It is not required to have signatures of male and female partners in marriage registration certificates in Vietnam?
It is not required to have signatures of male and female partners in marriage registration certificates in Vietnam? Is it necessary for partners to register their marriage in Vietnam to be present?
My fiancé and I are planning to register our marriage at the commission next week, but my husband has a disability in his fingers and has difficulty in writing and signing, so I would like to ask if we can do fingerprints without signatures? And is it necessary for both of us to go to register for marriage? Thank you!
1. It is not required to have signatures of male and female partners in marriage registration certificates in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2c, Article 17 of the Law on Civil Status 2014 provides for the above content as follows:
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.
Thus, in your case, it is possible to present to the civil status officers about your husband's difficulty in taking notes and both of you at the same time do fingerprints to the paper instead of signatures in Vietnam, this problem brings flexibility you can exchange with them for guidance.
2. Is it necessary for partners to register their marriage in Vietnam to be present?
Pursuant to Article 18 of the Law on Civil Status 2014 stipulates the above content as follows:
1. The male and female partners shall submit the marriage registration declaration, made according to a set form to the civil status registration agency and must be both present at the time of marriage registration.
2. Immediately after receiving complete papers specified in Clause 1 of this Article, if seeing that the marriage conditions are fully met in accordance with the Law on Marriage and Family, the justice and civil status officer shall record the marriage in the civil status book and together with the male and female partners sign in the civil status book. The male and female partners shall both sign the marriage certificate; the justice and civil status officer shall report to the chairperson of the commune-level People's Committee to organize the handover of the marriage certificate to the couple.
In case of necessity to verify the marriage conditions of the male and female partners, the time limit for settlement is 5 working days.
Thus, in principle, the marriage registration procedure must be present by two people, in your case, both must go to the People's Committee to register your marriage in Vietnam.
Best Regards!
