Facing a heavy trial as a Vietnamese revert - asking the Ummah for guidance

Assalamu alaikum, everyone. I converted to Islam here in Vietnam and I'm going through a really hard time. I don't like asking for help online, but I feel stuck and hope the Ummah can give me some advice. A bit of background: I have a Vietnamese passport and the rules for passport photos in my country say no glasses, no hats, and no face coverings. That effectively means I can't wear the hijab in the passport photo. The officials say it's to "uphold Vietnamese traditions," but it feels like they're saying Islam is foreign and that choosing it somehow makes you less Vietnamese. I've experienced that attitude from authorities a lot - like by practising Islam I'm treated as if I'm no longer truly Vietnamese, even though I'm ethnically Vietnamese, Vietnamese is my first language, and I was born and raised here. I tried asking in Vietnamese Muslim Facebook groups first, but most of the replies were from non-Vietnamese Muslims, non-Muslim Vietnamese, or fellow Vietnamese Muslims who are also struggling. A lot of the advice I received was to just follow the country's rule and remove the hijab for the photo, with some people even assuming I'm a foreigner. That really upset me. It's painful to be told to surrender my dignity and the hijab because "there's no other way," especially when that advice comes from people who aren't even part of my community. Please, brothers and sisters, is there another option? Can anyone share how they handled similar issues in countries with strict passport photo rules? Are there legal routes, exemptions, or practical tips that let a Muslimah keep her hijab while still following the law? I don't want to give up - I need solutions or at least support. لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّٰهِ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ Jazakum Allahu khairan for any advice or dua.