Law on amendments to some articles of 10 Laws related to security and order of Vietnam 2025

 

LAW

ON AMENDMENTS TO SOME ARTICLES OF 10 LAWS RELATED TO SECURITY AND ORDER

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam amended by the Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on amendments to some articles of the Law on VIP Protection No. 13/2017/QH14 (amended by the Law No. 40/2024/QH15); the Law on Entry, exit, transit, and residence of foreigners in Vietnam No. 47/2014/QH13 (amended by the Law No. 51/2019/QH14, the Law No. 23/2023/QH15 and the Law No. 103/2025/QH15); the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens No. 49/2019/QH14 (amended by the Law No. 23/2023/QH15); the Law on Residence No. 68/2020/QH14 (amended by the Law No. 59/2024/QH15); the Law on Identification No. 26/2023/QH15; the Law on Forces participating in protection of security and order at grassroots level No. 30/2023/QH15 (amended by the Law No. 51/2024/QH15); the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety No. 36/2024/QH15; the Law on Road No. 35/2024/QH15 (amended by the Law No. 112/2025/QH15); the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instruments No. 42/2024/QH15; the Law on Fire and Rescue (amended by the Law No. 135/2025/QH15).

Article 1. Amendments to some articles of the Law on VIP Protection

1. Amendments to some points of clauses 1, 2 and 4, Article 10:

a) Addition of point d1 after point d, and amendments to points dd and e, clause 1:

“ d1) Permanent Member of the Secretariat;

dd) Former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; former President of the National Assembly; former Prime Minister; former Permanent Member of the Secretariat;

e) Members of the Politburo;”;

b) Amendments to point h, clause 1:

“h) President of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front; Chief of the Central Inspection Commission; heads of Commissions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Chief of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Deputy President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Deputy President of the National Assembly; Deputy Prime Minister; Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court; Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy.”;

c) Amendments to point c, clause 2:

“c) Guests of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the President of the National Assembly; the Prime Minister; and the Permanent Member of the Secretariat;”;

d) Amendments to point dd, clause 4:

“dd) Conferences and festivals organized by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the National Assembly; the Standing Committee of the National Assembly; the Government; and the Prime Minister that include protected entities prescribed in points a, b, c, d or d1, clause 1 of this Article; national congresses organized by central socio-political organizations; international conferences held in Vietnam that include protected entities prescribed in points a, b, c, d and d1, clause 1 or point a, clause 2 of this Article.”.

2. Amendments to Articles 11 and 11a:

“Article 11. Protection regime for key leaders and senior leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. Protection regime for the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the President of the National Assembly; the Prime Minister; and the Permanent Member of the Secretariat:

a) Close protection;

b) Protected at their residence;

c) Protected at their workplace;

d) Protected at their activity locations;

dd) Security and safety for their personal belongings, items, food, drinks and means of transportation;

e) Protected by traffic police escort vehicles when traveling by car on official duty; railcar when traveling by train; authorized to travel by commercial planes or private planes when traveling by air; authorized to travel by private boats with escort and navigation support when traveling by water.

2. Protection regime for former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; former President of the National Assembly; former Prime Minister; former Permanent Member of the Secretariat:

a) Close protection;

b) Protected at their residence.

3. Protection regime for members of the Politburo:

a) Close protection;

b) Protected at their residence;

c) Protected at their workplace;

d) Protected by traffic police escort vehicles when traveling by automobile on domestic official duty (if necessary).

4. Protection regime for members of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam; President of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front; Chief of the Central Inspection Commission; heads of Commissions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Chief of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Deputy President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Deputy President of the National Assembly; Deputy Prime Minister; Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court; Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy:

a) Close protection;

b) Protected by traffic police escort vehicles when traveling by automobile on domestic official duty (if necessary).

5. If a person is entitled to different protection regimes, he/she is only entitled to the highest regime.

Article 11a. Protective measures for key leaders and senior leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. Protective measures for the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the President of the National Assembly; the Prime Minister; and the Permanent Member of the Secretariat:

a) Close protection;

b) Armed patrol and guard at residences, workplaces and activity locations;

c) Security and safety inspections of residences, workplaces, activity locations, personal belongings, items and means of transportation;

d) Testing of food and drinks before consumption;

dd) Conducting surveys and collecting information to develop and implement protection plans;

e) Use of identification cards and badges;

g) Scientific and technological measures; modern technical equipment and devices;

h) Other professional measures in accordance with the Law on National Security and the Law on People’s Public Security.

2. Protective measures for former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; former President of the National Assembly; former Prime Minister; former Permanent Member of the Secretariat:

a) Close protection;

b) Armed patrol and guard at residences.

3. Protective measures for members of the Politburo:

a) Close protection;

b) Armed patrol and guard at residences and workplaces;

c) Conducting surveys and collecting information to develop and implement protection plans (if necessary);

d) Use of identification cards and badges;

dd) Scientific and technological measures; modern technical equipment and devices;

e) Other professional measures in accordance with the Law on National Security and the Law on People’s Public Security.

4. Protective measures for members of the Central Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam; President of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front; Chief of the Central Inspection Commission; heads of Commissions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Chief of the Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics; Deputy President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Deputy President of the National Assembly; Deputy Prime Minister; Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court; Chief Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuracy:

a) Close protection;

b) Conducting surveys and collecting information to develop and implement protection plans (if necessary);

c) Use of identification cards and badges;

d) Scientific and technological measures; modern technical equipment and devices;

dd) Other professional measures in accordance with the Law on National Security and the Law on People’s Public Security.

5. Forces, means and protective measures for protected entities when the political security situation, social order and safety become complicated.

6. The Minister of Public Security shall elaborate protective measures prescribed in this Article.”.

3. Amendments to clause 3, Article 12:

“3. Guests of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the President of the National Assembly; the Prime Minister; the Permanent Member of the Secretariat; or other guests of the Chief of the National Assembly’s Committee on National Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs, or of the Minister of Foreign Affairs who are not entities prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article are entitled to one or more protection regimes prescribed in clause 1, Article 11 of this Law during their visits or working trips in Vietnam based on diplomatic requirements, international practices, the guest’s request and the actual situation.”.

4. Amendments to clause 3, Article 12a:

“3. Guests of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the President of the National Assembly; the Prime Minister; the Permanent Member of the Secretariat; or other guests of the Chief of the National Assembly’s Committee on National Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs, or of the Minister of Foreign Affairs who are not entities prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article are entitled to one or more protective measures prescribed in clause 1, Article 11a of this Law during their visits or working trips in Vietnam based on diplomatic requirements, international practices, the guest’s request and the actual situation.”.

5. Amendments to point g2, clause 1, Article 20:

“g) In cases where the laws of the host country, or the available human resources and equipment do not satisfy the requirements for VIP protection, a decision shall be issued to hire forces, means and technical equipment to protect the entities prescribed in points a, b, c, d and d1, clause 1, Article 10 of this Law when traveling abroad on official duty;”.

6. The phrase “quận” (district) is replaced with the phrase “phường” (ward) in point dd, clause 3, Article 10.

7. The phrase “Head of the Commission for Foreign Affairs, Chief of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly” is replaced with the phrase “Chief of the National Assembly’s Committee on National Defense, Security, and Foreign Affairs” in point d, clause 2, Article 10.

Article 2. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam

1. Addition of Article 6a after Article 6:

“Article 6a. Use of information in the national database and specialized databases for resolution of administrative procedures

If documents and information included in the dossiers on administrative procedures related to entry, exit, transit and residence of foreigners in Vietnam are existed in the national database or specialized databases, and can be accessed and used by the authority receiving and processing the procedures, the authority shall not request the applicants to re-submit those documents or information.

2. Addition of clauses 22 and 23 after clause 21, Article 8:

“22. UĐ1 – Issued to foreigners who are workforce of high-quality digital technology industry and cases entitled to preferential treatment under laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly.

23. UĐ2 – Issued to foreigners who are the spouse or children under 18 years old of foreigners granted UĐ1 visas.”.

3. Amendments to clause 6, Article 9:

“6. LS, ĐT1, ĐT2, UĐ1, UĐ2 visas shall be valid for no more than 05 years.”.

4. Addition of point dd after point d, clause 4, Article 10:

“dd) Foreigners prescribed in clause 22, Article 8 of this Law must have documents proving that they are workforce of high-quality digital technology industry as prescribed by the Law on Digital Technology Industry or documents proving that they are entitled to preferential treatment.”.

5. Addition of clause 6 after clause 5, Article 12:

“6. Foreigners who are entitled to special preferential treatment for socio-economic development are entitled to definite visas in accordance with regulations on national defense, national security and order, social order as prescribed by the Government.”.

6. Amendments to clause 1, Article 16:

“1. Foreigners who are not prescribed in clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 8 of this Law shall go through an inviting or sponsoring entity to carry out procedures at the immigration authority. The inviting or sponsoring entity shall submit a written visa application to the immigration authority in person, by post, or online in cases where the authority or organization satisfies requirements in clause 1, Article 16b of this Law, and individual satisfies requirements prescribed in point a, clause 1, Article 16b of this Law.”.

7. Amendments to Article 16b:

“Article 16b. Procedures for issuance of electronic visas (e-visas) at the request of authorities and organizations

1. Authorities and organizations prescribed in clause 2, Article 16 of this Law may request for issuance of e-visas for foreigners when they satisfy the following requirements:

a) Possess an electronic identification account issued by a competent authority in accordance with laws on electronic identification and authentication;

b) Possess an electronic signature as prescribed by the Law on Electronic Transactions.

2. Authorities and organizations prescribed in clause 1 of this Article shall use their electronic identification accounts to access the National Public Service Portal or the Website for issuance of visas to request for issuance of electronic visas for foreigners; pay visa fees to the account prescribed on the National Public Service Portal or the Website for issuance of visas after receiving the electronic dossier code from the immigration authority.

3. The immigration authority shall consider, process and respond to the authorities and organizations via the National Public Service Portal or the Website for issuance of visas within 03 working days from the receipt of complete information and visa fees.

4. Authorities and organizations shall access the National Public Service Portal or the Website for issuance of visas, use the electronic dossier code to receive the response from the immigration authority, and notify the foreigners accordingly.

5. Foreigners granted electronic visas shall use the electronic dossier code notified by authorities or organizations to print the electronic visa issuance result at the National Public Service Portal or the Website for issuance of visas.”.

8. Addition of point dd after point d, clause 1, Article 31:

“dd) In cases where an international treaty of which Vietnam is a member provides otherwise, the temporary residence duration shall comply with that international treaty.”.

9. Amendments to point b, clause 1, Article 36:

“b) Foreigners temporarily residing in Vietnam who are eligible for LV1, LV2, LS, ĐT1, ĐT2, ĐT3, NN1, NN2, DH, PV1, LĐ1, LĐ2, TT, UĐ1 and UĐ2 visas.”.

10. Amendments to clause 2, Article 38:

“2. Temporary residence cards with the codes ĐT1, UĐ1 and UĐ2 shall be valid for no more than 10 years.”.

11. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 43:

a) Amendments to point b, clause 2:

“b) In case of loss of permanent residence cards, holders shall declare information in the application for re-issuance of permanent residence card;”;

b) Addition of clause 4 after clause 3:

“4. The Minister of Public Security shall decide cases in which foreigners are permitted to carry out procedures for issuance, replacement or re-issuance of permanent residence cards at the immigration authority due to diplomatic, national defense or security reasons.

12. Amendments to point b, clause 1, Article 45:

“b) Vietnamese citizens residing permanently in Vietnam may invite or sponsor their grandparents, parents of their spouse; their foreign spouse, children, siblings who are foreigners to visit Vietnam. Vietnamese citizens residing permanently in Vietnam who are grandparents may invite or sponsor their grandchildren who are foreigners to visit Vietnam;”.

13. Amendments to clause 3, Article 46:

“3. Promulgate regulations on foreigners entering border economic zones, special administrative-economic divisions and coastal economic zones who are exempt from visas under clauses 3 and 3a, Article 12 of this Law and have the need to travel to other locations within Vietnam; issuance of visas to foreigners who do not yet have a commercial presence or partner in Vietnam entering Vietnam under international treaties of which Vietnam is a member; methods for issuance of temporary residence certificates for foreigners entering Vietnam; issuance and use of electronic identification accounts for foreigners; foreigners entering and exiting through the automated control gates.

14. Amendments to clause 2, Article 51:

“2. Province-level People’s Committees shall direct specialized authorities to cooperate in management of residence of foreigners in provinces as prescribed by this Law.”.

15. Amendments to the title of Article 52:

“Article 52. Responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front”.

16. Replacement of the following words and phrases:

a) The word “Phòng” is replaced with the word “Liên đoàn” in clause 6, Article 8; and point dd, clause 1, Article 14 (the English translation does not change);

b) The phrase “Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development” is replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Agriculture and Environment” in clause 3, Article 22;

c) The phrase “Competition Settlement Councils” is replaced with the phrase “Vietnam Competition Commission” in clause 1, Article 29;

d) The phrase “commune-level towns, district-level towns, cities” is replaced with the phrase “commune-level administrative units” in clause 2, Article 34;

dd) The phrase “commune-level towns” is replaced with the phrase “special zones” in clauses 1 and 2, Article 33; and clause 5, Article 51;

e) The phrase “clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4” is replaced with the phrase “clauses 1, 3 and 4” in clause 5, Article 51.

17. Annulment of clauses 6 and 7, Article 16.

Article 3. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Entry and Exit of Vietnamese Citizens

1. Amendments to point c, clause 2, Article 7:

“c) Regular passports issued in accordance with simplified procedures shall be effective for no more than 12 months and be valid for a single use only when exiting or entering Vietnam; shall not be extended.”.

2. Amendments to clause 10, Article 8:

“10. Deputy heads of socio-political organizations affiliated to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.”.

3. Amendments to point d, clause 2, Article 9:

“d) Heads of specialized authorities affiliated to province-level People’s Committees and commune-level People’s Committees;”.

4. Amendments to clause 1, Article 12:

“1. Persons applying for issuance or extension of passports shall submit complete application using prescribed template, 02 portraits and relevant documents prescribed in clause 2 of this Article; and present citizen identity card, ID card or electronic identification to consular missions of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or authorities authorized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”.

5. Amendments to clause 1, Article 15:

“1. Persons applying for issuance of passports shall submit complete application using prescribed template, 02 portraits and relevant documents prescribed in clause 2 of this Article; and present valid citizen identity card, ID card, electronic identification and passports.”.

6. Amendments to point b, clause 1a, Article 16:

“b) Photocopies of citizen identity cards, ID cards, electronic identification or relevant documents issued by competent authorities in Vietnam in cases where there is change to information related to personal records compared to the latest issued passports;”.

7. Amendments to clause 2, Article 20:

“2. Police authorities of communes, wards, special zones; immigration authorities of police authorities of provinces adjacent to neighboring countries shall issue laissez-passers for cases prescribed in Article 19 of this Law.”.

8. Amendments to clause 2, Article 21:

“2. Persons suspended from making exit, except for cases prescribed in clause 12, Article 37 of this Law or cases where such persons are living overseas.”.

9. Addition of clauses 5, 6 and 7 after clause 4, Article 27:

“5. Cancel a valid regular passport for cases of issuance of new regular passport.

6. Revoke and cancel the validity of an issued passport of which information is incorrect.

7. Cancel the validity of passports of wanted persons.”.

10. Addition of Articles 31a and 31b after Article 31:

“Article 31a. Cancellation of valid regular passports for cases of issuance of new regular passports; revocation and cancellation of the validity of issued passports of which information is incorrect

1. After issuing new regular passports to citizens, the authority issuing passports shall cancel the validity of regular passports that have been issued earlier if they are still valid.

2. Revocation and cancellation of the validity of issued passports of which information is incorrect:

a) When there is a ground to determine that a passport issued to a citizen contains incorrect information, the authority issuing passports shall verify and request the passport holder to return the passport for cancellation;

b) In cases where the valid passport cannot be recovered, the authority issuing passports shall cancel the validity of such passport in the National Immigration Database.

Article 31b. Cancel the validity of passports of wanted persons

When there is a ground to determine that the passport of a wanted person is still valid, the authority issuing passports shall verify and cancel the validity of that passport. In cases where the wanted person living overseas returns to Vietnam to surrender or to participate in other criminal proceedings, the overseas representative office of Vietnam shall issue a regular passport under simplified procedures for that person.”.

11. Amendments to clause 2, Article 40:

“2. The national database on exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens shall be developed to connect with databases on population, identification, nationality and other databases in accordance with standards on database structure; technical standards and regulations on information technology to ensure continuous, stable, smooth, safe and secure operations.

For documents and information included in applications for administrative procedures related to exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens that already exist in the databases, if the authority receiving and processing the procedures can access and use those documents and information, citizens are not required to re-submit such documents or information.

12. Amendments to clause 2, Article 46:

“2. Take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in regulating the issuance, extension, revocation and cancellation of diplomatic passports, service passports, diplomatic notes for visas that are carried out by consular missions of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam representative offices located overseas or authorities authorized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs; cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in providing procedures for issuance, revocation and cancellation of regular passports at Vietnam representative offices located overseas.”.

13. Annulment of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “or number of 9-digit ID cards” in clause 3, Article 6 is annulled;

b) The phrase “9-digit ID cards, citizen identity cards” in point e, clause 2, Article 12 is annulled;

c) The word “districts” in clause 1, Article 19 is annulled;

d) The phrase “district-level” in point a, clause 2, Article 28 is annulled;

dd) The phrase “ID numbers” in point g, clause 1, Article 41 is annulled.

14. Annulment of clause 9, Article 11; and point dd, clause 2, Article 12.

Article 4. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Residence

1. Amendments to some clauses of Article 2:

a) Amendments to clause 2:

“2. Residence refers to a citizen’s state of living at a location in a commune-level administrative division.”;

b) Amendments to clause 4:

“4. Residence registration authority refers to a residence authority directly processing residence registration of citizens including police authorities of communes, wards and special zones (hereinafter referred to as “commune-level police authorities”).”.

2. Amendments to clause 11, Article 7:

“11. Process permanent residence registration and temporary residence registration even when it is known that the applicant does not actually reside at the registered address, except in cases of permanent or temporary residence registration for children under 6 years old living with their father, mother or guardian.”.

3. Amendments to clause 2, Article 12:

“2. Minors may have a place of residence different from the place(s) of residence of their parents with permission of the father or the mother, or in accordance with the laws.”.

4. Amendments to some clauses of Article 20:

a) Amendments to clause 2:

“2. Persons under 6 years old may register a lawful place of residence that is not under their ownership as their permanent residence when they live with their parent or guardian in such place without the permission of the household head and owner of such place.

Persons may register a lawful place of residence that is not under their ownership as their permanent residence with the permission of the household head and owner of such place in the following cases:

a) The citizen is someone who comes to live with their spouse; a person from 6 years old coming to live with his/her parent(s) or guardian; or a parent coming to live with his/her child; a person lacking legal capacity, or a person with difficulties in cognition or self-control coming to live with his/her guardian;

b) The citizen is an old person coming to live with their biological sibling or grandchild; or a person with very severe disability, a person with severe disability, a person who has lost work capacity, a person who lacks legal capacity, a person with difficulties in cognition or self-control coming to live with their paternal grandparent(s), maternal grandparent(s), biological sibling, biological uncle, biological aunt, biological niece/nephew, biological grandchild;

c) The citizen is a minor coming to live with their great-grandparent(s), paternal grandparent(s), maternal grandparent(s), biological sibling, biological uncle or biological aunt with the permission of their parent or guardian or if they have no parent”;

b) Amendments to clause 8:

“8. Citizens may not register new permanent residence at places prescribed in Article 23 of this Law, except for cases where persons under 6 years old register a lawful place of residence that is not under their ownership as their permanent residence when they live with their parent or guardian in such place and regulations in point a, clause 2 of this Article.”.

5. Amendments to some clauses of Article 21:

a) Amendments to clause 2:

“2. Application for permanent residence registration for persons prescribed in clause 2, Article 20 of this Law includes:

a) Declaration of change to residence information including permission for permanent residence registration from the household head and owner of lawful place of residence or authorized person, unless a written permission has been obtained. For cases where persons under 6 years old register permanent residence to come to live with their parent or guardian, the Declaration of change to residence information may not include permission for permanent residence registration from the household head and owner of lawful place of residence or authorized person;

b) Written proof of the consanguinity between the applicant and the household head and/or a household member, unless such information is already available in the National Population Database or the Residence Database;

c) Proofs of satisfaction of other requirements as prescribed in clause 2, Article 20 of this Law.”;

b) Amendments to clause 9:

“9. In cases where applicants prescribed in clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Article are overseas Vietnamese who are holding Vietnamese citizenship, their applications shall include a valid Vietnamese passport. Otherwise, their applications shall include another written proof of their Vietnamese citizenship.”.

6. Amendments to point dd, clause 1, Article 24:

“dd) The person is permitted to renounce their Vietnamese citizenship, or stripped of their Vietnamese citizenship, or has the decision on grant of Vietnamese citizenship annulled by the competent authority, or has the decision on permission for restoration of Vietnamese nationality annulled by the competent authority;”.

7. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 26:

a) Amendments to clause 2:

“2. The application for revision of residence information for the cases in point a, clause 1 of this Article includes:

a) Declaration of change to residence information;

b) Written proof of the change..”;

b) Amendments to point b, clause 3:

“b) For cases prescribed in point b, clause 1 of this Article, when there is any change to civil status information issued by the competent authority, such changes shall be updated from the National Population Database to the Residence Database;”.

8. Amendments to point d, clause 1, Article 29:

“dd) The person is permitted to renounce their Vietnamese citizenship, or stripped of their Vietnamese citizenship, or has the decision on grant of Vietnamese citizenship annulled by the competent authority, or has the decision on permission for restoration of Vietnamese nationality annulled by the competent authority;”.

9. Amendments to Article 30:

“Article 30. Stay notification

1. When a person comes to stay overnight, a member of the household, a representative of the healthcare establishment, a representative of tourist accommodation establishment, the owner or person authorized to manage other means and establishments is responsible for notifying such stay to the registration authority. If a person comes to stay in the place of residence of an absent individual or household, that person shall notify their stay to the registration authority.

2. The stay notification includes: full name; date of birth; personal identification number or passport number of the staying person; stay reason; stay duration; stay address.

3. The stay notification shall be done before 11 p.m of the starting day of the stay. If the person comes to stay after 11 p.m, the stay notification shall be done before 8 a.m of the following day.

4. The Minister of Public Security shall elaborate the stay notification.”.

10. Amendments to some clauses of Article 31:

“2. Before leaving place of residence, persons prescribed in points a and b, clause 1 of this Article shall obtain approval of the competent authority supervising, managing or educating such persons. Citizens shall declare temporary absence with the registration authority of the place where they reside via the National Public Service Portal or VNeID.

The registration authority shall receive the temporary absence declaration, notify declared information and communicate with the competent authority supervising, managing and educating the applicants. Within 01 working day from the receipt of the temporary absence declaration, the registration authority shall issue the temporary absence declaration form for citizens. In complex cases, the processing time may be longer but shall not exceed 02 working days.

3. Persons prescribed in points c and d, clause 1 of this Article may declare via phones, electronic means or other methods as prescribed by the Minister of Public Security. If the persons prescribed in point d, clause 1 of this Article are minors, their parent or guardian shall make the declaration.”.

11. Amendments to clause 2, Article 33:

“2. Update citizens’ residence information in the National Population Database and the Residence Database; receive feedback from citizens regarding incorrect information, cooperate with relevant authorities in verifying, promptly updating and correcting citizens’ information.”.

12. Replacement of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “commune-level towns” is replaced with the phrase “special zones” in point b, clause 2, Article 4; and point b, clause 1, Article 31;

b) The word “districts” is replaced with the word “communes” in point c, clause 1, Article 31;

c) The phrase “safety” is replaced with the word “security” in point c, clause 3, Article 36.

13. Annulment of the following words and phrases:

a) Number “2,” in clause 8, Article 21 is annulled;

b) The phrase “number of 9-digit ID card” in clause 4, Article 31 is annulled.

Article 5. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Identification

1. Amendments to clause 18, Article 3:

“18. National identification application (VneID) means a digital application which is used for electronic identification and authentication in online processing of administrative procedures, public services and other transactions and development of utilities in service of authorities, organizations and individuals.”.

2. Addition of clause 10 after clause 9, Article 7:

“10. Request the citizens to present documents integrated into electronic identification or VneID when handling administrative procedures, except for cases where the information provided by the citizens is different from integrated information or the laws prescribed otherwise.”.

3. Amendments to clause 11, Article 10:

“11. The Government shall elaborate clauses 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9 of this Article; regulate the roadmap, procedures for use of information in the National Population Database, the roadmap and time limit for completion of the connection and share of data to the National Population Database.”.

4. Amendments to clause 4, Article 25:

“4. The replacement and re-issuance of ID cards for cases prescribed in point dd, clause 1 and point a, clause 2, Article 24 of this Law shall be carried out online via the National Public Service Portal, VneID or in person at the place where such ID cards are issued. Identification-managing authority shall use the most recently collected information about portraits, fingerprints, irides and existing information on the National Population Database and the Identification Database to re-issue ID cards.”.

5. Amendments to Article 27:

“Article 27. Places for issuance, replacement or re-issuance of ID cards

1. At identification-managing authority of police authorities of provinces, cities, communes, wards or special zones.

2. At identification-managing authority of the Minister of Public Security for cases decided by the head of the identification-managing authority of the Minister of Public Security.

3. In necessary cases, identification-managing authorities prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall carry out procedures for issuance of ID cards at other authorities, units, or at the place of residence of citizens.”.

4. Amendments to point a, clause 1, Article 29:

“a) Denaturalization, or renunciation, or annulment of the decision on naturalization of Vietnamese nationality, or annulment of the decision on permission for restoration of Vietnamese nationality;”.

5. Amendments to point a, clause 4, Article 30:

“a) Polices of communes, wards and special zones; identification-managing authority of police authorities of provinces and cities where Vietnamese residents of undetermined nationality are residing;”.

6. Addition of clause 3 after clause 2, Article 33:

“3. In cases where persons having electronic identification have presented electronic identification at the request of competent authorities, organizations and individuals, such authorities, organizations and individuals are not allowed to request persons having electronic identification to present paper documents or provide information that has been integrated into electronic identification.”.

7. Amendments to some clauses of Article 41:

a) Amendments to clause 1:

“1. Promulgate within its authority or propose competent authorities for promulgation of legislative documents on identification, National Population Database, National Database on identification, electronic identification and authentication; on authorities performing management of identification, National Population Database, National Database on identification, electronic identification and authentication.”;

b) Amendments to clause 10:

“10. Manage the National Population Database, National Database on identification, electronic identification and authentication; have an independent supervision mechanism for the connection, share and use of data in the National Population Database, National Database on identification, electronic identification and authentication; direct and provide guidelines for management of identification, National Population Database, National Database on identification, electronic identification and authentication.”.

8. Amendments to clause 3, Article 42:

“3. The Ministry of Finance shall preside and cooperate with the Ministry of Public Security in summarizing and proposing competent authorities in allocating public investment capital for construction of infrastructure; recurrent expenditure for operations of the National Population Database, National Database on identification, electronic identification and authentication; funding to ensure the production, issuance, replacement and re-issuance of ID cards and certificates in accordance with laws on public investment, the state budget and other relevant laws.”.

9. Replacement of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “information safety and security” is replaced with the phrase “cybersecurity” in clause 3, Article 4; clause 3, Article 6; clause 3, Article 8; and clause 3, Article 14;

b) The phrase “commune-level towns” is replaced with the phrase “special zones” in point b, clause 4, Article 30;

c) The phrase “safety of information” is replaced with the phrase “cybersecurity” in point c, clause 1, Article 39.

10. Annulment of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “and the law on cyberinformation security” in clause 4, Article 10 is annulled;

b) The phrase “or district-level administrative unit where the commune-level administrative unit is unavailable” in clause 1, Article 30 is annulled.

11. Clause 4, Article 42 is annulled.

Article 6. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Forces participating in protection of security and order at grassroots

1. Amendments to clause 3, Article 30:

“3. At special zones which does not have People’s Council, province-level People’s Councils shall perform tasks of commune-level People’s Councils. Commune-level People’s Committees shall report to province-level People’s Committees on the results of organization and operation of the forces participating in protection of security and order at grassroots in the commune.

2. The phrase “commune-level towns” is replaced with the phrase “special zones” in clause 2, Article 2; clause 3, Article 11; and clause 2, Article 13.

3. The phrase “or district-level administrative unit where the commune-level administrative unit is unavailable” in clause 2, Article 14 is annulled.

4. Clause 4, Article 5 is annulled.

Article 7. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety

1. Amendments to some points of clause 1, Article 7:

a) Amendments to points c and d:

“c) Database on driver training, training for certificate of road traffic law training for drivers of heavy-duty vehicles;

d) Database on testing and issuance of driver licenses;”;

b) Amendment to point h:

“h) Database on road vehicle trips, driver footages, footages of passenger compartments as prescribed by this Law.;”.

2. Amendments to clause 18, and addition of clause 18a after clause 18, Article 9:

“18. Disrupt the operation or falsify data of vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras, in-cabin passenger cameras as prescribed by this Law.

18a. Use data collected from in-cabin driver cameras and in-cabin passenger cameras to infringe upon the dignity, honor, private life, personal secrets, other legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations.”.

3. Amendments to clause 3, Article 10:

“3. When transporting children under 10 years old and under 1,35 meters in height in a automobile, the drivers shall not allow children to sit in the same row of seats, except for automobiles with only one row of seats. The drivers shall use and instruct the use of appropriate safety equipment for children, except for automobiles used for passenger transportation services.”.

4. Amendments to points a and b, clause 3, Article 27:

“a) Fire engines of fire fighting and rescue police departments and fire engines of other forces that are mobilized for performing fire-fighting tasks; and ambulances performing emergency rescue tasks with flashing red lights;

b) Vehicles of the police, military and military police performing urgent tasks, and escort vehicles of traffic police with flashing blue and red lights;”.

5. Amendments to some clauses of Article 34:

a) Amendments to clause 4:

“4. Smart vehicles are road vehicles of which control and operation do not require human intervention.”;

b) Amendments to clause 6:

“6. The Minister of Construction shall elaborate this Article.”.

6. Amendments to clauses 2 and 3, Article 35:

“2. Automobiles used for freight transport services, automobiles above 08 seats (excluding drivers) used for passenger transportation services, tractor units, ambulances and internal transport vehicles must be installed with vehicle tracking devices and in-cabin driver cameras. Automobiles above 08 seats (excluding drivers) used for passenger transportation services must be installed additional in-cabin passenger cameras.

The handling of data collected from in-cabin driver and passenger cameras shall comply with laws on protection of personal data and other relevant laws.

3. Smart vehicles that are motor vehicles or heavy-duty vehicles shall comply with requirements prescribed in clause 1 of this Article and be licensed for operation by competent authorities.”.

7. Amendments to clause 7, Article 41:

“7. The Ministry of Construction shall promulgate national technical regulations on technical safety and environmental protection, energy rating of motor vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, motor vehicle parts in import, manufacturing and assembly; promulgate national technical regulations on maintenance and warranty facilities for motor vehicles; procedures for certification of technical safety and environmental protection for motor vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, motor vehicle parts in import, manufacturing and assembly, except for cases in clause 8 of this Article; regulations on standards, training for inspection personnel, issuance, re-issuance, suspension and revocation of inspection personnel certificates.”.

8. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 42:

a) Amendments to clause 4:

“4. The inspection of technical safety and environmental protection of motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles; certification of technical safety and environmental protection quality for modified motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles shall be carried out by inspection personnel of registration and inspection facilities. The certificate of technical safety and environmental protection shall be issued by registration and inspection facilities.”;

b) Amendments to point e, clause 5:

“e) National technical regulations on motor vehicle registration and inspection facilities, exhaust registration and inspection facilities for motorcycles and mopeds; national technical regulations on inspection of motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles participating in road traffic;”.

9. Amendments to clause 1, Article 43:

“1. Registration and inspection facilities that are public service providers conducting technical safety and environmental protection inspection for motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles shall organize and operate in accordance with regulations of Government; issue certificates of technical safety and environmental protection for modified motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles.

Registration and inspection facilities are responsible for results of technical safety and environmental protection inspection for motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles; results of technical safety and environmental protection for modified motor vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles.

Registration and inspection facilities may only refuse the inspection in the following cases: upon request of proceeding authorities; when the vehicle owner has not complied with the requirements of competent state authorities regarding resolution of administrative violations in road traffic order and safety; when the information on the vehicle registration certificate does not match the license plate number or the actual vehicle during the inspection; when the vehicle owner fails to apply for re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate at the next inspection after the vehicle has been granted a modification certificate; and when there is credible evidence that the vehicle owner has forged vehicle documents or papers.”.

10. Amendments to clause 9, Article 52:

“9. The Minister of Construction shall elaborate point b, clause 3 and point a, clause 4 of this Article; regulations on road load limits and dimensional limits; regulations on operation of overloaded, overdimension vehicles and tracked vehicles on road; procedures for issuance of operation licenses for overloaded, overdimension vehicles and tracked vehicles.”.

11. Amendments to clause 9, Article 57:

“9. The Minister of Public Security shall regulate the template for driver license and international driving permit; procedures for issuance and use of driver licenses and international driving permits. The Minister of National Defense and Minister of Public Security shall regulate the template for driver license used within the military and the police.“.

12. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 60:

a) Amendments to point e, clause 3:

“e) Upgrading category B to category BE; category C1 to C1E; categories C, D1, D2, D to category CE; category D1 to category D1E; category D2 to category D2E; category D to DE.”;

b) Amendments to clauses 7 and 8, and addition of clause 9 after clause 8:

“7. The Government shall elaborate methods for driver training other than those prescribed in clause 2 of this Article; procedures for inspection and evaluation for issuance, re-issuance and revocation of training vehicle licenses; standards for driving instructors; regulations on issuance, re-issuance and revocation of licenses for driving instructors; regulations on issuance, re-issuance and revocation of driver training licenses.

8. The Minister of Construction shall regulate forms, content and programs for driver training; safe driving time limit for each category of driver license as prescribed in clause 4 of this Article; standards for motorcycle driving training facilities.

9. The Minister of National Defense and Public Security shall regulate driver training within the military and police.”.

13. Amendments to some clauses of Article 61:

a) Amendments to clause 4:

“4. Driving test centers are providers of driving test service. It shall satisfy requirements prescribed by the Government and technical requirements in accordance with national technical regulations on driving test centers for motor vehicles; use IT equipment, share results and supervision data on driving tests to authorities in charge of driving test and issuance of drive licenses for supervision, except for driving tests for the military and police.”;

b) Amendments to clauses 6 and 7, and addition of clause 8 after clause 7:

“6. The Government shall elaborate requirements and procedures for inspection and evaluation for issuance, re-issuance and revocation of licenses for driving test centers; requirements for training yards used for motorcycle driving tests.

7. The Minister of Public Security shall regulate the forms, content and procedures for testing for issuance of driver licenses; standards for examiners, training and issuance of examiner cards; technical standards for training yards used for motorcycle driving tests; national technical regulations on driving test centers for road motor vehicles.

8. The Minister of National Defense and Public Security shall promulgate regulations on driving tests for the military and police.”.

14. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 62:

a) Amendments to point b, clause 5:

“b) Driver licenses that are issued against the laws or cases where the licensees have engaged in fraudulent behaviors during the issuance, replacement or re-issuance of driver licenses;”;

b) Amendments to clause 6:

“6. The Minister of Public Security shall regulate requirements and procedures for issuance, replacement, re-issuance and revocation of drive licenses. The Minister of Education and Training shall regulate requirements and procedures for issuance, replacement, re-issuance and revocation of licenses to operate heavy-duty vehicles for operators of tractors that have driver licenses as prescribed in points d, e, g, h, I, k, l m and n, clause 3, Article 89 of this Law.

The Minister of National Defense and Public Security shall regulate the issuance, replacement, re-issuance and revocation of driver licenses for the military and police.”.

15. Amendments to clause 1, Article 64:

“1. The continuous driving time of a driver shall not exceed 04 hours, except for cases of force majeure or objective obstacles. The working hours of a driver in a day and a week shall comply with the Labor Code.”.

16. Amendments to clause 3, Article 67:

“3. Using data from vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras, in-cabin passenger cameras; receiving data collected from road vehicle weigh stations.”.

17. Amendments to Article 71:

“Article 71. Supervision system for road order and safety; system for management of data of vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras and in-cabin passenger cameras; system of professional equipment for motor vehicle load inspection

1. The supervision system for road order and safety shall comply with the following regulations:

a) The supervision system for road traffic order and safety is a system that collects signals, data, audio and images regarding the journey of road vehicles, traffic conditions and relevant data. The system is built and installed on road traffic routes in accordance with national technical regulations on supervision of road traffic order and safety. The system shall also detect violations of laws on road traffic order and safety, and other violations;

b) The construction, management, operation and use of the supervision system for road order and safety shall comply with procedures to ensure continuous operation and maintain connectivity with the Traffic Command Center;

c) Data collected from the supervision system for road traffic order and safety shall be managed in accordance with the laws, requirements regarding protection of personal data, legitimate rights and interests of individuals and organizations; be used for handling violations regarding road traffic order and safety and other violations, and serving state management.

2. The system for management of data of vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras and in-cabin passenger cameras shall record, archive and transmit information and data regarding journeys of road vehicles, driver footages and passenger footages to serve road traffic order and safety, handling of violations and state management of road transport. The system shall be managed, operated and used by the traffic police. It is connected and shared with the road management authority and relevant authorities.

3. The system of professional equipment for motor vehicle load inspection shall be equipped for the traffic police for inspection, discovery and handling of violations regarding road vehicle load.

4. The Minister of Public Security shall promulgate national technical regulations on the supervision system for road traffic order and safety, and national technical regulations on the system for management of data of vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras and in-cabin passenger cameras; regulations on construction, management, operation and use of the supervision system for road traffic order and safety, smart devices for commanding and controlling road traffic; regulations on management, operation and use of the system for management of data of vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras and in-cabin passenger cameras; regulations on equipment, installation, management, operation and use of the system of professional equipment for motor vehicle load inspection.”.

18. Amendments to point c, clause 4, Article 75:

“c) The system for management of data of vehicle tracking devices, in-cabin driver cameras and in-cabin passenger cameras;”.

19. Amendments to clauses 2 and 3, Article 87:

“2. The Ministry of Public Security is the focal point assisting the Government in uniform state management of road traffic order and safety; testing and issuance of driver licenses; development of a professional, elite and modern traffic police force in accordance with requirements for road traffic order and safety.

3. The Ministry of Construction shall perform state management of driver training; technical safety and environmental protection of motor vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, motor vehicle parts, and other tasks in accordance with this Law; promulgate national technical regulations on safety devices for children as prescribed by clause 3, Article 10 of this Law.”.

20. Amendments to some clauses of Article 88:

a) Amendments to clause 2:

“2. Clause 3, Article 10 of this Law takes effect from July 01, 2026.”;

b) Addition of clause 2a after clause 2:

“2a. Regulations on installation of in-cabin driver cameras for automobiles above 08 seats (excluding drivers) used for passenger transportation services, automobiles used for freight transport services (excluding tractor units), internal transport vehicles prescribed in clause 2, Article 35 of this Law take effect from January 01, 2028. Regulations on installation of in-cabin passenger cameras for automobiles above 08 seats (excluding drivers) used for passenger transportation services prescribed in clause 2, Article 35 of this Law take effect from January 01, 2029 and comply with the roadmap prescribed by the Government.”.

21. The phrase “Ministry of Transport” is replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Construction” in clause 13, Article 11; clause 4, Article 12; clause 5, Article 42; point d, clause 1, Article 49; clause 7, Article 53; and clause 4, Article 63.

22. Annulment of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “, Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs,” in clause 3, Article 6 is annulled;

b) The phrase “central-affiliated” in clause 3, Article 75 is annulled.

23. Clause 7, Article 62 is annulled.

Article 8. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Road

1. Amendments to clause 6, Article 2:

“6. Road authority means an authority affiliated to the Ministry of Construction whose task is to assist the Minister of Construction in performing state management of road operations; specialized authority affiliated to province-level People’s Committees; commune-level People’s Committees.”.

2. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 5:

a) Amendments to point c, clause 1:

“c) The Ministry of Construction shall develop the road network planning.”;

b) Amendments to point c, clause 2:

“c) The Ministry of Construction shall develop the road infrastructure planning.”.

3. Amendments to Article 8:

“Article 8. Road classification by decentralization

1. Decentralized roads include national highways, province-level roads, commune-level roads, hamlet roads, city roads, specialized roads and are determined as follows:

a) National highways are roads connecting Hanoi with administrative centers of provinces; roads connecting administrative centers of provinces; roads that are vital to socio-economic development, national defense and security of regions and areas;

a) Province-level roads are roads within a province connecting administrative centers of such province to administrative centers of communes; roads that are vital to socio-economic development of provinces;

c) Commune roads are roads connecting administrative centers of communes to hamlets, villages and equivalent (hereinafter referred to as “hamlets”) and rural residential areas or roads connecting to adjacent communes; roads that are vital to socio-economic development of communes;

d) Hamlet roads are roads in hamlets; main roads connecting hamlets to agricultural, forestry areas and other manufacturing, business facilities in hamlets;

dd) City roads are roads in cities and urban areas including city expressways, streets, alleys;

e) Specialized roads are roads used by specific authorities, organizations, individuals and internal roads.

2. Local roads include province-level roads, city roads, commune-level roads, hamlet roads.

3. The Ministry of Construction is responsible for managing national highways, except for national highways prescribed in point a, clause 4 of this Article; and collector roads, frontage roads prescribed in point c, clause 4 of this Article.

4. Province-level People’s Committees are responsible for managing:

a) Province-level roads, national highways crossing special cities; national highways where authorization is given; national highway segments whose detour has been built appropriate to road network planning; national highway segments that are no longer included in road network planning, except for national highways with special requirements regarding national defense and security; national highway segments assigned by the Minister of Construction at request of province-level People’s Committees to satisfy socio-economic development demands, national interest, national defense and security, and resource capacity of provinces; national highway segments that have been reassigned to province-level People’s Committees for management in accordance with public property management and use laws;

b) City roads, commune-level roads and hamlet roads;

c) Collector roads and frontage roads separated from national highways.

5. Persons managing and using specialized roads are responsible for managing specialized roads in accordance with this Laws and relevant laws.

6. The Government shall elaborate this Article.”.

4. Amendments to clause 3, Article 27:

“3. Responsibility to declare load limits and dimensional limits of roads:

a) Road authority affiliated to the Ministry of Construction shall declare load limits and dimensional limits of roads under management of the Ministry of Construction;

b) Specialized authority affiliated to province-level People’s Committees shall declare load limits and dimensional limits of roads under their management and specialized roads as prescribed in point c of this clause in their provinces;

c) Persons managing and using specialized roads on which public transportation is implemented are responsible for providing information about load limits and dimensional limits of specialized roads to specialized authority affiliated to province-level People’s Committees for declaration;

d) Owners of road structure constructions are responsible for providing information about load limits and dimensional limits to authorities prescribed in points a, b and c of this clause.”.

5. Amendments to clause 1, Article 29:

“1. Roads shall be inspected and appraised for traffic safety in preparation phase of investment projects; design following fundamental design; before and during use of road structures, except for roads that have technical grades as prescribed in point d, clause 2, Article 10 of this Law, collector roads and internal city roads.

During preparation of investment projects and design following fundamental design, the inspection and appraisal of traffic safety are implemented together with inspection and appraisal of feasibility study and construction design.”.

6. Amendments to points a and b, clause 1, Article 39:

“ a) Transport stations must be built in cities and other necessary areas to accommodate public transportation;

b) Parking lots shall be built to satisfy parking demands in areas in cities, outside of cities, high traffic volume roads and in other areas when necessary to accommodate parking. Parking lots include truck parking lots; passenger vehicle and car parking lots; mixed-use parking lots;”.

7. Amendments to clause 3, Article 78:

“3. Persons who rent vehicles for self-driving are not allowed to use rented vehicles for passenger or cargo transport for profit, except for mopeds and motorcycles.”.

8. The phrase “Ministry of Transport” is replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Construction” in clause 3, Article 10; point a, clause 3, Article 21; clause 5, Article 25; clause 5, Article 25; clause 3, Article 28; point b, clause 4 and clause 5, Article 30; point b, clause 3 and clause 7, Article 32; clause 8, Article 35; clause 3, Article 36; clause 1, Article 37; point a, clause 2 and clause 3, Article 38; clauses 1, 4 and 5, Article 39; Article 49; clauses 1 and 5, Article 52; clause 3, Article 57; clause 4, Article 61; clauses 2 and 3, Article 82.

9. Annulment of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “points a, b and d” in clause 3, Article 10 is annulled;

b) The phrase “; land use planning of districts” in clause 1, Article 12 is annulled;

10. Clause 1, Article 10; and Article 83 are annulled.

Article 9. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosive Materials and Support Instruments

1. Amendments to clause 4, Article 19:

“4. The equipment of military weapons in cases other than those prescribed in clauses 1, 2 and 3 of this Article where necessary shall be decided by the Minister of Public Security after reaching agreement with the Minister of National Defense.”.

2. Amendments to points b and c, clause 2, Article 31:

“b) The dossier prescribed in point a of this clause shall be submitted on the National Public Service Portal, VNeID, the information system for handling administrative procedures of the Ministry of Public Security, or be submitted in person at commune-level police authorities where the owner’s office is located or the owner resides;

c) Within 03 working days from the receipt of the valid dossier, commune-level police authorities shall issue a notification confirming the weapon declaration of the owner.”.

3. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 34:

a) Amendments to point a, clause 2:

“a) The producer of industrial explosive materials shall be a state-owned enterprise or wholly state-owned enterprise that is assigned tasks by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security within its tasks and powers;

b) Amendments to point a, clause 3:

“a) The trader of industrial explosive materials shall be a state-owned enterprise or wholly state-owned enterprise that is assigned tasks by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security within its tasks and powers;”

4. Amendments to point b, clause 1, Article 35:

“b) A copy of the written assignment of production of industrial explosive materials issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security, except for cases where the organization or individual has been granted permission for research into, development and testing of industrial explosive materials as prescribed in clause 1, Article 34 of this Law;”.

5. Amendments to point b, clause 1, Article 36:

“b) A copy of the written assignment of trading of industrial explosive materials issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of National Defense or Minister of Public Security.”.

6. Amendments to point dd, clause 1, Article 39:

“dd) A copy of the acceptance record on fire prevention and fighting, or the document approving acceptance results on fire prevention and fighting in industrial explosive material warehouses and safety requirements in accordance with standards and technical regulations;”.

7. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 40:

a) Amendments to point b, clause 2:

“b) The provider is eligible for using, preserving and transporting industrial explosive materials in accordance with this Law. Its infrastructure, techniques and personnel are enough to provide blasting services to service hirers.

Industrial explosive materials shall be stored in warehouses in accordance with standards prescribed in this Law. The storage shall be made in writing and notified to province-level People’s Committees for supervision and management;”;

b) Amendments to point b, clause 4:

“b) A written request from the province-level People’s Committee in the case of a local blasting service on the mainland of a province or city;”;

c) Amendments to point d, clause 4:

“d) Where the enterprise has obtained a license to trade in industrial explosive materials, the application shall exclude the documents prescribed in point dd, clause 1, Article 39 of this Law.”.

8. Amendments to clause 5, Article 44:

“5. The applications and documents prescribed in clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article shall be submitted on the National Public Service Portal or the information system for handling administrative procedures of People’s Committees of provinces where explosive precursors are produced, or by post to competent authorities as prescribed by People’s Committees of provinces where explosive precursors are produced. In case of in-person submission, the application form shall include full name, personal identification number or passport number of the contacting person.”.

9. Amendments to clause 1, Article 50:

“1. Enterprises not under management of the Ministry of National Defense shall submit an application form for issuance of a license to trade in support instruments including the name and address of the enterprise; reasons; number of the decision on establishment of the enterprise or number of enterprise registration certificate; full name, personal identification number or passport number of the legal representative; list of managers and attendants involved in the preservation and trading of support instruments.”.

10. Amendments to clause 5, Article 62:

“5. Organizations and units that are allowed to search for weapons and explosive materials include technical units specialized in weapons and combat engineers affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security; other organizations receiving permission from the Ministry of Public Security after reaching agreement with the Minister of National Defense.”.

11. Amendments to some clauses of Article 63:

a) Amendments to clause 2:

“2. Commune-level police authorities and military units of regiments or higher are responsible for classifying weapons, explosive materials and support instruments that have been received and collected.”;

b) Amendments to clause 4:

“4. Province-level police authorities and military units of regiments or higher shall destroy weapons, explosive materials and support instruments.”.

12. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 65:

a) Amendments to clause 1:

“1. Commune-level police authorities and military authorities shall, after receiving or collecting weapons or support instruments, produce statistics and hand over to province-level police authorities and military units of regiments or higher, except for the case prescribed in clause 2 of this Article.”;

b) Amendments to point a, clause 2:

“a) Commune-level police authorities and military authorities shall produce statistics and hand over to military units of regiments or higher;”.

13. Amendments to some points and clauses of Article 67:

a) Amendments to point a, clause 2:

“a) After receiving and collecting weapons, explosive materials and support instruments, commune-level police authorities and military units of regiments or higher shall classify and report to their supervisory authorities to decide the putting into use or destruction thereof;”;

b) Amendments to point a, clause 3:

“a) After the decision on destruction of weapons, explosive materials and support instruments is issued, province-level police authorities and military units of regiments or higher shall establish a destruction council and formulate a destruction plan. The Council shall be composed of a Chair who is the destroying authority’s representative; members who are representatives of the specialized technical authority and environment authority of the province and People’s Committee of the commune where the place of destruction is located. The destruction plan shall ensure safety and reduce impacts on the environment;”;

c) Amendments to clause 4:

“4. If weapons and explosive materials pose risks to safety and are required to be treated urgently, commune-level police authorities and military units of regiments or higher shall be decide to destroy them immediately and submit a report to their supervisory authorities after completing the destruction.”.

14. The phrase “VneID” is added after the phrase “National Public Service Portal,” in point b, clause 3, Article 14; point b, clause 1, Article 25; point c, clause 1, Article 26; clause 3, Article 50; clause 2, Article 51; point b, clause 1, Article 53; clause 2, Article 54; point c, clause 2, Article 55; point b, clause 22, Article 56; and point b, clause 1, Article 57.

15. Replacement of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “doanh nghiệp hoạt động dịch vụ nổ mìn” is replaced with the phrase “tổ chức, doanh nghiệp hoạt động dịch vụ nổ mìn” in clause 4, Article 39 (the English translation does not change);

b) The word “doanh nghiệp” is replaced by the word “tổ chức, doanh nghiệp” in points a and b, clause 1; and clause 2, Article 40 (the English translation does not change);

c) The phrase “application and documents” is replaced with the word “documents” in clause 3, Article 50;

d) The word “districts” is replaced with the word “communes” in clauses 1, 2 and 4, Article 62.

16. Replacement of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “a copy of the invoice or delivery note or document proving its lawful origin;” in point a, clause 1, Article 21; point a, clause 1, Article 26; and point a, clause 2, Article 55 is annulled;

b) The word “application,” in clause 4, Article 50 is annulled;

c) The phrase “district-level military authority” in clause 3, Article 64 is annulled.

Article 10. Amendments to some articles of the Law on Fire and Rescue

1. Amendments to clause 4, Article 7:

“4. People’s Committees at all levels shall perform state management regarding fire and rescue operations in their administrative divisions.”.

2. Replacement of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “Ministry of Transport” is replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Construction” in clause 3, Article 9;

b) The word “districts” is replaced with the word “communes” in point c, clause 5, Article 26; and point c, clause 5, Article 35.

3. Annulment of the following words and phrases:

a) The phrase “, Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs,” in clause 4, Article 9 is annulled;

b) The phrase “or districts if communes are not implemented” in clause 3, Article 37 is annulled.

Article 11. Implementation clause

1. This Law comes into force from July 01, 2026, except for clause 2 of this Article.

2. Regulations in point a, clause 20, Article 7 of this Law comes into force from January 01, 2026.

3. The phrase “Ministry of Transport” is replaced with the phrase “Ministry of Construction” in point 1.1a, subsection 1 of part V – Fees in the field of transport in the List of fees and charges attached to the Law on Fees and Charges No. 97/2015/QH13 (amended by the Law No. 09/2017/QH14, No. 23/2018/QH14, No. 72/2020/QH14, No. 16/2023/QH15, No. 20/2023/QH15, No. 24/2023/QH15, No. 33/2024/QH15, No. 35/2024/QH15, No. 47/2024/QH15, No. 60/2024/QH15, No. 74/2025/QH15, No. 89/2025/QH15, No. 94/2025/QH15, No. 95/2025/QH15, and No. 116/2025/QH15.

This Law was ratified by the 10^th meeting of the 15^th National Assembly of Socialist Republic of Vietnam on December 10, 2025.