1. At what age can children travel abroad?

According to Vietnamese state law, there are no regulations on how old a child must be to be granted a passport, so in principle, newborn children (with birth certificates) all have the right to be issued a passport.

Children from a few months to a few years old can travel abroad if they qualify and their parents can take good care of their children.

So you can absolutely take your child away if all the conditions prescribed by law are met.

2. Conditions for children to go abroad.

In your case, your grandchild is 10 years old this year, so when traveling, you need the following conditions:

- For children under 1 year old, they can use their birth certificate to fly.

- For children aged 1 year or older, it is mandatory that the child must use an original birth certificate or an excerpt of a birth certificate if they want to book a plane ticket and fly with family members.

- For children under 12 years old traveling with relatives other than their parents, the child is required to have a letter of authorization from the parent for the relative/guardian to fly with the child.

Power of attorney for children to travel abroad.

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Independence – Freedom – Happiness

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AUTHORIZATION LETTER

To: People's Committee of commune/ward …………………………………………….

My name is: ………………………………… Born in: …………………

ID card number: ………… Issued on…../…../…., Place of issue: …………………

Current residence: ……………………………………………………………

Father (or mother) of baby: ………………, date of birth: …../……/…….

I now write this authorization letter to agree to:

Mr/Mrs: ……………………………………… , date of birth: …../……/…….

Current residence: ……………………………………………………………

ID card number: …………… Issued on…../…../…., Place of issue: ……………

I am the Grandfather/Grandmother of the Baby ……… on my behalf to take the baby on a trip to: ……… on a flight from …………….. departing ……………….. date of departure …/…. /…. flight time…. hours………… minutes…….

I guarantee I have no complaints about the above content!

Day……. month……. year………..

Confirmation of the People's Committee of the Authorizing Person

Chairperson

If flying within the country, the child only needs a birth certificate. When traveling abroad, a passport is required, either jointly or separately with the parents if the child is under 14 years old.

Parents or guardians will go to the Immigration Department of the provincial or city police to complete passport procedures for the child. Working hours are from Monday to Friday every week.

In this case, you let your grandchild travel abroad, specifically Korea, so when traveling, it is mandatory to have a joint or separate passport with the parents.

Sections of the authorization letter for children to fly with relatives other than their parents will include the following information:

- To: Local People's Committee where your family lives.

- Personal information: Full name of father or mother, year of birth, place of residence, ID card number (date of issue, place of issue)

- Write a power of attorney to agree to: Information about the authorized person's full name, year of birth, address, ID card, relationship to children (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) .).

- Authorized to take children on the plane on behalf of their parents regardless of the purpose of the trip (travel, taking them to international competitions,...). Where (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh) and what is the itinerary and flight time?

- Commitment: Authorization and commitment not to complain about the above contents.

- Finally, sign, write your full name and ask for confirmation from the People's Committee of the ward and commune where you live.

Note that when bringing the power of attorney to the People's Committee of the ward or commune where you live for confirmation, remember to bring the original ID card of both you and the authorized relative for comparison by the government agency. Also confirm for you.

3. Documents and procedures for making passports for children going abroad

If you do not go with your parents, you need to have an authorization letter for your child to travel abroad, a commitment to let your child go abroad, notarized with an English version and the parents' identity card. The certificate requires information about the parents and the child, including identity card or passport.

Visa application documents for children to travel abroad include:

- Original passport valid for at least 6 months

- Visa declaration form

- Photo taken on a white background not older than 6 months, size 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm

- Child's birth certificate and parents' commitment letter certified by the People's Committee.

- Student certificate if still in school, leave application certified by the school if not on holiday or summer break.

- Photocopy of birth certificate, marriage certificate of parents or caregivers.

- Proof of the caregiver's job such as labor contract, payroll, leave form, etc.

- Financial proof of the child care provider such as savings book, house and car documents, bank account, etc.

- Airplane tickets, proof of hotel booking, specific itinerary,...

If you go abroad to visit relatives, additional documents proving the relationship are needed

Passport processing time is usually no more than 14 days from receipt of application. Passport validity for children under 14 years old is not more than 5 years and for children over 14 years old is not more than 10 years.

Passport fee is 200,000 VND

 Place to return passport results

– Passport receipt time is during working days from Monday to Friday every week (Except holidays).

– The place to receive passport applications will be the place to return passports, belonging to the Immigration Management Department of the Police of the province, city and place of residence.

In cases where passport issuance fees are exempted

Circular 25 stipulates, exemption of passport issuance fees for:

- Overseas Vietnamese have a written deportation decision from the host country's competent authority but do not have a passport;

- Overseas Vietnamese must return home according to international treaties or international agreements on accepting back citizens but do not have passports;

- Cases for humanitarian reasons.

Refund of passport issuance fee

Clause 3, Article 6, Circular 25 stipulates the refund of fees and charges as follows:

 In case the fee payer has paid the fee but is not eligible to be issued a passport, laissez-faire, or AB stamp, the fee collection organization will refund the collected fee amount when notifying the payer of the results; In case of refusal to receive the application processing results, the fee collection organization will not refund the collected fee amount. In case the fee payer has paid the fee but is not eligible to issue visas and other documents valid for exit, entry, or residence for foreigners or refuses to receive the results of application processing, the collection organization will Fees are not subject to refund.

Thus, people who have paid the fee but do not qualify for a passport will be refunded the passport fee.

Above are the regulations on passport fees. Depending on whether a new passport is issued, re-issued or extended, the amount payable will be different, the highest level is 400,000 VND/issue.

4. Will Citizen Identification Cards be issued anywhere?

According to Clause 3, Article 15 of the Law on Immigration of Vietnamese Citizens No. 49/2019/QH14, first-time passport applicants must do so at the Immigration Management Agency of the Provincial Police of their permanent or temporary residence. .

For those with Citizen Identification Cards, please do so at the Immigration Management Agency of the Provincial Police at a convenient place.

Thus, Citizen Identification card holders applying for a passport for the first time can choose a convenient place to issue their passport instead of having to do it at their permanent or temporary residence as currently.

At the same time, those who apply for an ordinary passport from the second time will also be processed at the Immigration Management Agency of the Police of the province or centrally run city where convenient or the Immigration Management Agency of the Ministry. Police.

Instead, as currently, only in case of re-issuance of a valid passport, procedures can be done at the Immigration Management Agency of the Ministry of Public Security, but expired passports will have to go to the Immigration Management Department of the Provincial Police. , centrally run city of permanent or temporary residence.

5. Are passports issued separately to each person?

Currently, children under 9 years old are issued with their father's or mother's ordinary passport if requested by that child's father or mother, with a term of 5 years (Clause 3, Article 5 of Decree 136/2007 amended). in Decree 94/2015/ND-CP).

However, the Law on Immigration of Vietnamese Citizens 2019 does not mention the issuance of joint passports. Accordingly, ordinary passports are issued to all Vietnamese citizens to use to exit, enter, and prove nationality and identity. This is a document owned by the State.

The validity period of an ordinary passport basically remains the same as it is today, specifically:

- Passports issued to people 14 years of age or older are valid for 10 years and are not renewable;

- Passports issued to people under 14 years old are valid for 5 years and cannot be renewed.

6. Does the passport of a person aged 14 years or older have an electronic chip?

A passport with an electronic chip is a passport with an electronic device that stores encrypted information of the passport holder and the issuer's digital signature.

People 14 years of age or older have the right to choose a passport with an electronic chip or a passport without an electronic chip. People applying for a passport with an electronic chip for the first time will have toTake photos and collect fingerprints.

The Ministry of Public Security will preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to build and manage the National Digital Certificate Center to serve the authentication and control of passports with electronic chips and to share and exchange them. exchange with the International Civil Aviation Organization.