On November 22, 2019, the 14th National Assembly passed the Immigration Law of Vietnamese citizens 2019, this Law takes effect on July 1, 2020.

One of the highlights of this Law is the recognition of the fact that only a citizen’s identity will be required without any passport anywhere. According to Clause 3, Article 15 of the Law on Immigration of Vietnamese Citizens No.49/2019/QH14, first-time passport applicants are made at the Immigration Department of the provincial Police Department of permanent residence or temporary residence . Particularly for holders of Citizenship Identification cards, they shall be carried out at the provincial-level Police Immigration Management Office at convenient places.

Thus, citizens with citizenship can easily choose the place to issue a passport instead of having to do it in a permanent or temporary place as previously prescribed. At the same time, the applicant for a secondary passport from the second time will be made at the Immigration Department of the Police Department of the province or city directly under the Central Government, where it is convenient or the Immigration Department of the Ministry. Police. Instead of the current one, only the case of reissuing a valid passport can go through the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Public Security and the expired passport will have to go to the Immigration Department of the Provincial Police, Central-affiliated cities of permanent or temporary residence.