On the morning of November 29, Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong chaired a press conference to announce the results of the 6th Session of the 15th National Assembly.
At the press conference, the press asked questions about the contents related to the Law on Identification that had just been passed by the National Assembly.
Accordingly, on the morning of November 27, with the majority of delegates in favor, the National Assembly passed the draft Law on Identification (effective from July 1, 2024), to replace the Law on Citizen Identification. In addition, the citizen identification card will also have a new name, the ID card.
The new Law on Identification recently passed by the National Assembly clearly states that information in the identification database includes identity information; biometric information including facial photos, fingerprints, irises, DNA, voice; occupation...
"How will the collection of irises be added to the new identity data? Will people who currently have a citizen identity card be required to have their irises collected when the new law comes into effect?", the press asked.
Secretary General of the National Assembly and Head of the National Assembly Office Bui Van Cuong chaired a press conference to announce the results of the 6th Session of the 15th National Assembly.
Responding to the issue of regulations on collecting iris information in identification information in the Law on Identification, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Defense and Security Committee Nguyen Minh Duc said that this is one of the groups on biometrics, a new regulation of the draft law.
Iris collection is done with specialized equipment of the ID management agency. When people come to renew or reissue their ID cards, the management agency will collect iris information to enrich the ID data and the national population database.
“For people who still have a valid citizen identification card, this card is still valid as a new identification card,” said Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc, adding that citizens do not have to go to the identification management agency to integrate and declare information, except in cases where citizens need to supplement or change their identification cards.
Currently, there are many types of identification documents coexisting, including: 9-digit ID card, 12-digit ID card, barcode citizen identification card, and chip-embedded citizen identification card.
Accordingly, citizen identification cards issued before the effective date of this law (July 1, 2024) are still valid until the expiration date printed on the card. Citizens who need it can be issued a replacement identification card.
Up to now, thanks to the efforts of the police force and the people, the Ministry of Public Security has issued 83 million chip-embedded citizen identification cards. For ID cards that are still valid, the law clearly states that they can be used until December 31, 2024.
Legal documents that have been issued using information from the ID card or citizen identification card shall retain their validity; state agencies shall not require citizens to change or adjust information about the ID card or citizen identification card in the issued documents.
What is the difference between an ID card and a citizen ID card?
According to the Law on Identification, in addition to the name, some information shown on the face of the identification card has also been changed compared to the current citizen identification card. In particular, the words "citizen identification" have been changed to "identity card", "hometown" have been changed to "place of birth registration", "place of permanent residence" have been changed to "place of residence".
The ID card will no longer show fingerprints (left index finger and right index finger), the signature of the card issuer will change from Director of the Department of Administrative Police for Social Order (C06) of the Ministry of Public Security to "Place of issue: Ministry of Public Security".
The Law on Identification stipulates that the citizen identification database includes many information fields; these include identity, biometrics (facial photo, fingerprint, iris, DNA, voice), occupation (except for military, police, and cryptographic forces)… .
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