Is It Permissible to Use Red Pen for Writing in the Civil Status Register?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 29 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP, it is stipulated that:

Civil status - judicial officials at the commune level, civil status officials at the Department of Justice, diplomatic and consular public employees (hereinafter collectively referred to as civil status officials) must personally record in the Civil Status Register and civil status documents. The content recorded must be accurate; the handwriting must be clear, complete, without abbreviations or erasures; written with good quality ink, of the same color; not using different colors of ink; red ink is not to be used.

In cases where information technology is applied to print civil status documents, they must be printed with good quality ink, in black, non-blurring, fully legible, and non-fading.

Thus, absolutely no red ink is to be used for recording in the register or civil status documents and the above recording rules must be adhered to.

Respectfully!