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|---|---|
 The front cover of a Vietnamese biometric passport. | |
| Type | Passport |
| Issued by |  Vietnam |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility | Vietnam citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years |
Vietnamese passports (Vietnamese: Hộ chiếu Việt Nam) are issued to citizens of Vietnam to facilitate international travel. They enable the bearer to exit and re-enter Vietnam freely; to travel to and from other countries in accordance with visa requirements, and secure assistance from Vietnamese consular officials when abroad, if necessary.
All Vietnamese passports are issued by the Department of Immigration (Cục Quản lý Xuất nhập cảnh) on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security. Only Vietnamese citizens are eligible for this passport. The passport is valid for ten years.[1] By law, a valid unexpired Vietnamese passport is conclusive proof of Vietnamese citizenship, and therefore can be used in lieu of a National ID card for identification (such as flying within Vietnam[2]) domestically.
Vietnamese passport booklets conform with the recommended standards (i.e. size, composition, layout, technology) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). There are three types of passport booklets. Vietnamese passports are property of the government of Vietnam and must be returned to the Vietnamese government upon demand.
Vietnam started issuing electronic passports to citizens in March 2023.[3]
- ^ luatvietnam.vn. "Law 49/2019/QH14 of National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam date issued 22/11/2019". english.luatvietnam.vn. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ luatvietnam.vn. "Circular 13/2019/TT-BGTVT of Ministry of Transport date issued 29/03/2019". english.luatvietnam.vn. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Ordinary passports with electronic chips to be issued from next month". 16 February 2023.