Is authorization for marriage registration allowed in Vietnam? What are the conditions for marriage in 2025 in Vietnam?
Is authorization for marriage registration allowed in Vietnam?
Based on Article 2 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP on the authorization of civil registration:
Article 2. Authorization of civil registration
- Individuals requesting copies of civil status excerpts, marriage status confirmation certificates, or registering civil status matters as per Article 3 of the Law on Civil Status (hereafter referred to as civil status registration requests) can authorize another person to perform on their behalf; except for marriage registration, re-registration of marriage, or the registration of acknowledgement of parentage, which cannot be authorized to others, although one party can directly submit the application at the competent civil registration authority without a written authorization from the other party.
Authorization must be documented in writing and certified according to legal regulations. If the authorized person is the grantor's grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, child, spouse, sibling, the authorization document does not need certification.
- In cases where individuals registering the birth of a child are the grandparents or other relatives as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 15 of the Law on Civil Status, they do not need a written authorization from the child's parents but must agree with the parents on the birth registration details.
Based on Article 18 of the Law on Civil Status 2014 governing marriage registration procedures:
Article 18. Marriage registration procedures
- Both parties shall submit the marriage registration declaration as per the prescribed form to the civil registration authority and be present together for the marriage registration.
- Immediately after receiving all required documents as stated in Clause 1 of this Article, if the marriage conditions as per the Law on Marriage and Family are met, the civil status - judiciary official records the marriage in the Civil Status Book, and both parties sign the Civil Status Book. Both parties sign the Marriage Certificate; the civil status - judiciary official reports to the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level to organize the presentation of the Marriage Certificate to the couple.
In case verification of the marriage conditions of both parties is needed, the processing time shall not exceed 05 working days.
According to the aforementioned regulations, marriage registration cannot be authorized. When performing marriage registration procedures, both parties must be present and sign the Marriage Certificate together.
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What are the conditions for marriage in 2025 in Vietnam?
According to Article 8 of the Law on Marriage and Family 2014 on the conditions for marriage:
Article 8. Conditions for marriage
- Male and female parties getting married must comply with the following conditions:
a) Male must be aged 20 years or older, female must be aged 18 years or older;
b) The marriage is voluntarily decided by both the male and female parties;
c) Neither party loses civil act capacity;
d) The marriage does not fall into one of the prohibited marriage cases as stipulated in Points a, b, c, and d of Clause 2, Article 5 of this Law.
- The state does not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
The marriage conditions are stipulated as follows:
[1] Minimum age for marriage: Male must be aged 20 years or older, female 18 years or older
[2] Marriage is voluntarily decided by both male and female parties
[3] Neither party loses civil act capacity
[4] The marriage does not fall into one of the following prohibited marriages:
- Sham marriage, false divorce
- Underage marriage, forced marriage, deceitful marriage, obstruction of marriage
- A person who is married or is cohabiting as husband and wife with another person; or unmarried and cohabiting as if married with a person who is already married
- Marriage or cohabitation as husband and wife between persons of direct blood lineage; between people within three generations; between adoptive parents and adopted children; between people who were once adopted children and adoptive parents, father-in-law with daughter-in-law, mother-in-law with son-in-law, stepfather with his wife's children, stepmother with her husband's children
Note: The state does not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
What is the latest marriage registration declaration form for 2025 in Vietnam?
According to the Appendix issued together with Circular 04/2024/TT-BTP, the marriage registration declaration form is stipulated as follows:
Download the latest marriage registration declaration form for 2025.
