When is the Driver's License integrated into the Citizen Identification Card?
According to the new Law on Identification, from July 1, 2024, citizen identification can be integrated with a driver's license.
At the 6th Session, the 15th National Assembly voted to pass the 2023 Law on Identification.
The 2023 Law on Identification consists of 7 chapters and 46 articles, and will replace the 2014 Law on Citizen Identification.
Accordingly, Article 22 of the 2023 Law on Identification stipulates: Integrating information into the identification card is the addition of information other than identification information to the identification card's storage and is encrypted. Information is integrated at the request of citizens and must be authenticated through the national database and specialized database.
In addition, information integrated into the ID card includes information on the Health Insurance Card, Social Insurance Book, Driver's License, Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate or other documents decided by the Prime Minister, except for information on documents issued by the Ministry of National Defense.
The use of information integrated into the identity card has the same value as providing information or using documents containing that information in performing administrative procedures, public services, transactions and other activities.
People request to integrate information into the ID card when needed or when issuing, changing, or reissuing the ID card.
The exploitation of integrated information encoded in the identity card is regulated as follows:
- Use specialized equipment to exploit information integrated in the encrypted storage part of the ID card;
- Use information on the ID card through specialized equipment to retrieve and exploit integrated information through the National Population Database and the electronic identification and authentication system;
- State agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations are allowed to exploit integrated information encoded in the identity card to perform assigned functions and tasks;
- Organizations and individuals exploit the integrated information encoded in the citizen's identity card with the consent of that citizen.
"People can integrate into their identity cards health insurance cards, social insurance books, driver's licenses, birth certificates, marriage certificates or other documents decided by the Prime Minister, except for information on documents issued by the Ministry of National Defense" - legal expert Nguyen Gia Hai (Thai Ha Law Company Limited) said.
The use of information integrated into the identity card has the same value as providing information or using documents containing that information in performing administrative procedures, public services, transactions and other activities.
