Issued physical family registers is valid in Vietnam until December 31, 2022 inclusive.

Specifically, in Clause 3, Article 38 of Vietnam's Law on Residence 2020, stipulates that starting from July 1,2021, issued family registers and temporary residence registers may continue to be used and are equivalent to written confirmations of residence per Vietnam's Law on Residence 2020 until December 31, 2022 inclusive.

In case where information in a family register or temporary residence register differs from information in the residence database, the latter shall be used.

In particular, when a citizen carries out a residence registration procedure that changes information in their family register or temporary residence register, the registration authority shall revoke the issued family register or temporary residence register, update information in the residence database in compliance with regulations and not issue a new family register or temporary residence register or reissue the old family register or temporary residence register to the citizen

In addition, Vietnam's Law on Residence 2020 also stipulates that the procedure for separation of household registration books will be abolished, and instead, the residence registration agency will be responsible for assessing and updating information on households related to the separation of households into the establishment. residency data and notify the subscriber that the information has been updated.

More details can be found in Vietnam's Law on Residence 2020, effective from July 1, 2021.

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