Is it mandatory to integrate driver's license and health insurance into the ID card?

On November 27, 2023, the National Assembly officially passed the Law on Identification replacing the 2014 Law on Citizen Identification. The Law on Identification officially takes effect from July 1, 2024. Accordingly, the citizen identification card will also be called by a new name, the identity card.

According to Article 22 of the 2023 Law on Identification, regulations on integrating information into identification cards and using and exploiting integrated information are as follows:

- Integrating information into the ID card is the process of adding information other than the identity information to the ID card's storage and is encrypted. Information is integrated at the request of citizens and must be authenticated through the national database and specialized database.

- Information integrated into the ID card includes information on health insurance cards, social insurance books, driver's licenses, birth certificates, marriage certificates or other documents decided by the Prime Minister, except for information on documents issued by the Ministry of National Defense.

- Using information integrated into the identity card has the same value as providing information or using documents containing that information in performing administrative procedures, public services, transactions and other activities.

- People request to integrate information into the ID card when needed or when issuing, changing, or reissuing the ID card.

- The exploitation of integrated information encoded in the identity card is regulated as follows:

+ Use specialized equipment to exploit information integrated in the encrypted storage part of the ID card;

+ Use information on the ID card through specialized equipment to retrieve and exploit integrated information through the National Population Database and the electronic identification and authentication system;

+ State agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations are allowed to exploit integrated information encoded in the identity card to perform assigned functions and tasks;

+ Organizations and individuals exploit the integrated information encoded in the citizen's identity card with the consent of that citizen.

Thus, according to the above regulations, integrating information such as health insurance cards, social insurance books, driver's licenses, birth certificates, marriage certificates or other documents into the ID card is not mandatory. Accordingly, information is only integrated into the ID card in cases where people request to integrate information into the ID card when needed or when issuing, exchanging or reissuing the ID card.

Procedures for issuing ID cards from July 1, 2024

Procedures for issuing ID cards according to Article 23 of the 2023 ID Law are as follows:

- The procedure for issuing ID cards to people aged 14 and over is as follows:

+ The recipient checks and compares the information of the person needing an ID card from the National Population Database, national database, and specialized database to accurately identify the person needing an ID card; in case there is no information of the person needing an ID card in the National Population Database, it is necessary to carry out the procedure of updating and adjusting the information in the National Population Database according to the provisions of Clauses 1, 2 and 3, Article 10 of the 2023 Law on Identification;

+ The recipient collects identity information and biometric information including facial photo, fingerprints, and iris of the person needing an ID card;

+ The person needing an ID card checks and signs the ID information receipt;

+ The recipient issues an appointment to return the ID card;

+ Return the ID card to the location stated in the appointment letter; in case the person who needs the ID card requests to return the ID card at another location, the ID management agency will return the ID card at the requested location and the person must pay the delivery service fee.

- People under 14 years old or their legal representatives are requested to have their identity cards issued by the identity management agency. The procedures for issuing identity cards to people under 14 years old are as follows:

+ The legal representative carries out the procedure for issuing an ID card for a person under 6 years old through the public service portal or the national identification application. In case the person under 6 years old has not registered their birth, the legal representative carries out the procedure for issuing an ID card through the procedures linked to birth registration on the public service portal, the national identification application or directly at the ID management agency. The ID management agency does not collect identity information and biometric information for people under 6 years old;

+ People from 6 to under 14 years old with their legal representative go to the identification management agency to collect identification information and biometric information as prescribed in Point b, Clause 1, Article 23 of the 2023 Identification Law.

The legal representative of a person from 6 to under 14 years old shall carry out the procedures for issuing an identity card on behalf of that person.

- In case a person loses civil act capacity or has difficulty in cognition or behavior control, a legal representative must assist in carrying out the procedures prescribed in Clause 1, Article 23 of the 2023 Law on Identification.

- In case of refusal to issue an ID card, the ID management agency must respond in writing and state the reason.

Minh Hoa (t/h)

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