Can a person who applies for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality to acquire foreign nationality but is unable to naturalize can apply to regain Vietnamese nationality?

Based on Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality regulations on cases of returning to Vietnamese nationality are as follows:

Article 23. Cases in which restoration of Vietnamese nationality is permitted

1. A person who has lost his/her Vietnamese nationality as prescribed in Article 26 of this Law and applies for restoration of Vietnamese nationality may restore his/her Vietnamese nationality, if he/she falls into any of the following cases:

a/ Having applied for permission to return to Vietnam;

b/ His/her spouse, a natural parent or a natural offspring is a Vietnamese citizen;

c/ Having made meritorious contributions to Vietnam’s national construction and defense;

d/ Being helpful to the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

e/ Conducting investment activities in Vietnam;

f/ Having renounced Vietnamese nationality for acquisition of a foreign nationality but failing to obtain permission to acquire the foreign nationality.

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Accordingly, if a person has lost Vietnamese nationality, he or she will be able to apply to regain Vietnamese nationality when falling into one of the above cases.

Thus, in your case, you have lost your Vietnamese nationality and you are currently unable to apply for foreign citizenship. Persons applying for restoration of Vietnamese nationality may not restore Vietnamese nationality, if such restoration is detrimental to Vietnam’s national interests.