Procedures for registering an electronic identification account that people need to know

Below are details of the procedure for registering an electronic identification account for Vietnamese citizens...

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Who has the authority to issue electronic identification accounts?

According to Article 20 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, the authority to grant electronic identification accounts and decide to lock and unlock electronic identification accounts is as follows:

- The Director of the Department of Administrative Police for Social Order of the Ministry of Public Security has the authority to issue electronic identification accounts; decide to automatically lock and unlock electronic identification accounts on the electronic identification and authentication system and request to lock and unlock electronic identification accounts of agencies at the department level or equivalent or higher.

- The Head of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order of the Provincial or Central City Police decides to lock or unlock the electronic identification account for requests received at the Provincial Police.

- The District Police Chief decides to lock or unlock the electronic identification account for requests received at the District Police.

- The Commune-level Police Chief decides to lock or unlock the electronic identification account for requests received at the Commune-level Police.

Thus, according to the above regulations, only the Director of the Department of Administrative Police for Social Order of the Ministry of Public Security has the authority to grant electronic identification accounts.

Procedures for registering an electronic identification account for Vietnamese citizens

Procedures for registering an electronic identification account for Vietnamese citizens according to Article 14 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP are as follows:

- Register for a level 1 electronic identification account via the VNelD application for citizens who already have an electronic chip-embedded Citizen Identification Card:

+ Citizens using mobile devices download and install the VNelD application.

+ Citizens use the VNelD application to enter information about personal identification number and phone number or email address; provide information according to the instructions on the VNelD application; collect portrait photos using mobile devices and send requests for electronic identification accounts to the electronic identification and authentication management agency via the VNelD application.

+ The electronic identification management agency notifies the account registration results via the VNelD application or SMS message or email address.

- Register for level 2 electronic identification account:

+ For citizens who have been issued an electronic chip Citizen Identification Card:

Citizens go to the police station of the commune, ward, town or the place where procedures for issuance of Citizen Identification Card are carried out to carry out procedures for issuance of electronic identification account. Citizens present Citizen Identification Card with electronic chip, provide information about phone number or email address and request additional information to be integrated into the electronic identification account.

The receiving officer enters the citizen's information into the electronic identification and authentication system; takes portrait photos and collects fingerprints of citizens coming to complete procedures to authenticate with the Citizen Identification Database and confirms their consent to register to create an electronic identification account.

The electronic identification management agency notifies the account registration results via VNelD application or SMS message or email address.

+ The Public Security Agency shall issue a level 2 electronic identification account along with a Citizen Identification Card in cases where citizens have not been issued a Citizen Identification Card with an electronic chip.

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