Is mobile birth registration allowed in Vietnam?

Is mobile birth registration allowed in Vietnam?

In the case where a child is born, but the father has passed away and the mother is unable to register the birth for the child. Can this case be eligible for mobile birth registration?

Answer:

Pursuant to Article 15 of the Law on Civil Status in 2014 stipulating birth registration responsibility as follows:

Within 60 days after the birth of their child, the father or mother shall register the child’s birth; if the parents are unable to register their child’s birth, the grandfather or grandmother or another relative or the individual or organization that is nurturing the child shall register his/her birth.

Justice and civil status officers shall regularly examine and urge the birth registration for children in their localities within the prescribed time limit; in case of necessity, mobile birth registration may be made.

According to the regulations, in cases where there are objective reasons and no willing relatives to register the birth for the child, it is possible to seek assistance from another person to contact the Judicial Officer - Civil Status to explain the reasons in order to be eligible for mobile birth registration for the child.

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How to declare the native place of an individual in Vietnam?

In the past, I registered the birth of my child with my mother's hometown. Now, I am unable to correct it to my own hometown. In the future, can my newphew be registered with my hometown? Thank you very much.

Answer:

Pursuant to Clause 8 Article 4 of the Law on Civil Status in 2014, native place of an individual shall be determined based on the native place of his/her father or mother as agreed upon by the father and mother or according to practices and written in the birth declaration form submitted upon birth registration.

Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 6 of the Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP stipulating contents of birth registration as follows:

In case the parents fail to reach an agreement on the last name, ethnicity and native place of their child upon birth registration, the last name, ethnicity and native place of the child shall be determined according to customs but the child must take on the last name, ethnicity and native place of the mother or the father.

Therefore, when your newphew is born, they can only be registered with the hometown of either the father or the mother. Consequently, your newphew cannot be registered with your hometown if the hometown of the parents does not coincide with yours.

Best regards!