Ho Chi Minh City residents put work aside to bring children to get ID cards

On July 2, hundreds of people in Ho Chi Minh City excitedly went to police headquarters to complete procedures to get ID cards according to new regulations that took effect from July 1.

According to Dan Tri reporter, from early morning, many people came to the headquarters of the Social Order Administrative Police Team of District 10 Police to wait for procedures.

Inside the office, officers and soldiers are divided into many areas, performing procedures according to the process: receiving documents, taking fingerprints, taking iris data, taking photos, checking data results, and returning documents.

In the new ID Law, each citizen must have their iris biometrics collected to verify and authenticate each individual's information. The new ID Law also expands the collection of records and issuance of ID cards to citizens under 6 years old, from 6 to under 14 years old, and from 14 years old and above.

Present at the headquarters at 9am, Mr. Pham Minh Lam (48 years old, living in District 10) brought his 6-year-old daughter to do the ID card issuance procedures.

"My daughter is about to enter first grade, the school requires identification papers so I took a day off from driving to take her to work. I find the process here is quick, people don't have to wait too long," said Mr. Lam.

Many citizens aged 6-14 are brought by relatives to apply for ID cards. The admission officer will collect information from the child and their legal representative, then create an ID card application. A police officer said that the application process takes about 10 minutes per person.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Viet Thu (37 years old, living in Ward 12) took her 11-year-old daughter to District 10 Police to make an ID card. "In my opinion, making an ID card for children is very necessary, demonstrating civilization and the application of digital technology in the management of state agencies. I see that the procedures here are implemented professionally in each step, making it easy for people to access," Ms. Thu said.

Not only children, many elderly people also came to the headquarters to renew their ID cards. Ms. Pham My Dung (64 years old, living in Ward 4) was guided by the local police to go to District 10 Police to complete the ID card renewal procedures. "I came here to renew my ID card because my name is the same as my sister's. I am in a wheelchair. Luckily, the police officers guided me enthusiastically and helped me with the procedures," Ms. Dung said.

Lieutenant Colonel Kieu Thi Nguyet, Captain of the Administrative Management Police Team for Social Order of District 10 Police (HCMC) said that unlike every year, the 2024 Law on Identification has 10 new points, in which the focus is on expanding the scope of issuance to citizens.

On the first day of implementation, the unit successfully resolved 4 cases of special demographics, without nationality, without permanent residence, then transmitted data to the Department of Administrative Police for Social Order (C06). In addition, District 10 Police also issued new and renewed more than 300 records.

"Previously, we received 80-100 applications every day. Since July 1, when the new ID Law was issued, many people came to register, so the number of applications increased dramatically. However, before implementing, the unit trained officers and soldiers on the steps to perform on the data software and maintain the equipment, so everything went smoothly," said Lieutenant Colonel Nguyet.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/nguoi-dan-tphcm-gac-viec-dua-tre-nho-di-lam-can-cuoc-20240702132935796.htm