The new Vietnamese passport which comes into effect July 1, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Nick M.

 

The German Embassy said it cannot grant visa to holders of Vietnam's new passports as they lack the information of one's place of birth, making it difficult for verification.

 

Vietnam's new passports, which began issuance since July 1, have not been recognized in Germany yet and their holders cannot apply for visa as the passports lack information regarding places of birth, the German Embassy in Vietnam said Thursday.

 

"Information about places of birth can only be determined through personal identification numbers, which have 12 numbers, and have to be cross-checked with a list spanning seven pages," the embassy said, adding that the identity of a passport holder cannot be properly identified without their places of birth, especially for people with the same names.

 

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Good that Swiss need no visa for Germany

(although most will not realize the subtle difference of "Place of Origin" instead of birth place)

And Germans still too dumb to use the citizen ID (12 digits in this case). What better unique identification can you have?