Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Directive No. 24/CT-TTg dated September 13, 2025 on promoting the implementation of technological solutions to serve people and businesses associated with population data, identification and electronic authentication.
In the directive, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Public Security to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Finance, and the People's Committees of provinces and cities to deploy the application of biometric technology on the VNeID electronic identification and authentication system, and complete the entire process at 100% of airports nationwide, to be completed in October 2025.
At urban railway stations, Hanoi station and parking lots in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to be completed in 2025.
The Ministry of Public Security shall preside over the construction of traffic utilities on the VNeID electronic identification and authentication system in the direction of connecting existing traffic applications, overcoming the problem of fragrance in the digital infrastructure of the transport sector, ensuring convenience and safety for people to use the entire service, to be completed in October 2025.
Preside over the guidance on the implementation of integrating biometric technology on the VNeID electronic identification and authentication system, national population database with information systems of organizations and enterprises to ensure security, information security, prevent counterfeiting and fraud, effectively serve state management and promote socio-economic development, to be completed in October 2025.
The Ministry of Finance shall urge and direct its affiliated units to coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security to deploy the integration of biometric technology on the VNeID electronic identification and authentication system into traffic-related professional systems before September 15.
The Ministry of Finance directs Vietnam Airports Corporation to urgently complete procedures for purchasing, investing in necessary infrastructure and equipment to ensure the progress of implementing the solution of applying biometric technology associated with VNeID electronic identification and authentication to serve aviation procedures, to be completed before October 30, 2025.
From September 15, the Ministry of Finance will coordinate with airlines (Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet...) to instruct all passengers using ID cards, Citizen ID cards or VNeID electronic identification accounts to collect biometrics at the check-in counter or on the VNeID application to go through security checkpoints and boarding gates.
This must comply with the aviation security control process for passengers passing through automatic security control gates and automatic boarding gates for domestic ships, except in cases where passengers use other valid identification documents.
From September 15 to November 30, the Ministry of Finance will coordinate with airlines to proactively research and implement practical incentive policies to encourage passengers to buy tickets and use biometric solutions associated with VNeID electronic identification and authentication when completing flight procedures.
From December 1, only checking in at the counter for passengers with checked baggage and special passengers.
All passengers not included in the above category carry out the entire process (buying tickets, completing procedures, checking security, boarding flights) through the application of biometric technology solution associated with VNeID electronic identification and authentication or at the self-service Kiosk system at the airport.
