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All information on how to make a passport in Ho Chi Minh City for people with household registration in Ho Chi Minh City as well as foreigners living and working in this city.
If you want to go abroad, one of the important and required documents is a Passport (also known as a passport). Passport can also replace ID card/CCCD to perform some transactions in some specific cases.
Passport making now has many changes under the provisions of the new law and not many people really know how to do it correctly. If you are in the city. If you are in Ho Chi Minh City and have a need to apply for a passport, you should definitely read the article below to know the exact location and instructions on the passport process in Ho Chi Minh City updated according to the latest regulations!
1. Who can get a passport in HCMC?
You can apply for a passport in Ho Chi Minh City if you fall into one of the following categories:
- Holders of permanent or temporary residence in Ho Chi Minh City
- Holders of household registration in another province but have been granted a citizen identification card and wish to apply for a passport in Ho Chi Minh City
2. Passport place in Ho Chi Minh City
Regarding the passport address in Ho Chi Minh City, people can contact the Immigration Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department or the Immigration Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Public Security. However, each agency has a number of different powers and functions, specifically as follows:
Immigration Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police Department
- Address: No. 196 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
- Phone: 02838299398
- Fax: 02838244075
- Working time
- From Monday to Friday
- Only work on Saturday morning
- Work time
- From 7:30 to 17:00,
- Lunch break from 11:00 to 13:00
- How to apply: you can apply in person. Note, it is not allowed to pay on behalf of or on behalf of children, except for children under 14 years old
- How to receive your passport: you can receive it directly by going to the place to pick up the passport or by courier to the registered address
- Recipients: Citizens permanently and temporarily residing in Ho Chi Minh City
- Cases of receipt: New issue, re-issue of lost passports, expired passports, torn pages, damaged, …
Immigration Department of Ho Chi Minh City Public Security
- Address: 333-335-337 Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1, HCMC
- Phone: 02839201701
- Working time
- From Monday to Friday
- Only work on Saturday morning
- Work time
- From 7:30 to 16:00
- Lunch break from 11:30 to 13:30
- Recipients: you are a permanent resident and temporary resident in 22 southern provinces and cities
- The Immigration Department of Ho Chi Minh City Public Security can issue passports for foreign citizens who do not temporarily reside in Ho Chi Minh City
- Receipt cases: only re-issuance of passports, most of the first-time passport applications have to go through a service, but cannot come and do it at this agency.
3. How much is the passport fee in Ho Chi Minh City?
Fees for making passports in Ho Chi Minh City will be regulated by the State and uniform across the country. Other costs will be determined by the units themselves. Here are the costs of making a passport in Ho Chi Minh City for your reference, specifically:
| Category | Fees (VND) |
| Make a new passport | 200.000 |
| Passport renewal due to damage or loss | 400.000 |
| Renew passport due to expiration or out of pages | 200.000 |
| Renewal passport | 100.000 |
| Adding children under 9 years old to the passport of one parent | 50,000/child |
| Change information | 50.000 |
| Take a photo | 30.000 |
| Express delivery | 20,000 (internal province), 30,000 (outside province) |
| Passport packaging (if required) | ~ 10.000 |
4. Documents to bring when applying for a passport in Ho Chi Minh City
There will be 2 cases:
- In case you apply for a passport online in Ho Chi Minh City, you need to prepare all documents according to the instructions here . Note that the documents must be photocopies, in .jpeg format, .pdf or .docx formats are not accepted. Each uploaded file must be no more than 6MB in size.
- If you apply for a passport directly in Ho Chi Minh City, you need to prepare documents and documents according to the instructions below:
According to Clause 1, Article 15 of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese citizens 2019, the documents you need to bring when making a passport include:
- Application form for ordinary passport according to the prescribed form (Form TK01) (Passport maker fills in online first or fills in computer at Immigration Department)
- Passport photo: 02 photos of size 4x6cm, white background, straight face, bare head, without colored glasses (taken at a photography establishment authorized by the Immigration Department)
- Identity card or Citizen ID card or valid passport (present when submitting the application for the Immigration Department to check and compare)
- Temporary residence book (in case the applicant has not been granted a citizen identification card and submits documents at the place of temporary residence).
* For children under 14 years old
- An application form for an ordinary passport according to the prescribed form (Form TK01). Note that the declaration must be certified by the police of the commune, ward or town where the child permanently or temporarily resides, and stamped with the photo border.
- In case of applying for the same passport with the mother or father, submit 01 copy of the birth certificate. Please bring the original for comparison along with 4 photos of size 3×4 cm
- Submit 01 declaration according to the prescribed form for the case of applying for a separate passport, 01 copy of the birth certificate and 4 photos of size 4×6 cm
- In case the parents are no longer available, the adoptive parents or godparents declare and sign the declaration, there must be papers proving that they are the godparents or the legal adoptive mother or father.
5. Detailed instructions on how to get a passport in Ho Chi Minh City
Similarly, if you apply for a passport online, please refer to the detailed instructions on how to apply for a passport online in Ho Chi Minh City here .
If you do it directly, similar to other provinces, when applying for a passport in Ho Chi Minh City, you also follow a clear sequence with 5 professional steps:
- Step 1: Prepare all documents according to the instructions above
- Step 2: Declare your passport online (if needed)
You can fill out the online form at home or at the check-in place because there is a computer available. However, if possible Visana recommends working from home because it helps you be more proactive in terms of time.
- Step 3: Submit your application
You clearly define the purpose of renewing, re-issuing or supplementing passport information and choose to submit the application at the appropriate receiving agency.
You bring the documents to the office, line up, take pictures in order and bring the documents to the reception desk to be checked and verified by the officials.
- Step 4: Pay the fee
Get the receipt and pay the fee at the counter.
- Step 5: Register how to receive a passport
You can apply for your passport to be mailed to your desired address. You can also go to the location where the application is submitted to get your passport back.
Working time you can refer to detailed information in section (1).
6. How long does it take to get a passport in Ho Chi Minh City?
| Receiving and processing agency | Processing Time | |
| First level | Immigration Management Department of Ho Chi Minh City Police. | 08 working days from the date of receipt |
| Second level onwards | 05 working days from the date of receipt | |
| Special case (*) | 03 working days from the date of receipt |
(*) In addition, for special cases, the processing time for passport application is different, details can be updated here !
6. Experience when making a passport in Ho Chi Minh City you need to know
Getting a passport in Ho Chi Minh City is not too difficult. It is important that you know the quick tips and some important notes.
Here are a few points to keep in mind:
- If you submit your application at the Immigration Department, you can skip the online declaration step. There are more than 10 computers here for online form filling, citizens can freely use with the guidance of officials.
- In case you go to the Immigration Department, you should fill out the online form first at home because the form declaration area here has only 4 computers. In the case of a large number of people, you will have to wait quite a long time.
- In case of renewing passport because of expiration, out of passport pages: you can keep your old passport (with visa, travel history) just make a note in the declaration. When submitting your application, do not forget to clearly tell the reception staff, they will punch holes in the old passport and return it to you.
- According to regulations, within 48 hours after losing your passport, you are required to make a report (02 copies) to the immigration management agency. If you do not report within 48 hours, you will be administratively sanctioned. The amount of the fine can be up to several million dong.
- Currently, there are 5 subjects who can do passport procedures at home or at the hospital:
- Elderly revolutionary cadres;
- Pre-insurrection officers active before 1945;
- Vietnamese heroic Mother;
- Class 1 wounded and sick soldiers with an injury rate of 81% or more;
- People suffering from serious illnesses who are receiving emergency treatment at hospitals need to apply for a passport to go abroad.
- When making a passport at home or in a hospital, you must fully meet the following conditions:
- Have a national identity card or a citizen’s identity card
- Having documents confirming that they are in the above policy categories
- People with serious illnesses are being treated at the hospital
- The Immigration Department will arrange a working group to directly come to the home or hospital to receive the above-mentioned persons.
7. FAQ
Can I get a passport for foreigners in Ho Chi Minh City?
People with household registration of other provinces have the right to apply for a passport in Ho Chi Minh City if they are using a citizen ID card.
Can a person with a household registration in Ho Chi Minh City get a passport in another province or city?
People with household registration in Ho Chi Minh City have the right to apply for a passport in any of the 63 provinces nationwide if using a citizen identification card.
Do foreigners need to confirm temporary residence when applying for a passport?
If a person with a household registration outside a province uses a citizen’s identity card, he or she is not required to carry out procedures for certification of temporary residence when making a passport, except for cases where the child is under 14 years old or the person has lost his/her civil act capacity. cognitive limitation.
