Nationality of children in Vietnamese law
VGP - A child born inside or outside the Vietnamese territory whose parents, at the time of his/her birth, are both Vietnamese citizens shall have Vietnamese nationality, according to the Law on Nationality.
A child born inside or outside the Vietnamese territory either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a stateless person at the time of his/her birth or whose mother, at the time of his/her birth, is a Vietnamese citizen and whose father is unknown, has Vietnamese nationality.
A child either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen at the time of his/her birth and the other is a foreign national has the Vietnamese nationality if so agreed in writing by his/her parents at the time of birth registration.
In case a child is born in the Vietnamese territory but his/her parents fail to reach an agreement on the selection of his/her nationality, the child has Vietnamese nationality.
Nationality of children whose parents are stateless persons
A child born in the Vietnamese territory whose parents, at the time of his/her birth, are both stateless persons with a permanent residence in Vietnam has Vietnamese nationality.
A child born in the Vietnamese territory whose mother, at the time of his/her birth, is a stateless person with a permanent residence in Viet Nam and whose father is unknown, has Vietnamese nationality.
Nationality of abandoned newborns and children found in the Vietnamese territory
Abandoned newborns and children found in the Vietnamese territory whose parents are unknown, have Vietnamese nationality.
A child specified in the above paragraph who is aged under full 15 years will no longer have Vietnamese nationality in the following cases:
a/ He/she has found his/her parents who hold single foreign nationality;
b/ He/she has found his/her mother or father who holds single foreign nationality.
