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New type of passport to be granted from August 15

Under a new circular released by the Ministry of Public Security, regular passports granted via shortened procedures will be issued besides existing passport types.
New type of passport to be granted from August 15 ảnh 1The regular passport of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Under a new circular released by theMinistry of Public Security, regular passports granted via shortened procedureswill be issued besides existing passport types.

Circular 31/2023/TT-BCA regulates the forms of passports,laissez-passers, and related forms and is applied to Vietnamese citizens andrelevant agencies. It will take effect on August 15, 2023.

Accordingly,the new type of passport to be issued is the regular passport granted viashortened procedures. It has a black cover, comprises 12 pages, and has avalidity period of no more than 12 months.

There are four groups of persons entitled to the granting of thispassport. Those are persons travelling abroad for a definite period, losing theirregular passports and wishing to return immediately. Also, persons not allowed toreside by their host countries, not covered by international treaties oragreements on the repatriation of citizens and lacking passports. There are also personsforced to return under international treaties or agreements on repatriation. And finally, the passports are available to those to be grantedregular passports due to defence and security reasons, according to Article 17of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and Law No 23/2023/QH15that amends some of its articles.

The three existing passport types are diplomatic passport with abrown red cover, official passport with a dark green cover, and regularpassport with a blue purple cover./.
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