A child born inside or outside the Vietnamese territory whose parents, at the time of his/her birth, are both Vietnamese citizens shall have Vietnamese nationality, the Government News quoted the Law on Nationality as affirming.

According to the law, a child born inside or outside the Vietnamese territory either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a stateless person at the time of his/her birth or whose mother, at the time of his/her birth, is a Vietnamese citizen and whose father is unknown, has Vietnamese nationality.

A child either of whose parents is a Vietnamese citizen at the time of his/her birth and the other is a foreign national has the Vietnamese nationality if so agreed in writing by his/her parents at the time of birth registration.

In case a child is born in the Vietnamese territory but his/her parents fail to reach an agreement on the selection of his/her nationality, the child has Vietnamese nationality.

Nationality of children whose parents are stateless persons:

A child born in the Vietnamese territory whose parents, at the time of his/her birth, are both stateless persons with a permanent residence in Vietnam has Vietnamese nationality.

A child born in the Vietnamese territory whose mother, at the time of his/her birth, is a stateless person with a permanent residence in Vietnam and whose father is unknown, has Vietnamese nationality.

Nationality of abandoned newborns and children found in the Vietnamese territory:

Abandoned newborns and children found in the Vietnamese territory whose parents are unknown, have Vietnamese nationality.

A child specified in the above paragraph who is aged under full 15 years will no longer have Vietnamese nationality in the following cases:

a/ He/she has found his/her parents who hold single foreign nationality;

b/ He/she has found his/her mother or father who holds single foreign nationality.