Procedure for Temporary Residence Registration at Present

According to the current law, temporary residence registration can be understood as citizens registering their temporary place of residence with the competent state authority, and this authority carrying out the temporary residence registration procedures and issuing a temporary residence book for them.

According to the Residence Law 2020, citizens who come to live in a lawful place of residence outside the administrative unit of commune-level where they have registered permanent residence for 30 days or more for employment, study, or other purposes must carry out temporary residence registration.

Temporary residence registration procedures are carried out in the following sequence:

Step 1: Submit documents

Individuals registering for temporary residence must submit 01 set of temporary residence registration documents including the following papers:

(1) Declaration of change in residence information; for those registering temporary residence who are minors, the declaration must clearly state the consent of their parent or guardian, except in cases where written consent has already been given;

(2) Documents and materials proving lawful residence.

Note: If the lawful residence is a rented, borrowed, or stayed-at house of an individual, written consent from the person letting the accommodation must be obtained.

Step 2: Document processing

2. The individual registering for temporary residence submits the temporary residence registration documents to the residence registration agency where they plan to temporarily reside.

Upon receipt of the temporary residence registration documents, the residence registration agency checks and issues a receipt for the documents to the registrant; if the documents are incomplete, they guide the registrant to supplement the documents.

Within 03 working days from the date of receiving complete and valid documents, the residence registration agency is responsible for verifying, updating the information on the new temporary residence, the period of temporary residence of the registrant into the Residence Database, and notifying the registrant of the updated temporary residence registration information; in case of refusal to register, a written reply stating the reasons must be provided.

Authority to resolve: Public Security of the commune, ward, or commune-level town where the citizen comes to temporarily reside.

Procedures for obtaining a confirmation letter from the Public Security of the commune, ward, or commune-level town where the permanent residence is registered

Step 1: Submit documents

Individual seeking the confirmation letter must submit 01 set of request documents including the following papers:

(1) Notification form of change in household registration, demographic registration;

(2) Documents and materials proving that the citizen previously had permanent residence (if any).

Step 2: Document processing

Within 03 working days from the date of receiving the valid documents, the competent authority must confirm and return the results to the citizen.

The confirmation content includes the basic information of each individual: Full name, other names (if any), date of birth, gender, native place, ethnicity, religion, identity card number, permanent residence, date of permanent residence registration, date of permanent residence deregistration.

Note: In case of non-confirmation, a written reply stating the reasons must be provided.

Authority to confirm: The authority with jurisdiction over permanent residence registration has the authority to confirm that the citizen previously had a permanent residence.

The above is our consulting opinion regarding the matter you are concerned about.

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