THE
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence Freedom Happiness
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No.
2771/2007/QD-BNG-LT
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Hanoi,
November 7, 2007
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DECISION
PROMULGATING
THE REGULATION ON GRANT OF IDENTITY CARDS TO MEMBERS OF VIETNAM-BASED
DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS, CONSULATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
OFFICES
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS
Pursuant to the August 23,
1993 Ordinance on Privileges and Immunities for Vietnam-based Diplomatic
Missions, Consulates and International Organizations Representative Offices;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 21/2003/ND-CP of March 10, 2003, on the
tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
At the proposal of the director of the Protocol Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To promulgate
together with this Decision the Regulation on grant of identity cards to
members of Vietnam-based diplomatic missions, consulates and international
organizations representative offices in replacement of the Regulation on grant
of identity cards promulgated together with the Foreign Affairs Ministers
Decision No. 1066/QD of June 20, 2000.
Article 2. This Decision
takes effect 15 (fifteen) days after its publication in CONG BAO. All previous
regulations which are contrary to this Decision are annulled.
Article 3. The director
of the Protocol Department, the director of the Ministrys
Office, the directors of the External Relations Services of Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang
city and concerned localities, and heads of concerned units under the Ministry
shall implement this Decision.
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FOR
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
VICE MINISTER
Le Van Bang
REGULATION
ON
GRANT OF IDENTITY CARDS TO MEMBERS OF VIETNAM-BASED DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS,
CONSULATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES
(Promulgated together with the Foreign Affairs Ministers Decision No.
2771/2007/QD-BNG of November 7, 2007)
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Identity cards
may be granted to members of Vietnam-based diplomatic missions, consulates and
representative offices of international organizations belonging to the United
Nations system and inter-governmental international organizations outside the
United Nations system (below referred to as international organizations
representative offices) and their family members who live together in
households. Identity cards are of five kinds with different colors, and of 6.5
cm x 9.5 cm in size:
- Diplomatic identity card
having pink patterns;
- Consular identity card having
blue patterns;
- Official identity card having
yellow patterns;
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- (Ordinary) identity card
having light-grey patterns.
Article 2. Identity cards
of the above kinds are computer-printed, each appended with an embossed seal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Protocol Department or Ministry of Foreign
Affairs -External Relations Service of Ho Chi Minh
City, overlapping the card holders photo, and a red-ink seal Ministry of
Foreign Affairs - Protocol Department or Ministry of Foreign Affairs -External
Relations Service of Ho Chi Minh City on the
signature of the person endorsing the grant of the identity card.
Article 3. Identity cards
are personal identification papers. When necessary, identity card holders may
present these cards in substitution for passports to Vietnamese officials.
II. REGULATIONS ON THE GRANT
OF IDENTITY CARDS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
Article 4. Diplomatic
identity cards may be granted to:
1. Diplomatic missions diplomats
with diplomatic passports indicating their diplomatic ranks; in case diplomatic
ranks are not indicated in passports, diplomatic missions introductory
diplomatic notes are required;
2. Chief representatives and
deputy-chief representatives of international organizations representative
offices, who hold United Nations laissez-passers or national passports (of any
kinds) which clearly indicate their position of chief representative or
deputy-chief representative; in case those laissez-passers or passports do not
clearly indicate such position, representative missions introductory diplomatic
notes are required;
3. Diplomatic title holders who
are on payrolls of Hanoi-based diplomatic missions or international
organizations representative offices and sent to Ho Chi Minh
City to take charge of economic, trade, cultural, scientific and technical
affairs, etc.;
4. Spouses and children
(offspring or adopted children) aged between 14 and 18 years, of officials
defined in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, who have their own passports (of
any kinds) and live together with those officials in households, on the basis
of diplomatic notes of the sending countries Foreign Affairs Ministries or
Vietnam-based foreign representative offices;
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Article 5.
1. Consular identity cards may
be granted to:
a/ Consuls of consulates based
in Ho Chi Minh City or other localities, who hold
diplomatic passports indicating their consular-level ranks; in case
consular-level ranks are not indicated in passports, representative offices
introductory diplomatic notes are required;
b/ Diplomatic title holders who
are in charge of economic, trade, cultural, scientific or technical affairs,
etc., and on payrolls of consulates based in Ho Chi Minh
City and other localities;
c/ Spouses and children
(offspring and adopted children) aged between 14 and 18 years, of officials
defined in Clauses a and b of this Article who live together with those
officials in households and have their own passports (of any kinds).
2. Honorary consul identity
cards may be granted to honorable consuls.
3. Consular identity cards and
honorary consul identity cards indicate consular zones of consular activities
of consuls.
Article 6. Official
identity cards may be granted to:
1. Administrative and technical
staff members of diplomatic missions, consulates and international
organizations representative offices, who hold diplomatic, official or ordinary
passports (in case the sending countries do not issue official passports or
issue passports of only one kind to their citizens);
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Article 7. (Ordinary)
identity cards may be granted to:
1. Service staff members of
diplomatic missions, consulates and international organizations representative
offices, who hold ordinary passports;
2. Spouses and children
(offspring and adopted children) of staff members defined in Clause 1 of this
Article, who have their own passports and live together with those staff
members in households;
3. Overseas Vietnamese who still
have Vietnamese nationality while holding foreign passports (of any kinds), who
are appointed as foreign diplomats, consuls, administrative and technical staff
members, or consular staff members;
4. Spouses and children
(offspring and adopted children) of the Vietnamese defined in Clause 3 of this
Article, who hold foreign passports (of any kinds) and live together with those
Vietnamese in households;
5. Children of diplomats,
children of consuls, children of chief representatives and deputy-chief
representatives of international organizations, and children of administrative
and technical staff members, who are 18 years or older, regardless of kinds of
passports they hold;
6. Private servants of members
of representative offices, who are foreigners, regardless of kinds of passports
they hold.
III. ORGANIZATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION
Article 8.
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2. From January 1, 2008, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall authorize the External Relations Service of
Ho Chi Minh City to grant identity cards to members
of consulates and international organizations representative offices based in
Ho Chi Minh City;
3. The External Relations
Services of Da Nang city
and other localities do not grant identity cards to members of consulates and
international organizations representative offices based in their localities
but shall receive and make dossiers of application for identity cards or
residence registration for members of representative offices defined in this
Article and their family members, then transfer those dossiers to the Foreign
Affairs Ministrys Protocol Department for the grant
of identity cards. Based on identity cards of new kinds, provincial/municipal
External Relations Services shall grant duty-free goods purchase books to
persons defined in Clause 3 of this Article;
4. Identity cards shall be
granted to persons defined in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article on the
principles of reciprocity and compliance with international practice.
Article 9.
1. A dossier of application for
identity card and residence registration to be sent to the Foreign Affairs Ministrys Protocol Department comprises the representative
offices diplomatic note, the applicants passport and 3 color (of 3 x 4 cm size)
photos (01 photo to be attached to the identity card and 02 others to the
Protocol Departments 02 residence registration declaration forms);
2. Locally-based consulates and
international organizations representative offices shall send and receive
dossiers of application for identity cards and residence registration through
local External Relations Services.
Article 10.
1. For officials and staff
members of diplomatic missions and international organizations representative
offices based in Hanoi, the time limit for grant of an identity card is 10 days
from the date the Protocol Department receives a complete dossier according to
regulations;
2. For official and staff
members of consulates and international organizations representative offices
based in Ho Chi Minh City, the time limit for grant
of an identity card is 10 days from the date the municipal External Relations
Service receives a complete dossier according to regulations;
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4. Identity cards which are lost
for plausible reasons (as certified by local police agencies or
administrations) shall be re-granted within 30 days from the date the Protocol
Department receives applicants request, attached with representative offices
diplomatic notes.
Article 11.
1. The director of the Protocol
Department, the director of the Ministrys Office, the
directors of the External Relations Services of Ho Chi Minh
City, Da Nang city and
concerned localities, and heads of concerned units under the Ministry shall
implement this Decision.
2. Persons responsible for
granting identity cards who commit acts of violating this Regulation shall,
depending on the severity of their violations, be handled according to current
law.
FOR
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
VICE MINISTER
Le Van Bang