Vietnam lawmakers to vote next week on adding birthplace info to passports

A police officer holds a new Vietnamese passport. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Du

The ongoing National Assembly session will vote on a resolution to add birthplace information into the new Vietnamese passport, upon the minister of public security's request.

Minister To Lam told the NA Monday that adding birthplace information into Vietnamese new passports should be done by the end of the year to facilitate Vietnamese residents’ travel overseas, especially to Schengen countries.

The block often operates with consensus between members and visa rejection from one can be followed by others', he said.

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