The Ministry of Public Security and Vietnam’s overseas representative agencies will add “place of birth” information in new passports from January 1, 2023, said the Vietnam Immigration Department.

The National Assembly, the legislature of Vietnam on November 15 adopted a resolution that allows the addition of the place of birth (POB) field to new Vietnamese passports.

VOV.VN - The French Embassy has announced that from October 17 it will issue visas for Vietnamese new passport holders with added information regarding holders' place of birth on Page No.2, 4 and 5.

VOV.VN - The United States Embassy in Hanoi announced that as of October 3, all Vietnamese visa applicants with the new blue-covered passports must have their place of birth stated in their passport before being allowed a visa interview.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic announced on September 7 that it will temporarily recognise Vietnam’s new passport providing that the place of birth of the passport holder is added, according to the official website of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic announced on September 7 that it will temporarily recognise Vietnam’s new passport providing that the place of birth of the passport holder is added, according to the official website of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Germany has agreed to accept the newly issued Vietnamese passport with information about the place of birth of the holder added to the observation page of the passport, the German Embassy in Hanoi announced on August 15.

The US is still reviewing Vietnam’s new passport and has asked visa applicants to submit their birthplace information.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi announced on August 11 that it has decided to stop recognising the new-style Vietnamese passports due to the lack of information regarding the place of birth of the holder.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security accepts responsibility for the failure of the new passport model which has not been accepted by some countries, said Minister of Public Security To Lam on August 10 at the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee's Q&A session held in Hanoi.