What is the authority to restore Vietnamese nationality?

Based on Clause 1, Article 25 of the 2008 Law on Vietnamese Nationality, Authority to restore Vietnamese nationality is the President of the country. The President will consider and decide after receiving the Prime Minister's request.

However, the person applying to restore Vietnamese nationality does not submit the application directly to the Prime Minister for this agency to seek the President's opinion, but the application to restore nationality will be submitted to the Department of Justice of the place of residence. reside in the requester's country.

If the requester resides abroad, the agency receiving the application is the Vietnamese representative agency in the host country.

After the Department of Justice receives the dossier, this agency will verify personal information by sending a written request to the provincial police agency. During that time, the Department of Justice will examine the documents in the application to restore Vietnamese nationality.

After receiving the written response from the provincial police, the Department of Justice must complete the dossier to submit to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, then this agency will review, conclude, and propose comments to the Ministry. Justice.

The Ministry of Justice is also the agency that will report to the Prime Minister after reviewing and re-evaluating the file.

Thus, it can be seen,Authority to restore Vietnamese nationality is the President of the country. But before that, the file will be reviewed, verified, verified by many agencies... from the Department of Justice, provincial police and the Ministry of Justice.

In what cases can I return to Vietnamese nationality?

According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 23 of the 2008 Law on Vietnamese Nationality, 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.

Note:Returning to Vietnamese nationality will not be considered if acquiring Vietnamese nationality harms Vietnam's national interests.