Identity Card ( - CC), formerly designated as the Citizen Identity Card (CIC; - CCCD), also publicly known as an incarnation of the People's Identity Card ( - CMND), is the principal ID card and one of the main types of identification documents of Vietnamese citizens. This is a new form of identity card, effective from January 1, 2016. According to the 2014 Citizen Identification Law, people aged 14 and over will be issued an identity card.Luật Căn cước công dân 2014
History
In Vietnam identity cards were used during the French colonial period (before 1945) as a passport or identification card within the entire Indochina.
According to Decree No. 175 - b dated September 6, 1946 of the President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, the Citizen Card () was used instead of the ID card. The Citizen Card certifies the personal identity and specific characteristics of each citizen, including full name, date of birth, parents' names, place of origin, residence, occupation issued by the People's Committee of the commune, town or city where the citizen's place of origin or residence is to Vietnamese citizens aged 18 and over.
Since 1957, the Citizen Card has been replaced by the Identity Card (). In 1964, the "Identity Certificate" () was added for people from 14 to 17 years old in addition to the "Identity Card".
In South Vietnam, identity cards were widely used until the end of April 1975.
Since the reunification of the country after the war in 1976, the People's Identity Card () has been used uniformly throughout the country. Since 1999, it has been replaced by the new People's Identity Card () according to the regulations of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Starting from July 1, 2012, the Ministry of Public Security applied a new plastic People's Identity Card model of 85.6mm x 53.98mm, which clearly states the full names of the father and mother, with a two-dimensional barcode. The citizen's photo is printed directly on the card; the new ID number consists of 12 numbers. Starting in 2016, the People's Identity Card was officially replaced by the card-size Citizen Identity Card (). However, at the provincial and district police levels, the procedures for issuing, exchanging and reissuing the People's Identity Card were still carried out until October 30, 2017, when it was officially abolished. From January 1, 2025, old-style identity cards are no longer valid. Unlike the previous ID card number, the 12-digit code printed on the identity card (officially called the personal identification number or also known as the TCC code) will never change, even if people reissue it due to loss or change of permanent residence information.
The 2023 Law on Identification stipulates the expansion and integration of many other information of citizens and people of Vietnamese origin in other databases into the National Population Database and the Identification Database compared to the 2014 Law on Identification to directly serve the application of the utility of identification cards, electronic identification, connection, and sharing of people's information. The 2023 Law on Identification also stipulates the contents on the identification card, including changing the name of the card "Citizen Identification" to "Identification". The Law has also been amended and supplemented in the direction of removing fingerprints and amending the regulations on information on the identification card number.
Design The front of the Citizen Identity Card (chip-based) includes information in Vietnamese language, with English language as a secondary languageCitizen Identity Cards issued free of charge: National emblem, motto QR code Photo of the cardholder: Personal identification number:This is the personal identification number. The personal identification number is unique to each individual and stays with the citizen for life Full birth name: Date of birth: Gender: Nationality: Native place: Place of permanent residence: Expiration date:+ For Barcoded Identity Cards: the expiration date is 15 years from the date of issue (recorded on the back of the CCCD)
+ For Citizen Identity Cards: the expiration date is when the citizen reaches the milestones of 25, 40, and 60 years of age.... Back of the card Encrypted information storage component (electronic chip) Index fingerprint, identifying characteristics of the cardholder; Identifying features: Date of issue; Full name, title, and signature of the issuer; Seal of the issuing authority: MRZ line The identity card number is also the personal identification number. Each citizen is issued a unique, non-repeating personal identification number. The citizen identity card must be renewed when the citizen reaches 25, 40, and 60 years of age.
With the goal of building an e-government and creating a breakthrough in the country's socio-economic development; contributing to the effective fight against counterfeiting crimes, starting from November 2020, citizen identity cards have been equipped with electronic chips instead of barcodes.Official Dispatch 8393/VPCP-NC on the use of chip-based Citizen Identity Cards in the Project for production, issuance, and management of Citizen Identity CardsChip-based CCCD and things citizens should know
According to new regulations in the 2023 Law on Identification, the content on the Identity Card includes encrypted information and information printed on the card:
a) Image of the National Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
b) The words “CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM, Độc lập - Tự do - Hạnh phúc” (SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, Independence - Freedom - Happiness);
c) The word “CĂN CƯỚC” (IDENTIFICATION);
d) Facial photo;
đ) Personal identification number;
e) Surname, middle name, and birth name;
g) Date of birth;
h) Gender;
i) Place of birth registration/Place of birth;
k) Nationality;
l) Place of residence;
m) Date of issue and expiration date;
n) Issuing authority: Ministry of Public Security;
p) MRZ line.
Thus, compared to the CCCD card format, the Identity Card has removed the "native place" field, replacing it with "place of birth registration" or "place of birth" and "place of residence"; it also removed fingerprints and identifying features.
Structure of the Personal Identification Number (ID card number, electronic identification account number) Decree 137/2015/NĐ-CP Decree 137/2015/NĐ-CP detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Citizen Identification dated December 31, 2015, issued by the Government providing detailed guidance on several articles of the Law on Citizen Identification, stipulates that the personal identification number is a natural sequence of 12 digits. Its structure consists of 6 digits representing the birth century code, gender code, citizen's birth year code, and the code for the province, centrally-governed city, or country where the citizen registered their birth, followed by 6 digits as a random number range.It only takes 30 seconds to "identify" a citizen
Province/City codes for the Citizen Identification (CCCD) number: +0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x00 - Reserved10 - Lào Cai20 - Lạng Sơn30 - Hải Dương40 - Nghệ An50 - Reserved60 - Bình Thuận70 - Bình Phước80 - Long An90 - Reserved01 - Hanoi City11 - Điện Biên21 - Reserved31 - Haiphong City41 - Reserved51 - Quảng Ngãi61 - Reserved71 - Reserved81 - Reserved91 - Kiên Giang02 - Hà Giang12 - Lai Châu22 - Quảng Ninh32 - Reserved42 - Hà Tĩnh52 - Bình Định62 - Kon Tum72 - Tây Ninh82 - Tiền Giang92 - Can Tho City03 - Reserved13 - Reserved23 - Reserved33 - Hưng Yên43 - Reserved53 - Reserved63 - Reserved73 - Reserved83 - Bến Tre93 - Hậu Giang04 - Cao Bằng14 - Sơn La24 - Bắc Giang34 - Thái Bình44 - Quảng Bình54 - Phú Yên64 - Gia Lai74 - Bình Dương84 - Trà Vinh94 - Sóc Trăng05 - Reserved15 - Yên Bái25 - Phú Thọ35 - Hà Nam45 - Quảng Trị55 - Reserved65 - Reserved75 - Đồng Nai85 - Reserved95 - Bạc Liêu06 - Bắc Kạn16 - Reserved26 - Vĩnh Phúc36 - Nam Định46 - Thừa Thiên-Huế56 - Khánh Hòa66 - Đắk Lắk76 - Reserved86 - Vĩnh Long96 - Cà Mau07 - Reserved17 - Hòa Bình27 - Bắc Ninh37 - Ninh Bình47 - Reserved57 - Reserved67 - Đắk Nông77 - Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu87 - Đồng Tháp97 - Reserved08 - Tuyên Quang18 - Reserved28 - Reserved (formerly
old Hà Tây)38 - Thanh Hóa48 - Da Nang City58 - Ninh Thuận68 - Lâm Đồng78 - Reserved88 - Reserved98 - Reserved09 - Reserved19 - Thái Nguyên29 - Reserved39 - Reserved49 - Quảng Nam59 - Reserved69 - Reserved79 - Ho Chi Minh City89 - An Giang99 - Reserved The structure of the 12 identification numbers on the citizen ID card includes
First 3 characters: Code for the province, centrally-governed city, or country where the citizen registered their birth.
4th character: Gender code based on the birth century code. - 20th Century (from 1901 to the end of 2000): Male 0, Female 1; - 21st Century (from 2001 to the end of 2100): Male 2, Female 3;
5th and 6th characters: Citizen's birth year code (i.e., the last 2 digits of the birth year). Example: - Citizen born in 1987: code 87 - Citizen born in 2020: code 20
Last 6 characters: A random number from 000001 to 999999
See also Vietnamese passport Visa requirements for Vietnamese citizens
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