Chapter IV.
CHANGE OF NATIONALITY OF MINORS AND ADOPTED CHILDREN
Article 35. Nationality of minor children upon their parents’ naturalization in Vietnam, restoration or renunciation of Vietnamese nationality
1. When the nationality of the parents changes as a results of naturalization in Vietnam, restoration or renunciation of Vietnamese nationality, the nationality of the minor child who is living with his/her parents will be changed accordingly.
2. When only one parent is permitted for naturalization in Vietnam, restoration or renunciation of Vietnamese nationality, the minor child who is living with that person will acquire Vietnamese nationality or lose his/her Vietnamese nationality, if so agreed in writing by his/her parents.
In case a parent is permitted for naturalization in Vietnam or restoration of Vietnamese nationality, the minor child who is living with that person will also acquire Vietnamese nationality, if his/her parents fail to reach a written agreement on the retention of their child’s foreign nationality.
3. Change of the nationality of persons aged between full 15 and under 18 years under Clauses 1 and 2, this Article, is subject to these persons’ consent.
Article 36. Nationality of minor children whose parents are deprived of Vietnamese nationality or have their decisions on the grant of Vietnamese nationality annulled
The nationality of a minor child will not change when both of his/her parents are or either of them is deprived of Vietnamese nationality or the decision on the grant of Vietnamese nationality is annulled.
Article 37. Nationality of adopted minor children
1. A child who is a Vietnamese citizen and adopted by a foreigner will retain his/her Vietnamese nationality.
2. A child who is a foreign national and adopted by a Vietnamese citizen will acquire Vietnamese nationality from the date a competent Vietnamese agency approves the adoption.
3. A child who is a foreign national and adopted by parents one of whom is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a foreign national may be permitted for naturalization in Vietnam according to the application for Vietnamese nationality filed by his/ her adoptive parents and is exempt from conditions prescribed in Clause 1, Article 19 of this Law.
4. Change of the nationality of adopted children aged between full 15 and under 18 years is subject to these persons’ consent.
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Luật Quốc tịch Việt Nam 2008 (Bản Word)
