125,000 Nghe An people have been issued citizen identification cards.

According to data provided by the Provincial Police Department of Administrative Management of Social Order, up to now the entire province has completed the application for grantingcitizen identificationmicrochips were installed on 125,000 citizens, out of a total of more than 2.6 million people to be completed.

Of which, the Provincial Police Department of Administrative Management of Social Order alone has returned 1,417 citizen identification cards to people.

Vinh City Police deployed citizen identification cards in Le Mao ward on the evening of March 9. Photo: Duc Anh

Regarding the progress of implementation, Colonel Luong The Loc - Head of the Department of Administrative Management of Social Order of the Provincial Police, said: With the request of the Ministry of Public Security, by July 1, local authorities will issue 50 million new ID cards; in which Nghe An is one of 10 provinces and cities selected as a focal point for direction, must issue 50% of citizen ID cards before April 30.

Taking a photo to make a citizen identification card at the One-Stop Department of Nghe An Provincial Police. Photo: Kien Rose.

To achieve that goal, the units are currently divided into mobile teams, going down to residential areas, and divided into 3 shifts each day: morning, afternoon and evening to keep up with progress.

In addition to the Vinh City Police Department, the police of districts and towns are responsible for issuing citizen identification cards to local residents. The Department of Administrative Management of Social Order of the Provincial Police Department issues citizen identification cards to armed forces units, schools, agencies and businesses in Vinh City.

Also according to Colonel Luong The Loc, on the basis of implementation, the Department will base on the actual situation to make adjustments to support local police, especially densely populated areas, to soon complete the set goals.

Procedures citizens need to present when coming to make citizen identification:

- When citizens come to apply for a CCCD, they need to present: Family register, ID card or CCCD;

- In case of changes in citizen information, other legal documents must be presented such as: Birth certificate, decision of judicial authority to prove the change in citizen information.

- In case a citizen has not been issued an ID card/CCCD, in addition to the family register, a birth certificate must be presented.