Keyword: "Law on Vietnamese Nationality"

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

A key amendment was made to Clause 2, Article 16, which now stipulates that a child born to one parent who is a Vietnamese citizen and the other a foreign national shall be granted Vietnamese nationality, if both parents agree to choose Vietnamese nationality for the child during birth registration with competent Vietnamese authorities

Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.

The bill contains three articles, focusing on two major policies – one to relax the conditions for acquiring Vietnamese nationality, aiming to facilitate cases where an individual has a biological father, mother, paternal or maternal grandparents who are Vietnamese citizens; as well as investors, scientists, and foreign experts who wish to acquire Vietnamese nationality.

Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised that institutional bottlenecks remain a major constraint on national development. At the same time, legal and institutional reform is increasingly recognised as a foundational driving force for progress, he said, pointing out that this reform has been in initial stage.

The draft Law on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality consists of three articles, focusing on two major policies, including the relaxation of conditions related to acquiring Vietnamese nationality for individuals whose biological father, mother, paternal grandparents, or maternal grandparents are Vietnamese citizens.

The draft law on amendments to the Law on Vietnamese Nationality features the revision of some regulations related to nationality acquisition, making it easier for individuals with Vietnamese parents or grandparents, as well as foreign investors, scientists and experts, to gain Vietnamese citizenship.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai held a working session in Hanoi on July 20 with leaders of the Foreign Ministry and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOV) to review the mass mobilisation work for Vietnamese community abroad in the current context.