Common Claims Information For Vietnam, Dated 10 February 2022 ​

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The Department of Home Affairs released a Country of Origin Information (COI) compilation dated 10 February 2022 designed to assist visa decision-makers in assessing protection claims from Vietnamese nationals. Prepared by the Country of Origin Information Services Section (COISS), the document synthesizes open-source information on common protection claim themes identified in the caseload, covering religion, particular social groups (including women, forced/early marriage, and LGBTIQ+ individuals), political opinion, state protection capacity, social infrastructure, household registration systems, and treatment of asylum seekers and returnees. The document examines human rights and protection issues relevant to Australia's obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention and related treaties. It explicitly disclaims providing exhaustive country coverage or representing legal/policy positions, instead offering summaries with supporting detail from documented sources requiring independent reliability assessment. The compilation was current as of its completion date and is based entirely on open-source materials uploaded