Refworld | Vietnam: 1. Please provide an update of the situation for evangelical Protestant church members since research response number VNM17683 dated 6 December 2005. Are ordinary followers of Protestant Evangelical churches in Vietnam, in particular, in Hanoi, allowed to practice their religion? 2. Please provide an update on the position since research response number VNM17091 dated 9 November 2004 regarding whether a child with a Vietnamese mother and non-Vietnamese father would gain Vietnamese citizenship. 3. Please provide information on whether single unmarried mothers are denied employment. Is there updated information on the general treatment of unmarried mothers in Vietnam since VNM38140 of 21 February 2011? 4. Has there been any update on the ability to obtain household registration for children born overseas to Vietnamese parents on return to Vietnam, since research response number VNM39759 dated 11 January 2012 which deals with household registration generally? 5. Are children born overseas to unmarried mothers denied access to social services? 6. Please provide information on the capacity of Vietnamese authorities to provide protection to women. Are there reports of the denial of state protection on the basis of religious or marital status? 7. Is there any country information on the role and influence of the Vietnamese army in the immigration and passport process?

Title	Vietnam: 1. Please provide an update of the situation for evangelical Protestant church members since research response number VNM17683 dated 6 December 2005. Are ordinary followers of Protestant Evangelical churches in Vietnam, in particular, in Hanoi, allowed to practice their religion? 2. Please provide an update on the position since research response number VNM17091 dated 9 November 2004 regarding whether a child with a Vietnamese mother and non-Vietnamese father would gain Vietnamese citizenship. 3. Please provide information on whether single unmarried mothers are denied employment. Is there updated information on the general treatment of unmarried mothers in Vietnam since VNM38140 of 21 February 2011? 4. Has there been any update on the ability to obtain household registration for children born overseas to Vietnamese parents on return to Vietnam, since research response number VNM39759 dated 11 January 2012 which deals with household registration generally? 5. Are children born overseas to unmarried mothers denied access to social services? 6. Please provide information on the capacity of Vietnamese authorities to provide protection to women. Are there reports of the denial of state protection on the basis of religious or marital status? 7. Is there any country information on the role and influence of the Vietnamese army in the immigration and passport process?
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	14 February 2012
Country	Viet Nam
Topics	Christian \| Corruption \| Passports \| Protestant \| State protection
Citation / Document Symbol	VNM39823
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Vietnam: 1. Please provide an update of the situation for evangelical Protestant church members since research response number VNM17683 dated 6 December 2005. Are ordinary followers of Protestant Evangelical churches in Vietnam, in particular, in Hanoi, allowed to practice their religion? 2. Please provide an update on the position since research response number VNM17091 dated 9 November 2004 regarding whether a child with a Vietnamese mother and non-Vietnamese father would gain Vietnamese citizenship. 3. Please provide information on whether single unmarried mothers are denied employment. Is there updated information on the general treatment of unmarried mothers in Vietnam since VNM38140 of 21 February 2011? 4. Has there been any update on the ability to obtain household registration for children born overseas to Vietnamese parents on return to Vietnam, since research response number VNM39759 dated 11 January 2012 which deals with household registration generally? 5. Are children born overseas to unmarried mothers denied access to social services? 6. Please provide information on the capacity of Vietnamese authorities to provide protection to women. Are there reports of the denial of state protection on the basis of religious or marital status? 7. Is there any country information on the role and influence of the Vietnamese army in the immigration and passport process? , 14 February 2012, VNM39823 , available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/50fd54b42.html [accessed 19 May 2023]
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