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Quang Tri: Lao nationals receive Vietnamese citizenship

As many as 119 Lao nationals living in Vietnam were granted Vietnamese citizenship certificates during a ceremony held in the central province of Quang Tri on December 12.
Quang Tri: Lao nationals receive Vietnamese citizenship ảnh 1119 Lao nationals living in Vietnam were granted Vietnamese citizenship certificates during a ceremony in Quang Tri province on December 12 (Photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – Asmany as 119 Lao nationals living in Vietnam were granted Vietnamese citizenshipcertificates during a ceremony held in the central province of Quang Tri onDecember 12.

They currently reside in A Doicommune in the mountainous Huong Hoa district of Quang Tri province.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ho Van Ven,a representative of the citizenship recipients, thanked the Vietnamese Partyand Government and vowed to comply with their guidelines and policies, as well as the country’s constitutionand regulations.

Following the ceremony, the newlyofficiated citizens received guidance on the application of birth certificates,identity cards, and marriage registration documents.

Vice Chairman of the provincial QuangTri People’s Committee Ha Sy Dong said that there are another 696 Lao migrants,living in Vietnam’s border region without marriage certificates, hoping toreceive Vietnamese citizenship.

To create optimal conditions forlocal residents to stabilise their lives and ensure security-order in the borderregion, the province is striving to complete procedures to grant Vietnamesecitizenship to them by the end of June 2019, Dong said. –VNA 
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