Germany to issue visa for Vietnam's new passport
PSNews - The German Embassy in Hanoi on August 15 announced that Germany has agreed to accept the newly issued Vietnamese passport with information about the place of birth of the holder added to the observation page of the passport.
Accordingly, Germany will begin issuing visas for Vietnamese holders of the new passport as long as it is added information about the place of birth on the observations page. This move would facilitate Vietnamese citizens in Germany in processing residence permit applications and conducting other administrative formalities.
As report, the Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security recently had working sessions with representatives of the Embassies of Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain in Hanoi, and they all agreed for the time being information about the holder’s place of birth would be included in the observation page of the passport.
In its announcement, the German Federal Foreign Office said it appreciated Vietnam's timely solution to this issue.
Earlier, the UK and France announced they have still recognized the new Vietnamese passport.
During a recent hearing at the National Assembly Standing Committee, Minister of Public Security To Lam said his ministry would amend the passport form, by adding a place of birth to the holder’s bio page.
