Is it permissible for overseas Vietnamese with Vietnamese nationality to obtain an ID card?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 19 of the Law on Citizen Identification in 2014 stipulating persons eligible for grant of citizen’s ID cards and citizen’s ID card number as follows: 1. Vietnamese citizens aged full 14 years or older are eligible for grant of citizen’s' ID cards. 2. The citizen’s ID card number is the personal identification number. Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 5 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality in 2008 stipulating relationships between the State and citizens as follows: 1. Persons who hold Vietnamese nationality are Vietnamese citizens. 2. Vietnamese citizens have their citizen rights guaranteed by the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and have to fulfill their citizen obligations toward the State and the society as prescribed by law. 3. The State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam adopts policies to create conditions for Vietnamese citizens in foreign countries to enjoy their civic rights and fulfill their civic obligations in conformity with the circumstance of living away from the country. 4. Rights and obligations of overseas Vietnamese citizens who also hold foreign nationality comply with relevant laws. As regulations above, you are permissible to obtain an ID card.