The government of Vietnam recently introduced a new passport on 1 July 2022. Since the introduction of the new passport, several government authorities, including Germany, the Czech Republic...
Key Points
- The government of Vietnam met with officials from several
countries that recently rejected the use of Vietnam's newest
passport format
Overview
The government of Vietnam recently introduced a new passport on
1 July 2022. Since the introduction of the new passport, several
government authorities, including Germany, the Czech Republic, and
Finland, have refused to recognize the new version
of the passport due to the passports not containing information on
place of birth. The government of Vietnam announced that
holder's birthplace will be added to the new passport in the
appendix section of the passport.
What are the Changes?
On 12 August 2022, the government of Vietnam introduced a new
passport format. Several governments recently announced that this
passport would not be accepted due to missing information. The
government of Vietnam met with officials from these countries to
discuss the issue and subsequently made changes to the
passport.
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