The Government News on December 13 quoted the Ministry of Public Security as reporting that Vietnam is set to collect fingerprints and facial images from Vietnamese travelers entering and exiting the country at border gates from January 1, 2025.

This new policy is part of the Circular No. 59/2024/TT-BCA issued by the Ministry of Public Security, regulating the control of entry and exit for Vietnamese citizens at border gates.

Information about the exit and entry process on the National Database on Exit and Entry has the value of replacing the verification stamp on citizens' exit and entry documents.

When on duty, the officer in charge will enter the information of the person leaving or entering the country into the immigration control system and supplement the necessary information. Next, check and compare the personal information in the immigration documents with the information in the National Database on the exit and entry of Vietnamese citizens.

Then, the functional officer stamps the verification stamp on the exit and entry documents of citizens exiting and entering the country through the port and land border gates that are not connected to the National Database on Exit and Entry.

"Do not stamp the verification stamp on the exit and entry documents of Vietnamese citizens exiting and entering the country through air border gates and land border gates connected to the National Database on Exit and Entry," the new circular stated.