The Finish Embassy in Hanoi made the announcement in a statement released on September 2 that coincides with Vietnam’s National Day.

On August 11 the Embassy announced that it temporarily stopped recognising the new-style Vietnamese passport due to the lack of information regarding the place of birth of the holder.

The Ministry of Public Security has issued a new passport model since July 2022, and residents can use the new passport for visa application at diplomatic missions in Vietnam.

However, the new passport stired up controversy as it lacks information about the holder’s place of birth.

While France, the UK and Australia recognised the new passport of Vietnam, several other European countries such as Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic and Finland refused to accept visa applications for holders of the new passport.

During a recent hearing at the National Assembly Standing Committee, Minister of Public Security To Lam took the responsibility for issues relating to the new passport and said it would add the citizen’s place of birth in the passport.

Germany, Spain and Finland have so far changed their decisions and agreed to accept the new Vietnamese passport providing the holder’s place of birth should be added to the observation page of the passport.

Currently, only the Czech Republic has refused to recognise the new Vietnamese passport.

Source: VOV