Germany recognizes revised Vietnamese passport
HCMC – Germany has officially recognized the new Vietnamese passport that contains the birthplace field on the personal identification page, meaning the holder of this passport can now apply for Schengen visa. The German Embassy in Vietnam announced the above information on February 16, saying
Vietnamese passports up in global ranking
HCMC – Vietnamese passports have risen four places to 88th on the Henley Passport Index, which ranks the passport power based on the total number of visa-free or visa-on-arrival destinations available to holders worldwide. Vietnamese passport holders can now visit 55 countries and territories
National Assembly approves adding birthplace info to new passports
HCMC – The National Assembly, the legislature of Vietnam, today, November 15, adopted a resolution that allows the addition of the place of birth (POB) field to new Vietnamese passports. In early July this year, the immigration department of the Ministry of Public Security began issuing brand-new
Gov’t proposes adding birthplace field to Vietnam’s new passports
HCMC – The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has presented to the National Assembly a proposal for adding the place of birth (POB) field to the personal identification page of newly designed passports. On November 7, Minister of Public Security To Lam presented to the National Assembly the