What are documents proving personal relationship according to latest Law on Residence in Vietnam?

What are documents proving personal relationship according to latest Law on Residence in Vietnam? - image from internet

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Decree 62/2021/ND-CP stipulating documents proving personal relationship in Vietnam:

1. Documents proving personal relationship under Point a Clause 2 Article 20 of Law on Residence consist of:

a) Documents proving marital relationship: Marriage certificate; marital status confirmation; confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside;

b) Documents proving parental relationship: Birth certificate; adoption certificate or decision; decision on acknowledging foster parents, children; confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside; Valid passports containing information on parental relationship; decisions of courts, civil status registry excerpts or documents of medical authority, expertise assessment authority, other competent agencies capable of verifying parental relationship.

2. Documents proving personal relationship under Point b and Point c Clause 2 Article 20 of Law on Residence consist of:

a) Documents proving sibling relationship: Birth certificate, confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside;

b) Documents proving grandparent, uncle, aunt, sibling, guardian relationship: Decision on assigning guardian; confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside regarding personal relationship;

c) Documents proving absence of parents: Death certificate of parents, decisions of courts declaring missing or deceased parents, confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside regarding deceased parents;

d) Documents proving the elderly status: Birth certificate, Citizen Identity Cards or ID Cards or passports; Social insurance registry, health insurance card or confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside regarding date of birth;

dd) Documents proving persons with very severe disabilities, persons with severe disabilities, persons lacking working capacity, persons suffering from mental illnesses which cause loss of awareness or behavioral control: Certificate of medical facilities of districts or higher or confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside;

e) Documents proving juvenile status consist of: Birth certificate, Citizen Identity Cards or ID Cards, passports, social insurance record, health insurance card or confirmation of People’s Committees of communes or People’s Committees of districts where commune division is not established where the citizens reside regarding date of birth.

3. In case information proving personal relationship of a citizen has been included on National database on population of specialized database, residence registry authority shall not request the citizen to provide documents proving personal relationship.

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