In Vietnam, is it possible to change to a foreign husband's last name?

In Vietnam, is it possible to change to a foreign husband's last name?

Pursuant to Article 27 of the Civil Code 2015, individuals have the right to request competent state agencies to recognize the change of family name in the following cases:

1. An individual has the right to request a competent authority to recognize a change of a family name in any of the following cases:

a) Changing the family name of a natural child from biological father’s to biological mother's or vice versa;

b) Changing the family name of an adopted child from biological father’s or mother’s to adoptive father's or mother’s at the request of the adoptive parents;

c) If a person ceases to be an adopted child and such person or his/her biological father or mother request to reclaim the family name which is given by the biological father or mother;

d) Changing the family name of a person whose biological parents have been identified upon the request on that father or mother or such person;

dd) Changing the family name of a lost person who has discovered the origin of his/her bloodline;

e) Changing the family name of a person to his/her spouse’s in the marriage and family relations involving foreign elements in accordance with law of the country in which the foreign spouse is a citizen or retrieves his/her family name before the change;

g) Changing the family names of children upon the change of family names of their father’s or mother’s;

h) Other cases prescribed in by law on civil status affairs.

2. The changing of the family name of a person who is nine years of age or older shall be subject to the consent of such person.

3. The changing of a family name shall not change or terminate the civil rights and obligations which were established in the former family name.

Thus, in your case, you can change your family name according to the family name of your spouse in the marriage and family relationship with foreign elements in Vietnam to conform to the law of the country in which the spouse is a foreigner.

In Vietnam, is it possible to change to a foreign name when getting married with a foreigner?

Pursuant to point đ clause 1 Article 28 of the Civil Code, individuals have the right to request competent state agencies to recognize the name change in the following cases:

đ) Change the given name of a person to his/her spouse’s in the marriage and family relations involving foreign elements in accordance with law of the country in which the foreign spouse is a citizen retrieves his/her family name before the change;

Thus, your case may change according to the name of the husband and wife in marriage and family relations with foreign elements in Vietnam to conform to the law of the country in which the husband and wife is a foreigner.

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