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UK continues to recognise Vietnam’s new passports

The United Kingdom will continue to recognise all passports issued by Vietnam despite some countries in the European Union rejecting the latest version due to missing place-of-birth information.
UK continues to recognise Vietnam’s new passports ảnh 1A new Vietnamese passport with dark navy cover (Source: VietnamPlus)
Hanoi (VNA) - The United Kingdom will continue torecognise all passports issued by Vietnam despite some countries in theEuropean Union rejecting the latest version due to missing place-of-birthinformation.

“Visa applicants and travellers (including those in transit) should ensure theyare fully aware of, and regularly checking, the situation on acceptance ofthese documents for all their destination(s),” the UK Embassy in Hanoi said ina notice posted on August 3.

The UK is the second country to have expressly stated their recognition of the newVietnamese passports with dark navy cover.

On July 28, 2022, the French embassy said, for the time being anduntil further notice, the French authorities will continue to recognise the newpassports of Vietnam and issue visas as normal.

Meanwhile, Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain announced thatthey do not recognize the news-style passports due to the omission of the province/cityof birth information, causing difficulties for personal identification.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on July 29announced that it is ready to issue a confirmation in German about the place ofbirth for Vietnamese citizens using new-style passports, in case they need itto present to German authorities./.
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