Thu Trang, an overseas Vietnamese living in Finland, poses happily beside her newly purchased home in Phan Thiet, Vietnam. Photo: SuppliedFrom policy to trustBefore the 2025 Land Law took effect, the path for overseas Vietnamese to own land and property in their homeland was long and complicated. Nga, the owner of the apartment in Long Thanh, suggested building a national database to store information about assets owned by overseas Vietnamese, making it easier for future generations to manage inheritance. She also hopes the government will issue electronic citizen ID cards to overseas Vietnamese who own homes in Vietnam. Lawyer Lam Quang Quy, director of the Overseas Vietnamese Support Center under the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Associations for Overseas Vietnamese, affirmed that the 2024 Land Law and the 2023 Housing Law have significantly expanded land and housing rights for overseas Vietnamese who retain Vietnamese citizenship.

Source: Tuoitre News February 21, 2026 02:40 UTC