Question

I am an expat in Vietnam. My wife is a Vietnamese. She is going to have a baby next week. Can you advise me if my child has Vietnamese nationality ?

Answer

The nationality of children either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen:

A child either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen at the time of his/her birth and the other is a foreign national has the Vietnamese nationality if so agreed in writing by his/her parents at the time of birth registration. In case a child is born in the Vietnamese territory but his/her parents fail to reach an agreement on the selection of his/her nationality, the child has Vietnamese nationality (Clause 2 Article 16 Law on Vietnamese Nationality No. 05/VBHN-VPQH dated July 10, 2014)./.

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Dossier for application for Vietnamese nationality

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