Background
The General Department of Immigration (GDI) administers registration and recognition processes for foreign residents and their dependents under the Ministry of Interior’s mandate and provincial immigration offices.
Announcement No. 12644 sets out the form and procedural steps for adding newborn children of foreign immigrants to the Ministry of Interior dependents register and for requests to recognize children aged 18 years or older as foreign immigrants when they are named on a parent’s dependents list.
On 25 May 2026, GDI leadership held a dissemination meeting to present Announcement No. 12644 to provincial foreign management offices, immigration post officers, local associations, and affected foreign residents. The event included participation by the provincial foreigner management office, immigration post officers, the Khmer-Vietnamese association of the city and Lvea Em district, and about 210 foreign residents, including 70 women.
Scope of Application
Announcement No. 12644 applies to two specific administrative processes: the registration of newborn children born to parents who hold foreign-immigrant status and requests by children aged 18 or older, who are named on a parent’s dependents list, seeking formal recognition as foreign immigrants under the Ministry of Interior records.
Key Provisions or Decisions
The announcement defines standardized application forms and procedural steps for inclusion of dependent children in immigration records and for conversion or recognition applications when a dependent reaches 18 years of age. Provincial foreign management offices and immigration posts are identified as operational points responsible for receiving and processing applications. The dissemination session served to communicate procedural content and the institutional roles of provincial offices, posts, and local associations involved in implementation.
Implications for Investors, Businesses, or Compliance
Foreign residents, families, and organisations that assist foreign nationals will need to follow the prescribed administrative procedures when registering dependents or submitting recognition requests for adult children named on parental dependents lists. Administrative units at provincial and post level will use the forms and steps in Announcement No. 12644 when updating the Ministry of Interior dependents register and related immigration records.
Official Source
Primary source: General Department of Immigration social media announcement and dissemination meeting, 25 May 2026. See the original post at the GDI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GDIOfficial/posts/pfbid02qSDiiAxfEeC9frtjQYqm2LDHVZ8nUFB5YcpA7rma3hmbh9J5DzBtZkw8ZtX3QgU2l and GDI official channels listed by the department.
