Accelerating the progress of granting level 2 electronic identification accounts to foreigners
22/07/2025 14:56 GMT+7
(En.sonla.gov.vn) Since July 1, Son La Provincial Police have launched a 50-day peak period of granting electronic identification to foreigners (from July 1 to August 19, 2025). In the first days of implementation, they have received applications for granting level 2 electronic identification to more than 50% of foreigners in the area.
Officers of the Immigration Department are propagating to foreigners about the role and significance of level 2 identification.
Lieutenant Colonel Vu Ngoc Chung, Deputy Head of the Immigration Department, informed: “Thanks to the good preparation of necessary conditions and the active propaganda for foreigners in the area to grasp the benefits of level 2 electronic identification accounts in performing public services and procedures in the electronic environment. In the first 3 days of launching, the unit has received electronic identification application files for more than 50% of foreigners in the area”.
Ms. Nabukeera Juliet Gonzaga (Born in 1994, Ugandan nationality) shared: "We are teachers at Uni Language House in Son La city, we just came here to do electronic identification, the electronic identification process was very smooth and quick, the police officers enthusiastically helped us with all the procedures, I think, in the future I will have an ID card and will become a Vietnamese citizen".
Level 2 electronic identification account is the "key" to help foreigners access online public services, perform administrative procedures; access, exploit, use electronic identity information and other information shared, integrated, updated from the national database, specialized database and all features, utilities, applications of the electronic identification and authentication system, the information system has connected, shared according to the law. At the same time, it helps the authorities improve the effectiveness of foreign management, resolving cases and incidents with foreign elements accurately, quickly, and effectively, thereby ensuring national security, social order, and safety in the field of immigration management for foreigners.
Van Diep - Hoang Thinh
Translated by Tuan Minh Dang