Instructions for making an ordinary passport online

What is a regular passport? Issuing a regular passport? What are the procedures for applying for a passport online? Passport fees? Please refer to the article below.

1. What is an ordinary passport?

- Passport is a document owned by the State, issued by a competent authority of Vietnam for Vietnamese citizens to use for exit, entry, and to prove nationality and identity.

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

- Immigration documents include:

+ Diplomatic passport;

+ Official passport;

+ Ordinary passport;

+ Passport.

Thus, an ordinary passport is one of the types of documents that people use for immigration activities.

(Clause 3, 4 Article 2, Clause 1 Article 6 Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens 2019)

2. Issuance of ordinary passports

2.1. Subjects granted ordinary passports

Vietnamese citizens are considered for issuance of ordinary passports except in cases specified in Article 21 of the 2019 Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens.

(Article 14 of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens 2019)

2.2. Application for ordinary passport

Download!!! Application form for domestic ordinary passport

Download!!! Application form for ordinary passport when abroad

The application for a regular passport in the country includes the following documents:

- The person applying for a passport submits a fully completed application form.

- 02 portrait photos;

- Related documents as presented: Identity card, Citizen identification card or valid passport

- Application form with complete information

- Copy of birth certificate or birth extract for persons under 14 years old;

- Most recently issued ordinary passport for those who have been issued a passport;

In case of lost passport, it must be accompanied by a report of loss or notification of receipt of the application by the competent authority specified in Article 28 of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens 2019;

- Photocopy of Identity Card or Citizen Identification Card in case of change of personal information compared to the information in the most recently issued passport;

- Certified copy of documents issued by a competent authority of Vietnam proving the legal representative of a person lacking civil act capacity, a person with difficulty in cognition or behavior control according to the provisions of the Civil Code, or a person under 14 years of age.

In case the copy is not certified, present the original for inspection and comparison.

(Article 15 of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens 2019)

3. Procedures for making an ordinary passport online

3.1. Procedures for applying for an ordinary passport online via the Ministry of Public Security's Public Service Portal

Step 1: Access the Ministry of Public Security's Public Service Portal via the link https://dichvucong.bocongan.gov.vn/

Step 2: Log in to your national public service account

Step 3: Log in to the account provided by the National Public Service Portal

Step 4: Select “Apply online”

Step 5: Select the public service to perform

People in the search box on the right of the screen enter the phrase "Passport". Then select "Search"

Step 6: Select the ordinary passport level corresponding to the service performed

People choose the procedure set corresponding to their needs:

- Submit application at the provincial immigration authority (permanent residence, temporary residence or convenient location): Citizens applying for a passport for the first time, applying for a passport from the second time;

- Submit application at central level (Immigration Department in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City): Citizens applying for a passport for the second time.

Step 7: Select “Submit application”

Step 8: Select the appropriate “Agency to process the application” then select “Agree and continue”

Step 9: Submit application online

People in the "Online profile" section update and upload photos and corresponding information.

Note:

People can choose to receive their passport in the "Receiving registration documents" section in the following 2 ways:

- Receive directly;

- Receive by post

For profile information, the uploaded file size must not exceed 6MB/1 file.

Step 10: Submit application

3.2. Procedures for applying for an ordinary passport online via the Vietnam Immigration Electronic Information Portal

Step 1: People register for a passport via the link https://hochieu.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/

Step 2: Fill in the passport application form

On the home page, click on the box "Select this item to fill in the passport application form"

Step 3: Fill out the form

Step 4: Submit the declaration

People choose to submit the declaration and receive the Declaration Code

Note: When receiving the declaration code, people must go to the registration agency to submit the application and provide the declaration code.

4. Passport issuance fee

Serial number 1 of the Fee and Charge Rate Schedule issued with Circular 25/2021/TT-BTC is as follows:

Number of tt	Content	Collection level *(Coin/issue)*
1	Passport issuance fee (including electronic chip passport and non-electronic chip passport)
a	New level	200,000
b	Reissue due to damage or loss	400,000
c	Issuance of human resource certification	100,000