Time limit for reissuing identification cards according to new regulations

Lawyer Nguyen Thi Hoai Anh, YouMe Law Company Limited replied:

Article 26 of the Law on Identification 2023 (effective from July 1, 2024) stipulates the time limit for issuance, renewal, and re-issuance of identification cards as follows:

Within 7 working days from the date of receipt of complete documents according to the provisions of this Law, the identification management agency must issue, replace, and re-issue identification cards.

Article 27 of the Law on Identification 2023 stipulates where to carry out procedures for issuance, replacement, and re-issuance of identification cards as follows:

1. Identification management agency of the Police of districts, towns, provincial cities, centrally run cities or ID management agency of the Provincial Police, centrally run city where citizens reside.

2. Identification management agency of the Ministry of Public Security for cases decided by the head of the identification management agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

3. In case of necessity, the identification management agency specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall organize procedures for issuance of identification cards at communes, wards, towns, agencies, units or at residences. of citizens.

Article 6 of Circular No. 17/2024/TT-BCA detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Identification, regulating the organization of receiving applications for issuance, replacement, and re-issuance of identification cards and certificates Mobile identification in case of necessity as follows:

1. The identification management agency organizes procedures for issuance, replacement, and re-issuance of identification cards and identification certificates at the addresses of other agencies and organizations upon written request from the management agency. ID card with sufficient facilities, technical equipment, and human resources for implementation.

2. The identification management agency organizes procedures for issuance, replacement, and re-issuance of identification cards and identification certificates at the commune-level police or people's residence for the elderly and sick. , accidents, disabilities and other special cases when the identification management agency has sufficient facilities, technical equipment and human resources to carry out the implementation.

Thus, the time limit for reissuing an ID card is 7 working days from the date of receipt of complete documents according to regulations.