Adding “place of birth” information to immigration documents to ensure citizens’ legitimate rights and interests

Simplify procedures for issuing exit and entry documents

Briefly presenting the proposal, Minister of Public Security To Lam stated the necessity, purpose, guiding viewpoints for drafting the Law, and the process of preparing the proposal dossier for drafting the Law.

The development of the Law aims to ensure the following purposes: Contribute to simplifying procedures, promoting the implementation of administrative procedures in the electronic environment, continuing to create favorable conditions for Vietnamese citizens in issuing entry and exit documents and foreigners entering, exiting, transiting and residing in Vietnam; contributing to socio -economic development; both protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety. Completing the legal basis, ensuring synchronization, unity and improving the effectiveness of state management of entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam, contributing to making tourism a key economic sector, creating conditions for investors to explore the market and invest.

Add place of birth information to immigration papers to ensure rights and legitimate interests of citizens image 1 — Minister of Public Security To Lam presented a report at the meeting.

Regarding the structure and basic content of the draft Law, there are 3 articles. Specifically: Article 1 amends 13 articles and clauses of the 2019 Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens; focusing on 2 groups of contents: Group of contents to reform administrative procedures, perfect regulations on the implementation of administrative procedures in the field of exit and entry management in the electronic environment; Group of amended contents to facilitate citizens in applying for visas to enter foreign countries, issuing ordinary passports according to simplified procedures; improving the effectiveness of state management in the field of exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens and the synchronization and unity of the legal system.

Article 2 amends 7 articles and clauses of the 2014 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam (amended and supplemented in 2019), focusing on 2 groups of contents: Group of contents amending the provisions of the Law to continue to create more favorable conditions for foreigners to enter and exit Vietnam; Group of contents amending to manage the residence of foreigners in Vietnam, contributing to protecting national security and ensuring social order and safety.

Add place of birth information to immigration papers to ensure rights and legitimate interests of citizens image 2 — National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired the meeting.

Article 3 of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam stipulates the effective date.

Increase the duration of e-visa from no more than 30 days to no more than 3 months

Reporting on the review of the draft Law at the meeting, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on National Defense and Security Le Tan Toi said that the Committee on National Defense and Security basically agreed on the necessity of amending and supplementing the Law with political, legal and practical bases as in the Government's submission.

The amendment and supplementation of a number of provisions of the current laws on entry and exit contribute to the implementation of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress on improving the effectiveness of foreign affairs activities, proactively integrating into the international community, creating a peaceful environment and favorable conditions for national development; Resolution No. 08 of the Politburo on developing tourism into a spearhead economic sector; promptly overcoming shortcomings and limitations in the practical implementation of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam; continuing to reform administrative procedures in the field of entry and exit to suit current practices; creating favorable conditions and attracting more foreigners to enter Vietnam...

Add place of birth information to immigration papers to ensure the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, image 3 — Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi reported on the review of the draft Law.

Regarding the amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens, Chairman of the National Defense and Security Committee Le Tan Toi affirmed that the National Defense and Security Committee agrees with the addition of “Other documents as prescribed in international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member” to ensure compliance with the Border Agreements signed by Vietnam with other countries; adding information about “place of birth” to exit and entry documents to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens.

The National Defense and Security Committee also agreed with the proposal to remove the regulation on directly submitting documents proving basic personal information and add a regulation allowing applicants for ordinary passports to submit their applications electronically; agreed with the proposal to expand the subjects eligible for ordinary passports under the simplified procedure in the draft Law...

Add place of birth information to immigration papers to ensure the rights and legitimate interests of citizens, image 4 — Overview of the meeting.

Regarding the amendment and supplementation of a number of articles of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam, the National Defense and Security Committee agreed with the regulation that electronic visas (code EV) are valid for multiple entries, instead of only valid for one entry as before; increasing the duration of electronic visas from no more than 30 days to no more than 3 months. At the same time, the Committee agreed with the content of the amendment and supplementation to expand the scope of electronic visa issuance for citizens of territories compared to only the scope of issuance for citizens of other countries as before; expand the conditions of application "on the basis of ensuring national defense, national security, social order and safety, in accordance with Vietnam's foreign policy and socio-economic development".

The National Defense and Security Committee also agreed to increase the time limit for granting temporary residence certificates at border gates for people entering under unilateral visa exemption from 15 days to 45 days, which is suitable for the current situation when the demand for long-term entry into Vietnam increases, especially for foreigners coming to invest, work with agencies, businesses, other organizations, travel or carry out other activities.

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