What are the regulations on the latest declaration of marriage registration in Vietnam in 2023? When will I receive the marriage certificate?
What are the regulations on the latest declaration of marriage registration in Vietnam in 2023?
The latest declaration of marriage registration in Vietnam in 2023, applicable from April 10, 2023, is issued together with the administrative procedures for guiding marriage registration in subsection 2, Section B, Part II, Appendix issued together with Decision No. 528/QD-BTP in 2023 as follows:
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What are the regulations on the latest declaration of marriage registration in Vietnam in 2023? When will I receive the marriage certificate?
What are the conditions for getting married?
Pursuant to Article 8 of the 2014 Law on Marriage and Family in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Conditions for getting married
1. A man and a woman wishing to marry each other must satisfy the following conditions:
a /The man is full 20 years or older, the woman is full 18 years or older;
b/ The marriage is voluntarily decided by the man and woman;
c/ The man and woman do not lose the civil act capacity;
d/ The marriage does not fall into one of the cases prescribed at Points a, b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 5 of this Law.
2. The State shall not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
At the same time, in subsection 2, Section B, Part II, Administrative procedures promulgated together with Decision No. 528/QD-BTP in 2023 clearly state the conditions for carrying out marriage registration procedures as follows:
- The man is full 20 years or older, the woman is full 18 years or older;
- The marriage is voluntarily decided by the man and woman;
- The man and woman do not lose the civil act capacity;
- The marriage does not fall into one of the cases where marriage is prohibited, including:
+ Sham marriage or sham divorce;
+ Underage marriage, forcing a person into marriage, deceiving a person into marriage, obstructing marriage;
+ A married person getting married to or cohabitating as husband and wife with another person, or an unmarried person getting married to or cohabitating as husband and wife with a married person;
+ Getting married or cohabitating as husband and wife between people of the same direct blood line; relatives within three generations; adoptive parent and adopted child; or former adoptive parent and adopted child, father-in-law and daughter-in-law, mother-in-law and son-in-law, or stepparent and stepchild;
Note: The State shall not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
When will I receive the marriage certificate?
Pursuant to subsection 2, Section B, Part II, Administrative procedures promulgated together with Decision No. 528/QD-BTP in 2023, the time to process marriage registration procedures is as follows:
Right on the day of receiving the dossier; In case the application is received after 15 hours and cannot be resolved immediately, the results will be returned in the next working day. In case it is necessary to verify the marriage conditions of the two parties, the time limit for settlement shall not exceed 05 working days.
Thus, usually, individuals who submit a valid application will receive a marriage registration certificate right on the day of receiving the application.
In case the application is received after 15 hours and cannot be resolved immediately, the result will be returned in the next working day.
In case it is necessary to verify the marriage conditions of the two parties, the time limit for settlement shall not exceed 05 working days.
What documents do I need to present when applying for marriage registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to subsection 2, Section B, Part II, Administrative procedures promulgated together with Decision No. 528/QD-BTP in 2023 stipulating that when applying for marriage registration, the applicant must present the following papers:
- Passport or ID card or citizen identity card or other papers with photos and personal information attached by a competent authority, which are still valid for use to prove the identity of the person requesting birth registration. In case the personal information in these documents is already in the National Population Database, the electronic civil status database, which is automatically filled in by the system, it is not required to upload it (in the online form);
- Valuable papers to prove information about residence in case the civil status registration agency is unable to extract information about the citizen's place of residence. In case the information on documents proving residence has been extracted from the National Population Database by these methods, the requester is not required to present (in direct form) or download up (in online form);
- Extract from divorce notes for cases where Vietnamese citizens registered their permanent residence in the commune to carry out procedures for marriage registration, and their previous divorce or marriage annulment has been resolved at a foreign competent authority.
Note:
- For submitted documents, to present if the requester submits the dossier in person:
+ The receiver is responsible for checking and comparing with the information in the declaration, taking a photo or recording the information for storage in the file and returning it to the presenter, no copies or photocopies of the document are required.
+ The civil status registration requester may submit a certified true copy from the original or a copy issued from the original book or a photocopy enclosed with the original papers for comparison. In case the requester submits a photocopy enclosed with the original document, the receiver is responsible for checking and comparing the photocopy with the original and signing for certification.
+ The recipient is responsible for properly and fully receiving civil status registration dossiers in accordance with the civil status law, and must not require civil status registrants to submit additional papers which are not required by civil status law to be submitted.
- For attached documents if the requester submits the application online:
+ Photocopies of documents enclosed with online marriage registration dossiers must be clear, complete, and complete in terms of content, are copies taken with a camera or phone or taken or scanned by an electronic device, from a validly issued document that is still valid.
+ In case the papers and documents that must be enclosed in the online marriage registration dossier already have an electronic copy or have an electronic copy of the civil status paper, the requester may use this electronic copy.
+ When going to the civil status registration office to receive the results (original marriage certificate / copy of the marriage extract), the person who requests for marriage registration must submit the original certificate of marital status (if information on marital status is not available in the National Population Database, the Electronic Civil Status Database).
- Papers issued, notarized or certified by a competent authority of a foreign country for use in civil status registration in Vietnam must be consularly legalized in accordance with law, except for cases exempted under international treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory.
- In case the marriage registration requester fails to provide the above-mentioned papers as prescribed, or the submitted or presented papers are erased, modified or forged, the civil status registration agency has the authority to cancel the marriage registration results.
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