Regulations on issuing and changing ID cards for transgender people from July 1

According to the 2023 Law on Identity Cards, people who want to be issued a new identity card due to gender reassignment or gender change must present a number of documents and papers.

On June 24, Ho Chi Minh City Police and Hanoi City Police announced a temporary suspension of issuing Citizen Identification Cards in the area from June 25 to June 30.

This is to prepare for the conditions for granting ID cards to citizens according to the ID Law No. 26/2023/QH15, effective from July 1, 2024. From July 1, the functional forces of Hanoi City Police and Ho Chi Minh City Police continue to receive and issue ID cards to citizens according to regulations. Cases of issuing and exchanging ID cards According to Article 24 of the 2023 ID Law, cases of issuing and exchanging ID cards include: Vietnamese citizens who have been issued ID cards must carry out procedures for issuing and exchanging ID cards when they are 14, 25, 40 and 60 years old. Change or correct information about surname, middle name, birth name; date, month and year of birth. Change identity; add information about facial photos, fingerprints; re-identify gender or change gender according to the provisions of law. There are errors in the information printed on the ID card. Re-establish personal identification number. At the request of the person granted the ID card when the information on the ID card changes due to the arrangement of the administrative unit. When the person granted the ID card requests. In addition, from July 1, 2024, citizens under 14 years old will also be granted an ID card if needed. The time limit for granting, exchanging and re-granting the ID card is stipulated within 7 working days from the date of receiving the complete application.

Sample of ID card issued to Vietnamese citizens under 6 years old from July 1, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Public Security

The order and procedures for issuing, exchanging, and reissuing ID cards are specified in Article 25 of this Law. Accordingly, in cases of issuing, exchanging ID cards due to gender reassignment or gender change or changing or correcting information specified in Point b, Clause 1, Article 24 of this Law, but such information has not been updated or adjusted in the National Population Database, the person requiring an ID card must present legally valid documents and papers proving the changed information to carry out the procedure for updating and adjusting information in the National Population Database. The ID management agency shall collect the citizen ID card and used ID card in cases of issuing, exchanging ID cards. Validity period of old identity cards and identification cards Article 46 of the 2023 Law on Identification clearly stipulates: Citizen identification cards issued before the effective date of this Law shall be valid until the expiry date printed on the card, except for the case specified in Clause 3 of this Article. Citizens, when in need, shall be issued a replacement for an identity card. Identity cards that are still valid after December 31, 2024 shall be valid until December 31, 2024. Legal documents that have been issued using information from identity cards and citizen identification cards shall retain their validity; State agencies shall not require citizens to change or adjust information about identity cards and citizen identification cards in issued documents. Citizen identification cards and identity cards that expire from January 15, 2024 to before June 30, 2024 will continue to be valid until June 30, 2024. Regulations on the use of citizen identification cards and identity cards in legal documents issued before the effective date of this Law shall be applied as for identity cards prescribed in this Law until such legal documents are amended, supplemented or replaced. Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/quy-dinh-cap-doi-the-can-cuoc-cho-nguoi-chuyen-gioi-tu-ngay-1-7-2294936.html