Consider a person born in Vietnam (Anna). Both of Anna's
parents (Roy & Jade) live in Vietnam but were not born here.
They are not Vietnamese citizens, and they have no Vietnamese
blood. For clarity, let's assume that both parents were born
in the US and both are still American citizens.
Is it possible for Anna to become a Vietnamese citizen based on
the fact that she was born in Vietnam [and even though her parents
Roy and Jade are American]?
As her parents are both foreign nationals Anna cannot be a
Vietnamese citizen by birth. It is not relevant that she was born
in Vietnam nor that her parents both had permanent residence in
Vietnam at the time.
According to the Law on Nationality1, a person can
have Vietnamese nationality at birth but only if they fall within
one of the following cases:
