Can multiple households register for permanent residence in same residence in Vietnam?

Can multiple households register for permanent residence in same residence in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Residence Law 2020, it stipulates the rights and obligations of household heads and household members regarding residence 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.

According to this Article, many households can register for permanent residence in the same legal residence. Therefore, your family and siblings who are eligible to register for permanent residence can register for permanent residence in the same place at the house your parents just bought in Vietnam.

Can multiple households register for permanent residence in same residence in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

If permanent residence registration application is not complete, can application be supplemented in Vietnam?

According to Article 22 of the Residence Law 2020, regulations on procedure for permanent residence registration are as follows:

1. The applicant shall submit their application to the registration authority of the locality where they reside.

2. Upon receipt of an application, the registration authority shall check and issue an  acknowledgement of application receipt to the applicant; and instruct the applicant on how to complete their application if it is incomplete.

3. Within 07 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall appraise and update information on the new permanent residence of the applicant to the residence database and notify the applicant of such update; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected.

4. A person who has registered their permanent residence but is moving to another lawful place of residence and is eligible for permanent residence registration shall register their new place of residence as their permanent residence according to regulations of this Law within 12 months starting from the date upon which they become eligible.

According to this Article, in case the dossier is incomplete, you will be instructed to sign additional dossiers in Vietnam

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