Is it permissible for 18-year-old men and women to get married in Vietnam?
Is it permissible for 18-year-old men and women to get married in Vietnam?
Hello Lawnet. Me and my boyfriend are both 18 years old. We have been in love relationship for more than 3 years. Besides, we are planning to get married. Are we permissible to marry each other?
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Is it permissible for 18-year-old men and women to get married in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 8 of the Law on Marriage and Family in 2014 stipulating conditions for getting married in Vietnam as follows:
1. A man and a woman wishing to marry each other must satisfy the following conditions:
a /The man is full 20 years or older, the woman is full 18 years or older;
b/ The marriage is voluntarily decided by the man and woman;
c/ The man and woman do not lose the civil act capacity;
d/ The marriage does not fall into one of the cases prescribed at Points a, b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 5 of this Law.
2. The State shall not recognize marriage between persons of the same sex.
As regulations above, if both men and women are 18 years old, they are not eligible to get married.
Is it possible to register a marriage at a temporary residence?
Pursuant to Article 17 of the Law on Civil Status in 2014 stipulating places for marriage registration in Vietnam as follows:
1. Commune-level People's Committees of the place of residence of either of the male and female partners shall make marriage registration.
2. A marriage certificate must contain the following information:
a/ Family name, middle name and first name; birthdate; ethnicity; citizenship; place of residence; information about personal identity papers of male and female partners;
b/ Date of marriage registration;
c/ Signatures or fingerprints of male and female partners and certification of the civil status registration agency.
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Law on Civil Status in 2014 stipulating as follows:
1. The place of residence of a citizen includes a permanent residence and/or a temporary residence.
2. In case the places of permanent and temporary residence of a citizen could not be determined, their place of residence shall be determined in accordance with regulations in Clause 1 Article 19 herein.
As regulations above, the place of residence of a citizen includes a temporary residence. Therefore, men and women shall make marriage registration at a temporary residence.
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