Do foreigners temporarily residing in Vietnam have to register their civil status? Is it possible to request civil registration online in Vietnam?

Do foreigners temporarily residing in Vietnam have to register their civil status?

According to Article 6 of the Civil Status Law 2014, the rights and obligations of individuals to register civil status are as follows:

1. Vietnamese citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam have the civil status registration right and obligation.

This provision also applies to foreign citizens permanently residing in Vietnam, unless otherwise provided by a treaty to which Vietnam is a contracting party.

2. In case of marriage or parent or child recognition, the parties shall directly register it at the civil status registration agency.

For other matters of civil status registration or issue of civil status extract copies, requesters shall directly or authorize other persons to register. The Minister of Justice shall detail the authorization.

3. Minors and adults who have lost their civil act capacity may request civil status registration or issue of civil status extract copies through their at-law representatives.

Thus, according to current regulations, civil registration is a right and obligation of Vietnamese citizens and stateless persons permanently residing in Vietnam, so foreigners who temporarily reside in Vietnam will not be required to register their civil status.

Is it possible to request civil registration online in Vietnam?

According to Article 9 of the Civil Status Law 2014, the method of requesting and receiving civil registration requests is as follows:

1. When requesting civil status registration or issue of civil status extract copies, individuals shall submit dossiers directly to the civil status registration agency or send them by post or via the online civil status registration system.

2. When carrying out procedures for civil status registration or issue of civil status extract copies from the civil status database, individuals shall produce papers proving their identity to the civil status registration agency. If sending dossiers by post, they shall send certified copies of these papers.

3. For civil status registration matters for which settlement time limits have been set, dossier recipients shall write receipts; for incomplete or invalid dossiers, they shall issue written guidance for civil status registrants to complete the dossiers. Such written guidance must clearly state types of papers to be added.

In case requesters submit dossiers to an improper civil status registration agency, dossier recipients shall guide them to submit dossiers to competent agencies.

Thus, according to the current regulations, civil registration in Vietnam can be conducted in many forms, including sending documents through the online civil registration system.

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