Chương 2 Luật Quốc tịch Việt Nam 1988: Xác định có Quốc tịch Việt Nam

Chapter II

DETERMINATION OF VIETNAMESE NATIONALITY

Article 5.

Persons holding Vietnamese nationality A person shall hold Vietnamese nationality if one of the following circumstances applies:

1. By birth;

2. Being granted Vietnamese nationality;

3. Having Vietnamese nationality restored;

4. Holding Vietnamese nationality in accordance with international treaties to which Vietnam is a party;

5. Holding Vietnamese nationality in other cases as provided for by this Law.

Article 6.

Nationality of a child

1. Any child born to parents who are Vietnamese citizens shall hold Vietnamese nationality regardless of whether that child was born inside or outside the territory of Vietnam.

2. Any child born to parents, one of whom is a Vietnamese citizen and the other a stateless person or person unknown, shall hold Vietnamese nationality regardless of whether that child was born inside or outside the territory of Vietnam.

3. Any child born to parents, one of whom is a Vietnamese citizen and the other a foreign national, if born inside Vietnamese territory or at a time when the parents have permanent residence in Vietnam shall hold Vietnamese nationality unless both parents decide otherwise. Where that child is born outside Vietnamese territory, and at a time when the parents have no permanent residence in Vietnam, the child's nationality shall be decided by the parents.

4. Any child born on Vietnamese territory and whose parents are both stateless persons but have permanent residence in Vietnam, shall hold Vietnamese nationality.

5. Any child found on Vietnamese territory and whose parents are unknown shall hold Vietnamese nationality.

Article 7.

Granting of Vietnamese nationality

1. A foreign national or stateless person who is residing in Vietnam and voluntarily observes the Constitution and laws of Vietnam, may be granted Vietnamese nationality if satisfying the following conditions:

a- Being 18 years of age or over;

b- Speaking Vietnamese;

c- Having been residing in Vietnam for at least five years.

2. A foreign national or stateless person may, on legitimate grounds, be granted Vietnamese nationality without having to satisfy the conditions set out in points a, b and c of paragraph 1 of this Article.

3. Where persons have been granted Vietnamese nationality in accordance with the provisions of this Article, but have made inaccurate statements when applying for Vietnamese nationality, the decision to grant Vietnamese nationality may be revoked.