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Limits on players with Vietnamese citizenship deemed illegal

December 26, 2009
Limits on players with Vietnamese citizenship deemed illegal

The Ministry of Justice has said that the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)’s Resolution issued last month to limit the number of Vietnamese players of foreign origin on the pitch during a match is unconstitutional. At a meeting in Hanoi on November 13, the federation had said clubs were sometimes using too many expat players in [...]

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Playing for keeps

November 22, 2009
Playing for keeps

Huynh Kesley (R), a Brazilian striker with club Binh Duong, was granted Vietnamese citizenship early this year Aggrieved Vietnamese nationals of foreign origin say they have raised football standards in the country and should not be treated like second-class citizens. It’s touch and go between leveling the playing field and raising the playing level.The Vietnam [...]

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Decree spells out criteria for Vietnamese citizenship applicants

October 3, 2009

The ability to communicate with local residents in the Vietnamese language is among the requirements for foreigners seeking Vietnamese citizenship, according to a decree announced on the government website. The decree, which will take effect on November 10, also stipulates that applicants must have a valid permanent residence registration issued by authorized police agencies in [...]

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Gov’t issues decree on citizenship law

September 25, 2009
Gov’t issues decree on citizenship law

LookAtVietnam – The Government has issued new guidelines for those wishing to apply for Vietnamese nationality. The Government has issued new guidelines for those wishing to apply for Vietnamese nationality.According to Decree 78/2009/ND-CP, which comes into effect on November 10, applicants for citizenship must speak Vietnamese and have permanent residency cards issued by the police.The [...]

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Delay in decree no impediment to Nationality Law: official

July 6, 2009

A delay in issuing a decree guiding the implementation of the Nationality Law will not pose any big problems because the law is “detailed enough” for the most part, a justice official said. In Vietnam, a law is usually supported with instructions on implementation issued as a decree.The instructions are being prepared and would be [...]

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New law spells out criteria for dual citizenship

June 30, 2009
New law spells out criteria for dual citizenship

Former Brazilian Huynh Kesley obtained Vietnamese citizenship to play for Vietnam’s national team Certain foreigners and overseas Vietnamese can apply for dual citizenship under the amended Vietnamese Nationality Law that takes effect tomorrow. Under the amended law, foreigners applying for dual citizenship would have to be approved by the Vietnamese president with an additional condition [...]

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Legislators favor lifting of housing limits for Viet Kieu

June 3, 2009
Legislators favor lifting of housing limits for Viet Kieu

A housing complex in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4. Many National Assembly deputies feel every Viet Kieu, or overseas Vietnamese citizen, has the right to own more than one home in Vietnam and deserve rights to their houses that equal that of local residents. The debate continued Tuesday over draft amendments to the Housing [...]

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SPORTS IN BRIEF 25/3

March 25, 2009
SPORTS IN BRIEF 25/3

Leading Chinese-chess master to receive Labour Order; Viet Nam football team given car following cup final victory; Czech-Vietnamese player makes V-League debut in Hai Phong Chinese-chess player Ngo Lan Huong will be honoured with the Labour Order, Third Class, for her great contributions to the World Championship and Asian Indoor Games in 2007.Huong won a [...]

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Citizenship kindles Brazilian’s hopes of playing for Vietnam

February 26, 2009
Citizenship kindles Brazilian’s hopes of playing for Vietnam

Kesley Alves and his wife Kesley Alves did not apply for Vietnamese citizenship because his club wanted a domestic player. He took the step because he had a Vietnamese wife and had lived in Vietnam for five years.Now that he has got it, he is not only delighted, but also nursing hopes that he will [...]

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Vietnam house approves dual citizenship for expats, diaspora

November 15, 2008
Vietnam house approves dual citizenship for expats, diaspora

Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio Santos (L), who plays for the topflight Dong Tam Long An football club, became the first naturalized player in the national football team when he was granted Vietnamese citizenship last December Foreigners and overseas Vietnamese will be allowed to hold dual citizenship under the amended Nationality Law that the National Assembly (NA) [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...