Important information about chip-mounted CCCD people should know to avoid disadvantages

Subjects to be issued with a citizen’s identity card

According to the Law on Citizenship Identity 2014, Vietnamese citizens aged full 14 years or older are granted CCCD cards (Clause 1, Article 19). The citizen identification card must be changed when the citizen is full 25 years old, full 40 years old and full 60 years old (Article 21). In case a citizen’s identity card is issued, changed or re-issued within 2 years before the prescribed age, it is still valid until the next card change age.

In addition, those who already have ID cards, barcoded citizen ID cards can change to citizen ID cards with chip when required or when the old card expires…

No need to return to the permanent place of residence to make a citizen ID

Currently, the National Population Database has been put into operation. According to Article 26 of the Law on Citizens Identity, citizens can go to any of the following agencies to make an ID card:

– At the citizen identification management agency of the Ministry of Public Security;

– At the citizen identification management agency of the Public Security of the province or city under central authority;

– At the citizen identification management agency of the district, district, town, provincial city and equivalent administrative units;

– Competent citizen identification management agencies shall organize procedures for issuance of citizen identification cards at communes, wards, townships, agencies, units or at citizens’ places of residence in case of necessity.

The Citizen Identification Number is the personal identification number

Citizen ID card number has 12 digits. This is the personal identifier of each individual. This code is attached to the individual from birth to death, does not change and overlaps with any other person.

Personal identifiers are established from the National Database of Population, used to connect, update, share and exploit information of citizens.

Citizen ID with chip will be integrated with many types of papers

According to the Ministry of Public Security, citizen identification cards with electronic chips have high security, large storage capacity, allowing the integration of many accompanying applications such as digital signature applications, biometric applications, and applications. one-time password… can be used and connected widely for public and private services.

In addition, the CCCD card will integrate more citizen information, connecting with other information about health insurance, driver’s license, tax …

Look at the citizen ID card number to know 3 information immediately

The first three numbers on a citizen’s identity card are the code of the province or city directly under the central government or the country code where the citizen registered his or her birth. This code is specified in Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 of Circular 59/2021 of the Ministry of Public Security.

The next numbers are the birth century code, gender code, and year of birth code, currently specified in Appendix 3 issued together with Circular 59.

In case of failure to change to a citizen’s identity card, there may be a penalty

Clause 1, Article 10 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulates that a warning or a fine of between VND 300,000 and 500,000 shall be imposed for failing to comply with the provisions of law on issuance, exchange and re-issue of ID cards. citizen fee.

Accordingly, if people have to change/re-issue their Citizenship IDs without changing/re-granting them, people will be warned or fined up to 500,000 VND.

The information stored in the chip

The electronic chip of the Citizen ID card contains important information about each citizen’s identity, such as: Full name, date of birth, hometown, permanent address, fingerprints, pictures, characteristics identification…

Citizens’ personal information will be absolutely safe, only authorities equipped with specialized chip readers can extract information from this chip. If the citizen ID card is lost, the person who finds it will not be able to get the information stored in the chip of the card.

CCCD with chip can withdraw money at ATM

Recently, many provinces and cities have piloted the use of CCCD cards with electronic chips to perform banking transactions with many utilities such as depositing and withdrawing money at ATMs and also transferring money easily and quickly. , ensuring safety and confidentiality of information.

Instead of having to carry a lot of documents or carry out complicated procedures at the counter, people can make all transactions with the bank with just a CCCD card.