1.1 Article 1. Vietnamese nationality1.2 Article 2. Rights to nationality1.3 Article 3. Interpretation of terms1.4 Article 4. The nationality principle1.5 Article 5. Relationships between the State and citizens1.6 Article 6. Protection of Vietnamese citizens living abroad1.7 Article 7. Policies toward persons of Vietnamese origin residing abroad1.8 Article 8. Restriction of the situation of non-nationality1.9 Article 9. Retention of nationality upon marriage, divorce or annulment of unlawful marriage1.10 Article 10. Retention of nationality upon change of the spousersquo;s nationality1.11 Article 11. Papers proving Vietnamese nationality1.12 Article 12. Settlement of matters arising from the fact that a Vietnamese citizen concurrently holds a foreign nationality
3.1 Article 13. Persons having Vietnamese nationality3.2 Article 14. Grounds for identification of persons having Vietnamese nationality3.3 Article 15. The nationality of children whose parents are Vietnamese citizens3.4 Article 16. The nationality of children either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen3.5 Article 17. The nationality of children whose parents are stateless persons3.6 Article 18. The nationality of abandoned newborns and children found in the Vietnamese territory
4.1 Article 19. Conditions for naturalization in Vietnam4.2 Article 20. Dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality4.3 Article 21. Order of and procedures for processing of dossiers of application for Vietnamese nationality4.4 Article 22. Order of, procedures for, and dossiers of application for naturalization in Vietnam applicable to stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam
5.1 Article 23. Cases in which restoration of Vietnamese nationality is permitted5.2 Article 24. Dossiers of application for restoration of Vietnamese nationality5.3 Article 25. Order of and procedures for processing dossiers of application for restoration of Vietnamese nationality
7.1 Article 26. Grounds for loss of Vietnamese nationality
8.1 Article 27. Grounds for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality8.2 Article 28. Dossiers of application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality8.3 Article 29. Order of and procedures for processing of dossiers of application for renunciation of Vietnamese nationality8.4 Article 30. Exemption from carrying out procedures for personal identity verification
9.1 Article 31. Grounds for deprivation of Vietnamese nationality9.2 Article 32. Order of and procedures for deprivation of Vietnamese nationality
10.1 Article 33. Grounds for annulment of decisions on the grant of Vietnamese nationality10.2 Article 34. Order of and procedures for annulment of decisions on the grant of Vietnamese nationality
11.1 Article 35. Nationality of minor children upon their parentsrsquo; naturalization in Vietnam, restoration or renunciation of Vietnamese nationality11.2 Article 36. Nationality of minor children whose parents are deprived of Vietnamese nationality or have their decisions on the grant of Vietnamese nationality annulled11.3 Article 37. Nationality of adopted minor children
12.1 Article 38. Tasks and powers of the President for nationality12.2 Article 39. Responsibilities of the Government for nationality12.3 Article 40. Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, provincial-level Peoplersquo;s Committees and overseas Vietnamese representative missions12.4 Article 41. Announcement and publicization of results of settlement of nationality-related matters
13.1 Article 42. Transitional provisions13.2 Article 43. Effect13.3 Article 44. Implementation detailing and guidance
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