Tag: Vietnam citizenship

To get a certificate of Vietnamese nationality and passport, our client should follow the steps below:

Step 1: Obtain a Vietnamese citizenship certificate from the Department of Justice

First of all, The Applicant completes the dossier and submit it directly to the Department of Justice’s Receiving and returning Section.

The dossier includes:

Case 1: For cases where there are papers proving nationality:

1. 1. Declaration of Vietnamese nationality (form) with 02 photos 04cm x 06cm;
   2. The notarized copies of ID card, passport, or substitute documents; A copy enclosed with the original for comparison/notarized copies of one of the documents proving Vietnamese nationality specified in Article 11 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality 2008/similar documents previously issued by the former government grant, even the birth certificate in which no nationality or nationality section is blank with the Vietnamese full name was written (name of the Applicant, full name The Applicant’s father and mother);

Case 2: For cases without documents proving nationality:

1. 1. Declaration of Vietnamese nationality (form) with 02 photos 04cm x 06cm;
   2. The notarized copies of ID card, passport, or substitute documents;
   3. A curriculum vitae and other documents for nationality verification, including Copies of ID card, civil status, and nationality of grandparents, parents, sibling intestines, and children; copies of documents with contents related to the nationality of the involved parties, granted by the old regime before April 30, 1975; a copy of the document on which the Vietnamese nationality or Vietnamese nationality issued by foreign competent agencies.

Officers receive the dossier at the Receiving Section and return the results of checking the validity and completeness of the dossier. In case the application file is not complete and valid, supplementary guidance will be provided once. In case the dossier is complete and valid, the officer will receive the file, write an appointment slip to return the result to the citizen, and transfer the file to the specialized department within the same day for processing according to regulations.

Department of Justice researches and verifies the records (in case of further verification, the Department of Justice sends a written request to the Ministry of Justice and the City Police for verification) and returns result to the Applicant.

Step 2: Register name in the household book of any Vietnamese family such as a relative person or friends at Police Department.

The applicant complies with the procedures and dossiers of the state agency of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Note: According to the updated Residence law No. 68/2020/QH14 on 1^st July 2021, the government will not require Vietnamese citizens to register the household book anymore. But Vietnamese citizens still register a permanent residence/temporary residence where he or she is living. Before this regulation takes effect practically, people who need to be issued a citizen’s identity card, have to name on household book.

Step 3: Apply for the ID card at the Police Office

Bring the household book to the police office where the household registration is located and follow the procedures of the state agency of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Step 4: Apply for a Vietnamese passport at Immigration Department.

Bring the ID card and household book to the Immigration Department and follow the procedures of the state agency of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.