New decree facilitates retention of Vietnamese nationality

October 27, 2014 | 14:35

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The deadline to register for retention of the Vietnamese nationality has been removed by the Government.

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This is part of the Government’s new Decree 97/2014/ND-CP which amends and supplements some articles of Decree 78/2009/ND-CP dated September 22, 2009 on detailed implementation of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality.

Overseas Vietnamese, who have not yet lost their Vietnamese nationality as prescribed by the country’s law before July 1, 2009, without any proofs of Vietnamese nationality shall make registration with an overseas Vietnamese representative agency to identify their Vietnamese nationality and to be issued Vietnamese passports following prescribed procedures in order to retain their Vietnamese nationality.

The move aims to create favorable ways for overseas Vietnamese who wish to hold Vietnamese nationality.

Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions, consular offices, and agencies authorized to handle the requests for nationality registration and passports.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice are in charge of posting the list of overseas Vietnamese missions on their websites.

The Decree shall take effect since December 1, 2014./.

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