On 5 September 2022, the Government promulgated Decree
59/2022/ND-CP (Decree 59) regulating electronic
identification and authentication. This Decree is expected to ease
information identification in the online environment. Decree 59
took effect on 20 October 2022.
In this update, we set out some notable points of Decree 59.
1. Electronic Identity
Electronic identity (eID) means the
information of an individual or organisation in the electronic
identification and authentication system. This eID, which each
individual and organisation will receive, enables the
identification and allows a more effective and systematic
management of the information in the online environment.
There will be three types of eID, namely an eID for a Vietnamese
citizen, an eID for a foreigner and an eID for an organisation. The
eID of Vietnamese and foreign individuals displays personal and
biometric information such as a portrait photo and fingerprints,
the organisation's eID only
