Starting from June 1, 2022, the Ministry of Public Security will issue ordinary passports without electronic chips online for Vietnamese citizens, according to the Immigration Department of Viet Nam.

Accordingly, Vietnamese citizens can access http://dichvucong.gov.vn or http://dichvucong.bocongan.gov.vn to make online declaration, pay the fee and receive their passports by post or collect them at the immigration offices.

The online issuance of ordinary passports is applicable to those residing in the country having a valid chip-based identity card or a valid 12-digit citizen ID card, a valid account on the Government Public Service Portal, and the ability to pay online fees.

The move aims to reduce the travel time for people, limit the negative phenomena and strengthen the transparency of public administration.

The granting of ordinary passports through government e-portal aims to realise the government’s project on developing the application of population database, e-identification, and e-authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030 to serve administrative procedures and online public service provision, socio-economic expansion, and digital citizens development, among others.

Reporting by VIET THANH - Translating by M.DUNG