Posts Tagged ‘ Vietnamese Nationality ’

Promised right to home ownership still eludes many overseas Vietnamese

February 5, 2010
Promised right to home ownership still eludes many overseas Vietnamese

Eighty percent of the four million overseas Vietnamese would like to buy a house in Vietnam, says the head of the HCM Committee for Liaison with Vietnamese Abroad. So why don’t they?  A meeting between HCM City’s officials and overseas Vietnamese. A few days ago, the media reported that since 2005, only 140 Viet Kieu (VK, or overseas [...]

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Justice Ministry rejects Football Federation restrictions on naturalized players

December 26, 2009
Justice Ministry rejects Football Federation restrictions on naturalized players

One month after the Vietnam Football Federation issued a resolution that sets limits on using naturalized players the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that VFF’s rules are illegal. Goalkeeper Dinh Hoang La. One Vietnamese nationalized footballer at a time in V LeagueHoang Anh Gia Lai protests VFF’s new rules on foreign footballersSeven naturalized footballers to sue VFF A [...]

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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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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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New laws take effect on July 1

June 29, 2009
New laws take effect on July 1

On July 1, 2009, many significant new laws and regulations will go into effect.  These include the Law on Vietnamese Nationality, the Law on Enforcement of Civil Verdicts, the Law on Health Insurance, the revised Law on Road Traffic, the Hi-tech Law and the Law on Biodiversity. According to the revised Law on Road Traffic, all [...]

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New policies take effect on July 1

June 29, 2009
New policies take effect on July 1

On July 1, 2009, many significant policies will take effect, including the Law on Vietnamese Nationality, the Law on Enforcement of Civil Verdicts, the Law on Health Insurance, the revised Law on Road Traffic, the Hi-tech Law and the Law on Biodiversity. According to the revised Law on Road Traffic, all motorbike, motor-bicycle riders have to [...]

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Assembly votes to ease house purchases by overseas Vietnamese

June 3, 2009
Assembly votes to ease house purchases by overseas Vietnamese

LookAtVietnam – Overriding concerns that making it easier for overseas Vietnamese to purchases homes in Vietnam could lead to money laundering or speculation, the National Assembly has approved Government-proposed changes to the Housing Law and Land Law. Many deputies asked the NA to consider if allowing more overseas Vietnamese to purchase houses would cause a [...]

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Viet kieu get closer to home ownership

June 3, 2009
Viet kieu get closer to home ownership

LookAtVietnam – The National Assembly has backed proposed changes to the Housing Law and Land Law which would allow more Viet kieu or overseas Vietnamese to buy houses in the country. Many deputies asked the NA to consider if allowing more overseas Vietnamese to purchase houses would cause a real estate market fluctuation and have [...]

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Assembly discusses house ownership rules for overseas Vietnamese

May 23, 2009
Assembly discusses house ownership rules for overseas Vietnamese

Issues of house ownership by overseas Vietnamese were discussed by the National Assembly on May 22, including an expansion of the list of overseas Vietnamese entitled to own houses in Vietnam and compensation for them in case of land acquisition. There are as many as three million Vietnamese living abroad, but after three years since [...]

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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...