Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Thirty-two foreigners granted Vietnamese citizenship

Posted at: VNN
March 25, 2009

VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Chi Minh City’s Justice Department handed over a decision to grant Vietnamese citizenship to 32 foreigners residing in the city at a ceremony held on Mar. 24.

According to Nguyen Nguyet Hue, Deputy Director of the municipal Justice Department, those foreigners included 21 people who used to have Cambodian nationality, nine people bearing no nationality and two Chinese citizens.

The decision, coded 96/QD-CTN, was signed by State President Nguyen Minh Triet on January 14.

Huynh Minh Tuan, who used to carry Cambodian citizenship and is residing in the city’s Thu Duc district, said he was moved and felt honour of becoming a Vietnamese citizen.Tuan and the 31 recipients of Vietnamese citizenship pledged to exercise all rights and obligations of Vietnamese citizens in accordance with law.

They will receive other relevant documents regarding their new citizenship from the municipal agencies.
VietNamNet/VNA

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