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Although the government encourages the switch to chip-embedded Citizen Identity Cards (CCCD), some information on old ID cards such as ID number, issue date, and place of issue is still required for personal administrative procedures. If you accidentally forget or cannot recall this information, the shared methods for searching for ID cards below will be extremely useful to you.
Search for old national ID numbers, the most popular and fastest ways to search for ID cards online and offline.
1. How to Retrieve Lost Old ID Numbers
2. How to Search for ID Cards Online
1. How to Retrieve Lost Old ID Numbers
For lost or old ID cards with blurred information, you can easily search and retrieve them through some simple methods as follows:
- Retrieve ID numbers through passports, household registration books
If you've previously registered/applied for a personal passport, you can retrieve your old ID number by finding the GCMND information on your personal passport.
Furthermore, your old ID number is also recorded in your family's household registration book, making it easy for you to find.
- How to search for old national ID cards through red books, pink books
In addition to information about land parcels, land plot diagrams, red books, and pink books also contain information directly related to landowners. Therefore, if you don't remember your old ID number and are the owner of any red book or pink book, you can retrieve ID information here.
- Searching for CMND on marriage certificates
As analyzed above, the CMND is a personal document issued by the state to citizens to verify their background. Information about the CMND number is also required by authorities to be declared on marriage registration certificates. And you can easily retrieve your old CMND number on this type of document.
2. How to search for CMND online
Instead of having to go to authorized agencies to search for CMND, with the support of the internet, you can completely search for CMND numbers online through a number of methods as follows:
* Search for CMND using tax identification number
Condition: This search method is only suitable for individuals subject to personal income tax (PIT) and legal entities subject to tax.
How to search for national identification card:
Step 1: Access the website for searching taxpayer information of the Vietnam Tax Department. Click quick access Here.
Step 2: Choose the section 'Information about individual income tax payer', fill in the required information about the 'tax identification number' and the 'captcha', then press 'search'. (Note: Here, information such as address, ID card number, citizen identification card on the declaration field is optional, you can fill in or leave these information blank).
The returned results will include information about name, address, and ID card number of the taxpayer.
* Search for CMND from CCCD
If you have changed from the old ID card to the chip-embedded Citizen Identity Card (CCCD) but still need to use the information from the old ID card for some personal administrative procedures, you can easily search by scanning the QR code on the ID card. Details on how to perform this are as follows:
Step 1: Download and install the Google Lens app on your phone
- Download Google Lens for Android
Step 2: Open the Google Lens app on your phone, point the camera at the QR code on your Citizen Identity Card (CCCD). Immediately, your phone will display relevant information, including details about your old ID card number.
Step 3: The text information of the QR code will be displayed, you can press copy to paste it into a message or note on your phone to view detailed information.
Besides the methods mentioned above, you can also search for your ID card online on the residency management public service portal,...
- Read more: How to check if chip-embedded CCCD is completed
The ways to search for ID cards have been compiled and shared by Mytour. You can use the instructions in this article to search for information on your old or lost ID card without having to spend time and effort going to search at government agencies.
