If my commune merges and changes its name, do I need to re-register my child's birth certificate according to the new name in Vietnam?

If my commune merges and changes its name, do I need to re-register my child's birth certificate according to the new name in Vietnam?

Article 26 of the 2014 Civil Status Law stipulates scope of civil status change, specifically as follows:

1. Change of family name, middle name and first name of individuals in birth registration contents when there are grounds as prescribed by the civil law.

2. Change of information about parents in birth registration contents after being adopted as children in accordance with the Law on Adoption.

According to this Article, you only have to re-register your child's birth certificate when there are changes in the individual's last name, middle name and first name in the birth certificate. And you do not have to carry out correction procedures on your child's birth certificate in case the commune merges and changes its name in Vietnam.

Can academic records be used to re-register birth in Vietnam?

According to Article 9 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP regulating documents providing bases for birth re-registration, as follows:

Documents providing bases for birth re-registration mentioned in Point b Clause 1 Article 26 of Decree No. 123/2015/ND-CP include:

1. A copy of the birth certificate lawfully issued by the competent Vietnamese authority.

2. The authentic copy or a copy of a replacement of the birth certificate issued before 1945 in the North and before 1975 in the South.

3. In case an applicant for birth re-registration does not have the documents mentioned in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, the following documents, lawfully issued by competent Vietnamese authorities, may provide the bases for birth re-registration:

a) Identity card or passport;

b) Family registry, temporary residence registry, documentary evidences of place of residence;

c) Degrees, certificates, school report book, school records issued or confirmed by competent authorities;

d) Other documents containing full name and date of birth of the applicant.

The applicant shall submit copies of all of the abovementioned documents (if any) and a confirmation that they have submitted all available documents; and take responsibilities and consequences arising if the confirmation is untruthful as per regulations in Article 5 of this Circular.

4. If documents submitted by an applicant for birth re-registration do not contain proof of parent-child relationship, the civil registration authority shall request the competent public security authority to confirm in writing.

If the public security authority has no information to provide, the civil registration authority shall request the applicant to draw up a written confirmation of accuracy of information on their parents according to regulations in Articles 4 and 5 of this Circular and determine the birth registration contents based on such confirmation.

With the above regulations in Vietnam, when an individual re-registers a birth certificate but does not have documents such as a copy of the Birth Certificate, the original or a copy of a valid document to replace the Birth Certificate, academic records can be used as documents to carry out procedures to re-register the birth certificate.

If my commune merges and changes its name, do I need to re-register my child's birth certificate according to the new name in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What do birth registration documents for children born abroad and whose parents are Vietnamese citizens comprise? 

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 7, Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP regulating birth registration involving foreign elements, specifically as follows:

1. The contents of a birth registration application for a child born overseas to a Vietnamese father or mother or to Vietnamese father and mother, having no overseas birth registration and residing in Vietnam is provided for by regulations in Article 29 of Decree No. 123/2015/ND-CP and the following guidelines:

a) Documentary evidences of the child’s lawful entry into Vietnam and residence in Vietnam per regulations in Clause 2 Article 29 of Decree No. 123/2015/ND-CP, including a documentary evidence of the child’s lawful entry into Vietnam (such as passport, documents enabling international travel bearing an entry stamp from an immigration authority) and a written confirmation from the competent public security authority that the child is living in Vietnam.

b) The child’s Vietnamese citizenship shall be determined as prescribed in Vietnam's laws on citizenship upon birth registration.

Thus, when registering the birth of a child born overseas to a Vietnamese father or mother or to Vietnamese father and mother, it is necessary to prepare the above documents in Vietnam.

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