Vietnamese citizens will need to provide biometric data including voice recordings, iris scans, and even DNA samples for identification purposes from July 1, following a request from Vietnam's prime minister, Pham Minh Chinh.
Pham Minh Chinh told the Ministry of Public Security to start collecting this data as part of the Vietnamese government's efforts to enforce its amended Law on Citizen Identification, which was ratified by Vietnam's National Assembly on November 27, 2023, and is due to come into effect on July 1, 2024. This law allows for the collection and sharing of biometric data across government agencies, including DNA-specific data like blood type, for identification purposes. It will also see new ID cards issued to all Vietnamese citizens over the age of 14, with the use ID cards for those aged 6 to 14 being optional.
