Circular No. 07/2013/TT-BCA amending and supplementing certain points of Circular No. 27/2007/TT-BCA dated November 29, 2007 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the issuance, amendment, and supplementation of ordinary passports within the country and Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BCA dated September 18, 2006 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the implementation of regulations on the issuance and management of APEC Business Travel Cards.

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Amending and supplementing some points of Circular No. 27/2007/TT-BCA dated November 29, 2007 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the issuance of ordinary passports within the country and Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BCA dated September 18, 2006 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the implementation of the regulations on issuing and managing APEC Business Travel Cards for businesspersons,

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Pursuant to Decreeand amended and supplemented by certain articles related to conditions for investment and business and administrative procedures in the field of information and communications on November 7, 201836/2007/ND-CP dated August 17, 2007 of the Government on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens and Decree No. 65/20on xuof the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairs|||12/ND-CP dated September 6, 2012 stipulating and guiding the implementation of content number 09 under component number 02 and content number 02 under component number 08 of the National Target Program on New Rural Development for the period 2021-2025. certainNo. Abolish entirely the following legislative regulatory documents issued by the Minister of the Ministry of Transport: 1|||

36/2007/ND-CP;"b) In addition to the lists of public services issued according to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 4 of this Decree, specialized agencies under provincial People's Committees shall report to the provincial People's Committee for decision-making on amending, supplementing, or issuing the list of public services funded by the state budget within their jurisdiction and consistent with the local budget capacity within the approved budget by the Provincial People's Assembly, and send it to the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and sectors for supervision during implementation."||| THE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY’S OFFICE, THE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY’S INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, THE HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE VIETNAM CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE VIETNAM AIRPORTS CORPORATION - CPTP, AND THE HEADS OF THE AUTHORITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS CIRCULAR./. based on Decision No. 45/2006/QD-TTg dated February 28, 2006 of the Prime Minister promulgating the regulations on issuing and

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APEC Business Travel Card; 1;

77/2009/ND-CP dated September 15, 2009 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Public Security;No. INDUSTRIAL EXPLOSIVES - TNP1 EXPLOSIVESdevelopmentAt the proposal of the Director of the General Political Security DepartmentNo. The Minister of Public Security issues this Circular to amend and supplement some points of Circular No. 27/2007/TT-BCA dated November 29, 2007 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the issuance of, stipulating and guiding the implementation of content number 09 under component number 02 and content number 02 under component number 08 of the National Target Program on New Rural Development for the period 2021-2025. ordinary passports within the country and Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BCA dated September 18, 2006 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the implementation of the regulations on issuing and managing APEC Business Travel Cards for businesspersons 1||| 18/9/2006 of,

Article 1. S, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPamending and supplementing some points of Circular No. 27/2007/TT-BCA dated November 29, 2007 of the Ministry of Public Security guiding the issuance of ordinary passports within the country pursuant to Decree No. 136/2007/ND-CP dated August 17, 2007 of the Government on exit and entry of citizens Vietnam specialized agency under the People's Committee of the province/city.||| as follows:

1. Paragraph a of Point 1 of Section I is amended and supplemented as follows:

“a) The application dossier for the first issuance, reissuance of passport shall include:

- 01 application form X01 issued together with this Circular (abbreviated as form X01);

- 02 newly taken photos, color, measuring 4cm rock 6cm, facing forward, bareheaded, without tinted glasses, white background. x For children under 14 years old:

The application form for the issuance of passport according to form X

- must be confirmed and stamped by the Police Station of the commune, ward, town where the child usually resides or temporarily resides.01 In case of applying for a separate passport, submit 01 copy of the birth certificate (if it is a photocopy, then present the original for verification and comparison) and 02 photos measuring 4cmof the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairsx 6of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairscm. The application form shall be filled out and signed by the mother or father; if the mother or father is not available, then the adoptive mother or father or legal guardian (with proof of being a legal adoptive parent or guardian) shall fill out and sign on behalf;

- For children under 9 years old applying for a joint passport with their mother or father, submit 01 copy of the birth certificate (if it is a photocopy, then present the original for verification and comparison) and 02 photos measuring 3cm 4 cm.”|||

- Tiết b điểm 1 Mục I được sửa đổi, bổ sung như sau: x b) Reissuing a passport (lost passport; damaged; still valid but needs reissuance; separating a child from the mother's or father's passport) in addition to the documents specified in paragraph a above, must also provide additional documents for the following cases:

2. In case of lost passport, submit a report of loss of passport as prescribed in Point 3 of Section II of this Circular;

“In case of damaged passport or still valid passport, submit the original passport;

- In case of separating a child from the mother's or father's passport, submit the original passport, 01 application form according to form X01 and 02 photos measuring 4cm

- 6cm of the mother or father to reissue the passport; submit 01 application form according to form X01 and 02 photos measuring 4cm

- 6cm of the child to issue a separate passport for the child.” x 6specialized agency under the People's Committee of the province/city.||| x Point 2 of Section I is amended and supplemented as follows:

3. “2. Application dossier for amending and supplementing a passport (adjusting surname, given name, date of birth, place of birth, gender, citizen identification number in the passport; adding a child under 9 years old to the mother's or father's passport):

In case of adjusting surname, given name, date of birth, place of birth, gender, citizen identification number, submit 01 dossier including 01 application form X01, along with evidence proving the adjustment;iIn case of adding a child under 9 years old to the mother's or father's passport, submit additionally 02 photos measuring 3cmpolicies4cm of the child. The filling and confirmation of the application form shall be carried out according to the provisions of paragraph a of point 1 of Section I of this Circular., amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPThe passport to be amended must have at least one year remaining validity.”

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- Paragraph a of Point 3 of Section I is amended and supplemented as follows: x “a) The applicant may submit the application dossier and receive the result in one of the following three ways:

Submitting the dossier directly and receiving the result:

4. + At the Exit and Entry Administration of the provincial police department or the municipal police department directly under the central government depending on the case of first issuance, reissuance, amendment, and supplementation of the passport. The application form does not need to be confirmed by the Police Station of the commune, ward, town where the applicant usually resides or temporarily resides; in case of adding a child under 9 years old to the mother's or father's passport, follow the provisions of Point 2 of Section I of this Circular;

When submitting the dossier, the applicant must present a valid citizen identification card, and if residing temporarily, must also present a temporary residence registration book issued by the competent authority as prescribed in Circular No. 52/2010/TT-BCA dated November 30, 2010 of the Ministry of Public Security for verification and comparison.

- + At the Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security for the case of reissuance, amendment, and supplementation of the passport. The dossier shall be implemented according to the provisions of paragraph b of point 1 and point 2 of Section I of this Circular.o Entrusting an organization, enterprise with legal personality as prescribed in paragraph a of point 1 of Section II of this Circular to submit the dossier and receive the result:

The entrusting person fills out and signs the application form for issuance, amendment of the passport according to the prescribed model, has the photo affixed and confirmed by the head of the entrusted organization;No.The entrusted organization sends a letter to the provincial police department or the municipal police department directly under the central government or

the Exit and Entry Administration of the Ministry of Public Security. If entrusting multiple people, attach a list of entrusting persons, signed and stamped by the head of the entrusted organization;

Staff of the organization, enterprise with legal personality that is entrusted when submitting the dossier for issuance, amendment, and supplementation of the passport of the entrusting person must present an introduction letter from the organization, enterprise, their own valid citizen identification card, and the entrusting person’s valid citizen identification card for verification and comparison.policiesSending the application dossier and receiving the result through postal service:

- State Bank of Vietnam;Sending the application dossier and receiving the result through postal service only applies to cases of reissuance, amendment of the passport (except

adding a child under 9 years old to the mother's or father's passport);, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP|||

The agency, organization, or enterprise entrusted shall send a letter to the Provincial Police or the Exit and Entry Administration under the Ministry of Public Security. CDepartment for Exit and Entry Management, Ministry of Public Security.on EDUCATION Method and location.policiesuon EDUCATION Method and location cho nhiệmonvụ nhiều người thì phải kèm theo danh sách những người ủy thác, có chữ ký, đóng dấu của người đứng đầu cơ quan, tổ chức, doanh nghiệp được ủy thác;

Staff members of the agency, organization, or enterprise with legal personality who are entrusted when submitting applications for issuance, amendment, or supplementation of passports on behalf of the entrustor must present an introduction letter from their agency, organization, or enterprise, their own and the entrustor's valid identification cards for verification.để kiểm tra, đối chiếu.

- Sending applications and receiving results through postal service:

The sending of applications and receipt of results through postal service only applies to cases of reissuing or amending passports (excluding Not deposited into temporary account adding children under nine years old to their parents' passports);

The file includes 01 Form X01 with confirmation and affixed stamp over the photograph from the Police Station of the place of permanent residence or temporary residence, accompanied by 01 copy of the identity card still valid for use and temporary residence certificate (if applicable);, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP The location and method of submitting the file, passport fee, and receiving the result through postal service shall be carried out according to the guidance of the Vietnam Post Corporation.policiesu là tạm trú);

The title of paragraph c point 3 Section I is amended and supplemented as follows:

5. "c. Those who have an urgent need for a passport may directly submit the file and receive the result at the Exit and Entry Department under the Ministry of Public Security:"

“c. Employees serving in units of the People's Army and the People's Public Security Forces;12. Leather shoesenergy Not deposited into temporary account Paragraph a point 1 Section II is amended and supplemented as follows: C"a) The following persons may entrust organizations, institutions, enterprises with legal personality where they work or study to submit the file and receive the result: lCivil servants, public officials, and employees as prescribed in the Law on Civil Servants 2008 and the Law on Public Officials 2010;

6. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers serving in units of the People's Army and the People's Public Security;

Students and pupils studying in universities, colleges, vocational high schools, and vocational training schools;

- Persons having labor contracts of one year or more working in enterprises with legal personality;

- Persons who have signed foreign labor contracts with enterprises engaged in labor export that have been granted permission by the competent state management agency for labor and have signed labor supply contracts with foreign partners."âA person who has signed a foreign labor contract with an export labor enterprise that has been licensed pursuant to

- Paragraph c point 1 Section II is amended and supplemented as follows:

- "c. The entrusted organization, institution, enterprise shall be responsible for checking and verifying the photo and information in the application form and the identity card still valid for use of the entrusting person and submitting the file in accordance with the guidance provided in paragraph a point 3 Section I of this Circular; it is only allowed to collect and pay the passport fee as prescribed by the Ministry of Finance."

- Clause 3 Section I of this Circular; only collect and pay passport fees as prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.” the Ministry of Public Security; Paragraph a point 3 Section II is amended and supplemented as follows:

7. "a) Responsibilities of the person whose passport has been lost:

If the passport is lost within the country, the person must report to the Exit and Entry Management Authority within 48 hours from the time of discovery. In case of direct submission, the person must present the identity card still valid for use for verification and comparison; if submitted via postal service, the report must be confirmed by the Police Station of the place of permanent residence or temporary residence;iIf the passport is lost abroad, the person must immediately report to the nearest Vietnamese representative office in that country and the competent authority of the host country;policiesThe content of the report must clearly state: full name, date of birth, address of permanent residence or temporary residence, passport number, date of issue, issuing authority, time, place, and reason for losing the passport."developmenty valid identification card

8. Point 4 Section II is amended and supplemented as follows:

Regarding the validity period of the passport:

- N |||policiesPassports issued to citizens aged 14 years or older have a validity period not exceeding 10 years from the date of issuance and cannot be extended;policiesPassports issued separately to children under 14 years old or jointly to children under 9 years old in the passport of their parents have a validity period of 5 years from the date of issuance and cannot be extended;of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home AffairsIf the passport of the parent has a validity period of more than 5 years and a child under 9 years old is added, the validity period will be adjusted to 5 years from the date of adding the child."of the Government stipulating functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Home Affairsresiding abroad must immediately report todevelopment Paragraph c point 1 Section I is abolished.No.Amending and supplementing some points of Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BCA dated September 18, 2006, guiding the implementation of the Regulation on the issuance and management of APEC Business Travel Cards (ABTC) pursuant to Decision No. 45/2006/QĐ-TTg dated February 28, 2006 of the Government, specifically as follows:

- "a) The APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) is issued to Vietnamese businesspersons with a regular passport still valid for at least 3 years from the date of application for the card. The ABTC has a validity period of 3 years." in Passports issued to citizens aged 14 or older have a validity period not exceeding ten years from the date of issuance and cannot be extended; the Ministry of Public Security; Paragraphs a and b point 1 Section II are amended and supplemented as follows:

- "1. The file for applying for and reissuing ABTC for Vietnamese businesspersons shall be submitted in 01 set to the Exit and Entry Administration under the Ministry of Public Security, including:

9. 01 Application Form for issuing and reissuing ABTC Form X05 issued together with this Circular, with confirmation and affixed photograph of the Head of the enterprise or the direct supervising unit of the businessperson;

“4. V02 photos measuring 3cm x 4cm, newly taken, white background, bare head, looking straight ahead, without tinted glasses (01 photo attached to the application form, 01 photo loose)."

- Abolish Sub-item c Point 1 Section I.

- Adding paragraph d to point 1 Section II as follows:

- "d) In cases where the applicant applies for reissuing ABTC due to expiration and the enterprise where the applicant works issues a confirmation that there has been no change in position or job title compared to the previous application for the card, then there is no need to submit a new document from the competent authority granting permission to use the ABTC."

10. From the date of submission of the application for the ABTC card. The ABTC card is valid for three years.”

Article 2. Directors of General Departments, Heads of subordinate units under the Ministry; Provincial Police Chiefs, Provincial Directors of Fire Prevention and Fighting Services under centrally governed cities are responsible for implementing this Circular.

1. Paragraph a of Point 1 of Section I is amended and supplemented as follows:

The First General Department of Security is responsible for organizing the implementation, guiding, and inspecting the implementation of this Circular., amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP During the implementation of this Circular, if there are difficulties, agencies and localities should report to the Ministry (through the First General Department of Security) for timely guidance. kSub-items a and b of Point 1 Section II are amended and supplemented as follows:

2. “1. The application for issuing an ABTC card for Vietnamese businesspeople submitted to the Exit and Entry Administration under the Ministry of Public Security includes:

One completed ABTC application form X05 attached to this Circular, with confirmation and affixed photograph of the head of the enterprise or directly responsible

a) businessperson; THE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY’S OFFICE, THE HEAD OF THE MINISTRY’S INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, THE HEADS OF THE DEPARTMENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE VIETNAM CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE VIETNAM AIRPORTS CORPORATION - CPTP, AND THE HEADS OF THE AUTHORITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS CIRCULAR./. Two photographs measuring 3cm

b) 4cm, recently taken, with a white background, bareheaded, looking straight ahead, without tinted glasses (one photo affixed to the application form, one separate photo).” x Add Sub-item d to Point 1 Section II as follows:

3. “d) In the case where the applicant requests to reissue an ABTC card due to expiration and

the employer confirms that there has been no change in position or job title compared to the previous application, then there is no need to submit new documentation from the Ministry of Public Security;the competent authority, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPveson allowing the use of the ABTC card. ” The Directors of General Departments, Heads of Units under the Ministry; Directors of Public Security, Directors of Fire Prevention and Fighting Departments of provinces and centrally administered cities are responsible for implementing this Circular. The First General Department of Security is responsible for organizing implementation and guiding and inspecting the implementation of this Circular.

Article 3. Effectiveness

This Circular takes effect from the date 20 the 03 2013.

Article 4. Responsibilities 1. This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2026; Circular No. 24/2013/TT-BKHCN dated September 30, 2013 of the Minister of Science and Technology on activities related to calibration, verification, testing of measuring instruments, and measurement standards shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect.

1. During the implementation of this Circular, if there are difficulties, agencies,, amended and supplemented by Decree No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 193/2025/NĐ-CPlocalities should report to the Ministry (through the First General Department of Security) for timely guidance./.y and the provincial fire prevention and firefighting agencies under the central government are responsible for implementing this Circular.

2. The First General Department of Security is responsible for organizing the implementation and guiding and inspecting the implementation of this Circular.

During the implementation of this Circular, if there are any difficulties, the relevant agencies, unit, localities shall report to the Ministry (through the First General Department of Security) for timely guidance./.