TO GUIDE THE NEWEST PROCEDURES ON THE ISSUANCE OF POPULAR PASSPORT
This new content is prescribed in the Law No. 49/2019/QH14 on the Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, which is passed by the National Assembly on November 22, 2019.
In particular, papers related to the popular passport issuance include: A copy of the birth certificate or extract of birth of a person under 14 years of age; The latest popular passport for the person who has been issued a passport; Photocopy of Identity Card or Citizenship Card in case of change of personal information compared to information in the most recently issued passport...
Accordingly, first-time applications for passports are made at the Immigration authority of the provincial Police of the permanent or temporary residence; in case of having a citizen identification card, the application is made at the Immigration Agency of the favorable Provincial Police. Passport issuance applications from the second time are made at the Immigration Authority of the favorable Provincial Police or Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department.
Within 08 working days from the date of receipt, the Immigration Authority of the Provincial Police shall return the results to the applicants. Within 05 working days from the date of receipt, the Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department returns the results to the applicants. Noticeably, passport applicants who pay courier service fee, may request the result receipt at their favorable location.
This Law takes effect on July 01, 2020.
