Need to institutionalize special mechanisms for naturalization and attracting talent

Delegates expressed their agreement with the need to amend and supplement the law, especially to better meet the legitimate aspirations of overseas Vietnamese who want to regain Vietnamese nationality. At the same time, it will create conditions, encourage and attract leading experts and scientists at home and abroad to return to their homeland to invest, produce and do business, contributing to the construction and protection of the Fatherland - in line with the orientation of the Party and the State.

Delegate Tran Hong Nguyen discussed in groups on the afternoon of May 17.

Giving specific comments on the draft content, the delegate said that the revised and supplemented contents this time basically followed the concluding documents of the Politburo and the Central Executive Committee. However, according to the delegate, it is necessary to continue researching to institutionalize Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo, which states the requirement for a special mechanism on naturalization, especially for high-quality human resources and talents to meet the requirements of national development in the fields of science and technology, innovation, and digital transformation. Currently, the provisions of the draft are still general provisions, not clearly demonstrating this spirit.

Regarding the regulation requiring people holding certain positions in the political system to have only one Vietnamese nationality, the delegate said that this content is currently regulated in many specialized laws such as: Law on People's Public Security, Law on Mobile Police, Law on Coast Guard, Law on People's Army Officers, Law on Court Organization, Law on People's Procuracy... but there is no consensus on nationality conditions. Therefore, the delegate suggested that the Government and relevant agencies need to review and synchronously amend specialized laws to comply with the provisions of the amended Nationality Law, ensuring consistency and synchronization in the legal system.

Scene of the group discussion session on the afternoon of May 17.

Delegate Tran Hong Nguyen also said that it is necessary to stipulate that groups of people who are elected, appointed, recruited to positions, titles in state agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, public service units and the armed forces must have only one nationality and permanent residence in Vietnam. However, the draft law provides an exception in "cases that are beneficial to the State and society, and do not harm national interests". The delegate suggested that these exceptions should be carefully considered, especially that they should not be applied widely to all of the above groups. The delegate said that exceptions should only be applied to specific groups such as people recruited and appointed to public service units - where talent needs to be attracted - and must be accompanied by clear and strict conditions.

Regarding the provision in Clause 6, Article 5 of the draft law - according to which the decision of the competent state agency on nationality is not subject to complaints or lawsuits, the delegate basically agrees because this is an issue under national sovereignty, specifically the authority of the President. However, the delegate also noted that in the process of handling the application for nationality, if the advisory agencies performing the procedures make mistakes or lack transparency, the people need to have the right to reflect and complain to protect their legitimate rights. Therefore, the delegate suggested that the drafting agency consider clearly and distinctly regulating the final decision (under the authority of the President) and the steps and related administrative procedures in the process of handling the application.

At the end of the discussion, Delegate Tran Hong Nguyen affirmed his support for the draft law and hoped that comments would be accepted and improved to ensure the consistency of the legal system and suitability with development practices.

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