CIRCULAR

AMENDMENT TO CIRCULAR NO. 73/2021/TT-BCA DATED JUNE 29, 2021 OF THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY ON PASSPORT, LAISSEZ-PASSER FORMS AND RELATED SCHEDULES

Pursuant to Resolution No. 76/2022/QH15 dated November 15, 2022 of the National Assembly on the 4^th Meeting of the 15^th National Assembly;

Pursuant to the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese nationals dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to Decree No. 01/2018/ND-CP dated August, 6, 2018 of the Government on functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structures of Ministry of Public Security;

At request of Director of Immigration Department;

The Minister of Public Security promulgates Circular on amendment to Circular No. 73/2021/TT-BCA dated June 29, 2021 of the Minister of Public Security on passport, laissez-passer forms and related schedules.

Article 1. Amendment to contents of page 2 and page 3 of diplomatic passport (form HCNG); official passport (form HCCV); ordinary passport (form HCPT) attached to Circular No. 73/2021/TT-BCA dated June 29, 2021.

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Article 3. Implementation and transition clauses

1. This Circular comes into force from January 1, 2023.

2. Passports issued before January 1, 2023 using previous forms remain effective for the full effective period./.

MINISTER




General To Lam

Form VB02
Attached to Circular No. 68/2022/TT-BCA dated December 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Public Security

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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. …………/.………
On verification and issuance ordinary passport for Vietnamese national

(Location and date)

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OFFICIAL TELEGRAM

To:

- Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
- Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security.

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………… ⁽¹⁾……………… hereby requests Departments to remark on the issuance of ordinary passport of the following person:

Last name: ……………………… Middle name and first name: ………………………… ⁽³⁾

Gender: Male □ Female □

Date of birth: …………………… Place of birth: ……………………………………………….

Residence address in foreign country: …………………………………………………………

Residence address in Vietnam prior to departure: ……………………………………………

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Phone number of relatives in Vietnam (if any): ………………………………………………..

Departed from Vietnam on: …… /………. /………………………………………………………

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Mother’s full name: …………………………………………… date of birth: … /….. /…………

Spouse’s full name: …………………………………………… date of birth: … /…… /...........

Relevant documents provided by Vietnamese authority (if any)⁽⁴⁾: …………………………

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Reason for passport application: ……………………………………………………………….

For your cooperation./.

COMPETENT INDIVIDUAL
(Signature, full name, title, and seal)

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(1) Name of Vietnamese representative missions in foreign country.

(2) The photo must be 4 cm x 6 cm and taken in the last 6 months, in full-face view directly facing the camera without head covering, without ear covering, without eyewear, in formal clothing, and in front of a white background.

(3) Vietnamese representative missions in foreign country shall specify last name, middle name, and first name of the applicant.

(4) Specify title of documents, date of issue, issuing authorities, and attachments.

Form VB01
Attached to Circular No. 68/2022/TT-BCA dated December 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Public Security

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No. …………/.………

(Location and date)

NOTICE

Receipt of missing ordinary passport report

To: Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security

On …… /…… /……… ,…………. ⁽¹⁾……………… received report of missing ordinary passport submitted by the following person:

Last name: …………………………… Middle name and first name: ……………………… ⁽²⁾

Gender: Male □ Female □

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Personal identification/ID number: …………………………………………..…………………

……… ⁽¹⁾................................. hereby transfers the report for your implementation (attached hereunder)./.

COMPETENT INDIVIDUAL
(Signature, full name, title, and seal)

Note:

(1) The authority that receives missing passport report.

 (2) Receiving authority shall specify last name, middle name, and first name of the reporting person.

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Form TK05
Attached to Circular No. 68/2022/TT-BCA dated December 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Public Security

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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REPORT OF MISSING ORDINARY PASSPORT ⁽¹⁾

To: ……………………………⁽²⁾……………………………

1. Last name: ….… Middle name and first name: ……… ⁽³⁾ 2. Gender: Male □ Female □

3. Date of birth: …………………………… Place of birth (Province, City): …………………

4. Personal identification/ID number (if any)

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Date of issue: …/……/………….

3. Current residence: …………………………………………………………………………….

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5. Phone number: …………………………………………………………………………………

6. Information of the missing passport⁽⁴⁾:

Passport number: …………………………… date of issue: ......... /……………… / ………..

Issuing authority: ………………………………………………………………………………….

8. The above passport was found missing at: ………… (time), on …… /……… /………….

9. Specific circumstances and reason for losing passport:

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I hereby guarantee the veracity of information above.

Confirmation of Police Chief of Commune, Ward, Town⁽⁵⁾
(Signature, full name, title, and seal)

Filed at ………, …………… (location and date)
Reporting person
(Signature and full name)

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(2) Immigration authority where convenience or the nearest police authority or immigration control authority at border checkpoint or Vietnamese representative mission in foreign country where convenience.

(3) Last name, middle name, and first name in all caps.

(4) Only fill in information on the missing passport if the reporting person remembers correctly otherwise leave blank.

(5) Police Chief of Commune, Ward, Town where the reporting person lives or where the report is filed shall verify identity of the reporting person if the reporting person wishes to send the report to Immigration Department via post.

Form TK04
Attached to Circular No. 68/2022/TT-BCA dated December 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Public Security

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT OF ORDINARY PASSPORT
(For Vietnamese nationals to apply for reinstatement of previously missing ordinary passport)⁽¹⁾

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3. Date of birth: …………………………… Place of birth (Province, City): …………………

4. Personal identification/ID number (if any)

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Date of issue: …/……/………….

5. Current residence: ……………………………………………………………………………

6. Phone number: ………………………………………………………………………………

7. Information of the passport to be reinstated:

Passport number: ………………………… date of issue: ……… /…………… /……………

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8. Reason for applying for passport reinstatement⁽³⁾:

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I hereby guarantee the veracity of information above./.

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Note:

(1) Applicant shall fill in the information.

(2) Last name, middle name, and first name in all caps.

(3) State the reason, time, location, circumstances, etc. in which the passport was lost, found.

Form TK03
Attached to Circular No. 68/2022/TT-BCA dated December 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Public Security

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APPLICATION
(For identity verification for Vietnamese holder of missing passport in foreign country)⁽¹⁾

A. Information of applicant:

1. Last name: ………………… Middle and last name: ………………⁽³⁾

2. Gender: Male □ Female □

3. Date of birth: ……………………………………… 4. Place of birth (Province, City): …………………

5. Personal identification/ID number

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6. Residence address: ……………………………………………………………………………

7. Phone number: …………………………………………………………………………………

B. Information holder of missing passport in foreign country

1. Last name: ………… Middle name and first name: ……… 2. Gender: Male □ Female □

3. Date of birth: ………………………… 4. Place of birth (Province, City): …………………

5. Personal identification/ID number (if any)

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Date of issue: …/……/………….

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7. Residence address in foreign country: ………………………………………………………

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8. Departed from Vietnam on: ……/…… /…… via …………………………… Border Checkpoint using passport No. ……………… issued on …. /….. / ………………………….

9. Expected arrival in Vietnam on ……/...... / ………………..

10. Document proving relationship with the holder of missing report in foreign country⁽⁵⁾: …………

11. Hereby request Immigration Department, Ministry of Public Security to verify photos and identification in order to allow my relative to be reissued with ordinary passport at ………………(6)

I hereby guarantee the veracity of the information above and assume legal responsibilities./.

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Filed at .........., on .............. (location and date)
Applicant
(Signature and full name)

Note:

(1) Applicant shall fill in the information.

(2) The photo must be 4 cm x 6 cm and taken in the last 6 months, in full-face view directly facing the camera without head covering, without ear covering, without eyewear, in formal clothing, and in front of a white background. Fix 1 photo to the frame above and enclose the other photo as attachment.

(3) (4) Last name, middle name, and first name shall be written in all caps.

(5) If written proof is not available, written presentation is required.

(6) Specify name of Vietnamese representative mission in foreign country which reissues the passport.

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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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APPLICATION
(For Vietnamese national to apply for ordinary passport outside of Vietnam)⁽¹⁾

1. Last name: …….. Middle name and first name: ……… ⁽³⁾ 2. Gender: Male □ Female □

3. Date of birth: ……………………… Place of birth⁽⁴⁾ (Province, City): ……………………

4. Personal identification/ID number (if any)

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5. Ethnic group: ......... 6. Religion: ……………… 7. Phone number⁽⁵⁾: ……………………

8. Residence address in foreign country: …………………………………………………….

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9. Residence address in Vietnam prior to departure: ……………………………………….

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10. Occupation: …………………… 11. Name and address of workplace (if any): ………

12. Father: full name: …………………………………… date of birth: …/…… /……………

Mother’s full name: ………………………………………… date of birth: … /……… /………

Spouse: full name: …………………………………………… date of birth: …………………

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14. Hereby request⁽⁶⁾ ……………………………………………………………………………

Electronic chip passport □                             Non-electronic chip passport □

I hereby guarantee the veracity of information above.

Filed at .........., on .............. (location and date)
Applicant⁽⁷⁾
(Signature and full name)

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Note:

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(2) The photo must be 4 cm x 6 cm and taken in the last 6 months, in full-face view directly facing the camera without head covering, without eyewear, in formal clothing, and in front of a white background.

(3) Last name, middle name, and first name in all caps.

(4) Write name of country if the applicant is born outside of Vietnam.

(5) Write phone number for contact in foreign country and phone number of relative in Vietnam whom the applicant regularly communicates (if any).

(6) Specify whether the passport is issued for the first time or the second time or so forth; and other request (state reason). Tick an (x) of respective field when applying for electronic chip/non-electronic chip passport.

(7) Legal representative of incapacitated person, person having cognition or behavioral difficulty, or person under 14 years of age shall sign on their behalf.

Form TK01
Attached to Circular No. 68/2022/TT-BCA dated December 31, 2022 of the Ministry of Public Security

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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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APPLICATION
(For Vietnamese nationals to apply for passport in Vietnam)¹⁾

1. Last name: ……… Middle and last name: ……………⁽³⁾ 2. Gender: Male □ Female □

3. Date of birth: ………………………………… Place of birth⁽⁴⁾ (Province, City): …………

4. Personal identification/ID number (if any)

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5. Ethnic group: …………………… 6. Religion: ………… 7. Phone number: ……………

8. Permanent residence address: …………………………………………………………….

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9. Temporary residence address: ....................................................................................

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10. Occupation: ………………… 11. Name and address of workplace (if any): …………

12. Father: full name: …………………………………………… date of birth: …/... / ………

Mother: full name: …………………………………………… date of birth: …... /….. / …….

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13. The latest ordinary passport (if any) number: ………………… issued on …/…/……

14. Hereby request⁽⁵⁾ ……………………………………………………………………………

Electronic chip passport □                             Non-electronic chip passport □

I hereby guarantee the veracity of information above.

Confirmation of Police Chief of Commune, Ward, Town⁽⁶⁾
(Signature, full name, title, and seal)

(Location and date)
Applicant⁽⁷⁾
(Signature and full name)

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(1) Applicant shall fill in the information as required by the form.

(2) The photo must be 4 cm x 6 cm and taken in the last 6 months, in full-face view directly facing the camera without head covering, without eyewear, in formal clothing, and in front of a white background.

(3) Last name, middle name, and first name in all caps.

(4) Write name of country if the applicant is born outside of Vietnam.

(5) Specify whether the passport is issued for the first time or the second time or so forth; and other request (state reason). Tick an (x) of respective field when applying for electronic chip/non-electronic chip passport.

(6) Applicable to incapacitated persons, persons having cognitive and behavioral control difficulty, and persons under 14 years of age. Police Chief of Ward, Commune, Town of permanent or temporary residence shall verify information and photo fixed on the application; append adjoining seal on the fixed photo.

(7) Legal representative of incapacitated person, person having cognition or behavioral difficulty, or person under 14 years of age shall sign on their behalf.

Thông tư 68/2022/TT-BCA sửa đổi Thông tư 73/2021/TT-BCA quy định về mẫu hộ chiếu, giấy thông hành và biểu mẫu liên quan do Bộ trưởng Bộ Công an ban hành