REDUCTION ON FEES OF PASSPORT ISSUANCE FROM JANUARY 01, 2024

In order to encourage the use of online public services, adjustments will be made to the rates, collection, payment, management and use of fees and charges in the fields of exit, entry, transit, and residence in Vietnam. According to the effective date of Circular 63/2023/TT-BTC amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circulars regulating fees and charges. Accordingly, reduction on fees of passport issuance will be applied from January 1, 2024.

1. Subjects and scope of application

Vietnamese citizens submitting passport application online.

2. Adjustment regulations on passport issuance fees

Circular 63 amends to No. Article 4 of the Circular No. 25/2021/TT-BTC dated April 07, 2021 of the Minister of Finance providing for on fees and charges in immigration, transit and residence in Vietnam, and the collection, submission, management and use thereof.

Accordingly:

– Applicable deduction amount: 90% (ninety percent) of the fee level specified in Circular No. 25/2021/TT-BTC.

– Applicable object: submitting application online.

– Application period: From January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.

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3. Current fees of passport issuance

According to the provisions of Article 4 of Circular No. 25/2021/TT-BTC, the fees of passport issuance is as follows:

No.	Entry	Amount (VND/issuance)
1	Fees for passport issuance (including passports with and without electronic chips)
a	New issuance	200,000
b	Reissuance (lost or missing passports)	400,000
c	Reissuance of personnel confirmation	100,000