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1. Conditions for repatriation:
Under Article 2, Decision 875/TTg
dated on November 21, 1996 of the Prime Minister, if overseas Vietnamese want
to repatriate to the fatherland, they have to meet the following criteria:
(1) Having Vietnamese citizenship
and holding a Vietnamese passport; if the applicant has Vietnamese citizenship while
holding a foreign passport, he/she must have a certificate of citizenship
registered at a representative agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt
(2) Having a positive political
attitude; neither joining nor supporting anti-Việt
(3) Being able to ensure his/her
post-repatriation living in Việt
(4) Having a competent agency or a
relative as a guarantee.
2. Repatriation proceedings
Under Article 4, Decision 875/TTg, Section II, Joint Circular 06/TT-LT,
Point 2 Joint Circular 04/TTLT-BCA-BNG, the applicant must
prepare two dossiers of application for
repatriation, each of them comprises of:
(1) an application form issued by the Ministry of Home
Affairs and papers presenting his/her reasons and purposes of repatriation;
(2) a copy of passport or other
valid papers proving his/her Vietnamese citizenship and overseas permanent residence permit,
precisely:
- For the applicants who carry the Vietnamese passport or valid papers substituting
for the passport: (1) Copies of the mentioned papers; (2) Copy of his/her permanent residence permit issued by
overseas authorities.
- For the applicants who carry foreign passports
or valid papers substituting for the passport: (1) Copies of the mentioned
papers; (2) Copy of the confirmation of citizenship registration issued by a representative agency of the
Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad or copy of the Vietnamese
citizenship certificate issued by provincial-level People’s Committees or by a representative agency of the Socialist
Republic of Việt Nam abroad
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For applicants who do not carry any passport or valid paper substituting for
the passport: (1) Copy of his/her permanent
residence permit issued by overseas authorities; (2) Copy of the confirmation of citizenship
registration issued by a representative
agency of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam abroad or copy of the Vietnamese
citizenship certificate issued by provincial-level People’s Committees or by a representative agency of the Socialist
Republic of Việt Nam abroad
(3) 03 latest passport photos; two of which are pasted
on the application form; the remaining photo must have the applicant’s full
name in the back and is used for the purpose of passport issuance (if he/she is
allowed to repatriate)
(4) other documents for repatriation, specifically:
- In case, the applicant has a relative as a
guarantee, enclosed documents comprise of:
- In case, the applicant has a competent agency in Việt
The
dossiers of application for repatriation can be submitted to two offices:
a)
Overseas: A diplomatic mission, a consular office or another representative agency
of Việt
b) The Immigration Department or the provincial-level Police
Services.