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VietNamNet Bridge – New regulations are being drafted that will recognize the legal rights here and abroad of any Vietnamese expatriate who holds dual citizenship, though the ramifications of having to consider the laws of Vietnam and another country at the same time when dealing with a legal dispute could be daunting.

The proposed changes to the Law on Citizenship should be finished this month and posted on the internet to gauge public opinion, after which they will go before the government then the National Assembly in May.

The revamped Law on Citizenship issued in 1998 mandates single citizenship and does not take into account the citizenship laws of other countries, the director of the Department of Justice Administration at the Ministry of Justice, Mr Tran That, said in an interview with the newspaper Tuoi Tre.

“However, the reality is that most Vietnamese who live abroad actually have dual nationality because the countries where they live do not require them to relinquish their Vietnamese citizenship”, Mr That said. (read more)

By Lan