the citizen's request to the police office where the citizen requests.

- In case the citizen's information is not available or has errors, the citizen shall bring lawful papers to prove the information content when going to the police office where the application is received for the grant, renewal, or re-issue of the CID card.

Step 2: The police officer where the request for issuance, renewal, or re-issuance of a CID card is received collects citizen information.

- Search for citizen information in the national population database to compile applications for grant, exchange, and re-issue of CID cards:

• In the event that a citizen's information is already in the National Population Database and there is no change or adjustment, the citizen's information in the National Population Database shall be used to compile an application for issuance, renewal, or re-issuance of a CID card.
• In the event that a citizen's information is already in the National Population Database but there is a change or adjustment, then citizens are requested to present legal papers proving the changed content to update and supplement information in the application for grant, renewal, or re-issuance of a CID card.
• In the event that a citizen's information is not available in the national population database, the citizen is requested to present one of the legal papers proving the content of their personal information to update the information in the application for re-issuance of their CID card.

- Select the type of CID grant (grant, change, re-issue) and proceed to describe the identity of the citizen.

- Receive fingerprints of citizens:

• Acquire flat fingerprints of 4 fingers of the right hand (index finger, middle finger, ring finger, little finger);
• Obtain flat fingerprints of four left-hand fingers (index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger);
• Obtaining flat fingerprints of two pinched thumbs;
• Receive 10-finger fingerprints in order: right thumb, right index finger, right middle finger, right ring finger, right little finger, left thumb, left index finger, left middle finger, left ring finger, left little finger, left hand.

In the event that 10 fingerprints from the citizen cannot be collected, describe and enter information about the status of the fingerprints not being collected.

- Take portraits of citizens

- Print the receipt of citizen identification information for citizens to check, sign, and write their full names; citizens' information-receiving officers shall check, sign, and clearly write their names.

Step 3: Collect fees as directed.

From July 1, 2021 onward, the fee collection rate shall comply with Vietnam's Circular 59/2019/TT-BTC, specifically as follows:

Note: Cases of exemption or payment of fees shall follow Article 5 of Vietnam's Circular 59/2019/TT-BTC.

Step 4: Issue an appointment letter to return the settlement result

The Public Security Agency shall issue an appointment letter to return the results of the issuance, exchange, and re-issuance of CID cards to citizens.

At the same time, the police agency shall collect the ID cards and CID cards in use in case citizens carry out the procedures to change from ID card to CID card and change CID card.

Currently, only collect the old ID cards when citizens carry out procedures to change their CID card (Clause 3, Article 13 of  Vietnam's Circular 07/2016/TT-BCA) and collect the 9-digit ID cards if they are damaged or unclear (photo, ID number and text) according to Article 15 of Circular 07/2016/TT-BCA.

Bao Ngoc

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