Spain accepts new Vietnamese passports
Spain has finally accepted Vietnam’s new-style passports after rejection due to their missing place-of-birth information.
A new Vietnamese passport
The Spanish Embassy in Vietnam on August 8 issued a notice saying that they would officially recognise Vietnam’s new-style passports after finalising mandatory technical consultations with competent central agencies in Spain.
"From August 8, the embassy will accept applications for visas from holders of Vietnamese new passports," the embassy said in the notice. "However, since stating the information about the place of birth is a mandatory requirement to obtain a Schengen visa, applicants holding the new passports must submit a valid National Identity Card/ID to prove their place of birth."
The embassy also noted that older passports would continue to be processed normally without being impacted by similar territorial restrictions.
Earlier, Spain, Germany, and the Czech Republic announced that they wouldn't accept the new passports due to the omission of the province/city of birth information, causing difficulties for personal identification.
However, the UK and French authorities said they would continue to accept Vietnam's new-style passports and issue visas to their holders as normal.
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