Can I change the household head in Vietnam? When removing the paper household registration book, what are procedures to change household head in Vietnam?

Can I change the household head in Vietnam?

Can I change the household head? Let me ask, before my mother was the household head in the household registration book. Now my father has just returned from work so he wants to change the household head to be his father. So is it possible because paper household books are no longer issued?

Reply:

According to Clause 1, Article 26 of the Law on Residence 2020, regulations on revision of residence information in residence database are as follows:

1. Residence information of a citizen shall be revised in the following cases:

a) Change of household head;

b) Change to information on their civil status, which is recorded in the residence database;

c) Change to the address of their place of residence recorded in the residence database due to change to administrative unit boundaries, administrative unit name, name of their street, neighborhood, village, commune or hamlet, or house number.

Currently, changes to household heads will be made on the Residence Database. The change will not be issued with a paper household registration book but will be saved on the Database. Therefore, your family can carry out procedures to change the household head if they have complete documents.

Dossier to adjust residence information includes:

- Declaration of change of residence information;

- Papers and documents proving the adjustment of information. Note: In case there is a change in the household head, there must be the opinion of the household head in the declaration of change of residence information (except in cases where there has been written consent) or unanimous opinion on nomination. of household members or a Court document deciding on the household head (Clause 1, Article 10, Circular 55/2021/TT-BCA).

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When removing the paper household registration book, what are procedures to change household head in Vietnam? 

When removing the paper household registration book, what are procedures to change household head in Vietnam?  Hello. Please let me know what to do when removing the paper household registration book and if you want to change the household head? What documents need to be prepared?

Reply:

Legal basis: Article 26 of the Law on Residence 2020

2. Application for revision of residence information for the cases in Points a and b Clause 1 of this Article includes:

a) Declaration of change to residence information;

b) Written proof of the change.

3. Procedure for revision of residence information:

a) For the case in Point a Clause 1 herein, a household member shall submit an application containing the documents mentioned in Clause 2 herein to the registration authority. Within 03 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall revise information on the household head in the residence database and notify the applicant of such revision; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected;

b) For the case in Point b Clause 1 herein, within 30 days starting from the date of issuance of a decision on change to civil status information by the competent authority, the person subject to such change shall submit an application for revision of relevant information in the residence database containing the documents mentioned in Clause 2 herein to the registration authority.

Within 03 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall revise civil status information in the residence database and notify the applicant of such revision; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected;

c) For the case in Point c Clause 1 herein, registration authorities shall revise the information in the residence database.

Rights and obligations concerning residence of household heads and household members in Vietnam

Can I ask about the rights and obligations of the household head and household members regarding residence according to the latest regulations?

Reply:

Article 10 of the Law on Residence 2020 stipulates rights and obligations concerning residence of household heads and household members as follows:

1. Persons living together in a lawful place of residence and related by blood (paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents, parents, spouse, children and biological siblings, nieces, nephews and grandchildren) may register that place as their permanent or temporary residence as one household.

2. A person besides the cases mentioned in Clause 1 herein, if eligible to register the same lawful place of residence as their permanent or temporary residence according to regulations of this Law, may register that place as their permanent or temporary residence with the previously mentioned household.

3. Multiple households may register one lawful place of residence as their permanent or temporary residence.

4. The head of a household shall be a person with full legal capacity selected by all household members; for households without a person with full legal capacity, the household head shall be the person selected by all household members; if the household members fail to agree on a household head, the Court shall select the household head from the household members.

If a household has only one member, that member shall be the household head.

5. Rights and obligations of household heads concern enabling their household members to comply with regulations on residence registration and management and other regulations in this Law as well as giving instructions on such compliance; and notifying the registration authority if any household member is among the cases mentioned in Clause 1 Article 24 and Clause 1 Article 29 of this Law.

6. Rights and obligations of household members concern selecting the household head and fully complying with regulations on residence registration and management.

Best regards!