Marriage Registration 2024: Locations, Required Documents, and Latest Legal Conditions
Where to Register Marriage in 2024 and What Documents Are Needed?
(1) Place of Marriage Registration:
In case of marriage registration without foreign elements:
Based on the provisions of Clause 1, Article 17 of the Civil Status Law 2014, the People's Committee of the commune where one of the male or female parties resides shall conduct the marriage registration.
In case of marriage registration with foreign elements:
Based on the provisions of Clause 1, Article 37 of the Civil Status Law 2014, the People's Committee of the district where the Vietnamese citizen resides shall conduct the marriage registration in the following cases:
- Between a Vietnamese citizen and a foreigner;- Between a Vietnamese citizen residing domestically and a Vietnamese citizen residing abroad;- Between Vietnamese citizens residing abroad with each other;- Between a Vietnamese citizen who also holds foreign nationality and a Vietnamese citizen or a foreigner.
(2) The following documents are required for marriage registration:
In case of marriage registration without foreign elements:
According to the Civil Status Law 2014, the following documents are required for marriage registration without foreign elements:
- Marriage registration declaration form.- Identity card, Citizen ID card, passport, or other photo-attached documents with personal information of the male and female parties.- Certificate of marital status.- Court's effective divorce judgment/decision (if any).
In case of marriage registration with foreign elements:
Based on the provisions of Clause 1, Article 38 of the Civil Status Law 2014, for marriage registration with foreign elements, the following documents are required:
- Marriage registration declaration form as per the prescribed format and a medical certificate from a competent medical institution of Vietnam or a foreign country confirming that the person is not mentally ill or suffering from another illness that renders them incapable of recognizing or controlling their actions.- Foreigners and Vietnamese citizens residing abroad must submit additional documents proving marital status, a copy of their passport, or documents equivalent to a passport.
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What are the Conditions for Marriage in 2024?
Based on the provisions of Article 8 of the Marriage and Family Law 2014, the following conditions must be met for marriage registration:
- Male from full 20 years old and above, female from full 18 years old and above;- The marriage is decided voluntarily by the male and female parties;- Not losing civil act capacity;- The marriage does not fall into one of the prohibited marriage cases below:
+ Fake marriage, fake divorce;+ Underage marriage, coercion into marriage, fraudulent marriage, obstruction of marriage;+ Persons who already have a wife/husband but marry or live like husband and wife with another person or persons who do not have a wife/husband marry or live like husband and wife with persons who already have a husband/wife;+ Marriage or cohabitation like husband and wife between persons in the direct bloodline; between persons within three generations; between adoptive parents and adopted children; between persons who have ever been adoptive parents and adopted children, father-in-law and daughter-in-law, mother-in-law and son-in-law, stepfather and stepdaughter, stepmother and stepson;
Note: Currently, the state does not recognize marriage between same-sex persons.
How Long is the Marriage Registration Processing Time in 2024?
In case of marriage registration without foreign elements:
Based on the provisions of Clause 2, Article 18 of the Civil Status Law 2014, immediately after receiving sufficient documents as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 18 of the Civil Status Law 2014, and if the marriage conditions as prescribed by the Marriage and Family Law are fully met, the civil status - judicial official shall record the marriage in the Civil Status Register, and both male and female parties shall sign the Civil Status Register. Both male and female parties shall also sign the Marriage Certificate; the civil status - judicial official shall report to the Chairman of the commune-level People's Committee to organize the issuance of the Marriage Certificate to the male and female parties, and the marriage registration certificate shall be granted.
If it is necessary to verify the marriage conditions of both parties, the processing time shall not exceed 05 working days.
In case of marriage registration with foreign elements:
- Based on the provisions of Clause 2, Article 38 of the Civil Status Law 2014, as guided by Clause 1, Article 11 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP, the marriage registration processing time is as follows:
+ Within 15 days from the date of receiving sufficient documents as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 38 of the Civil Status Law 2014, the official responsible for civil status tasks shall verify, and if the marriage conditions as prescribed by law are fully met, the Justice Office shall report to the Chairman of the district-level People's Committee for resolution.
- Verification in the marriage registration procedure pursuant to Clause 2, Article 38 of the Civil Status Law 2014 and Clause 1, Article 31 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP is carried out as follows:
+ Within 10 working days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the Justice Office shall study and examine the marriage registration dossier. In case of complaints or accusations that the marriage does not meet the marriage conditions as prescribed by the Marriage and Family Law, or if there is an issue that needs clarification regarding the personal information of the male or female party or the documents in the marriage registration dossier, the Justice Office shall cooperate with relevant agencies to verify and clarify.
+ In the process of examining and verifying the dossier, if necessary, the Justice Office may work directly with the parties to clarify personal information, voluntariness in marriage, and the purpose of marriage.
- If the dossier is valid, and the parties meet the marriage conditions as prescribed by the Marriage and Family Law, and do not fall into cases where marriage registration is refused as prescribed in Article 33 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP, the Justice Office shall report to the Chairman of the district-level People's Committee to sign 02 original copies of the Marriage Certificate.
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