What are latest regulations on temporary absence declaration in Vietnam?

What are latest regulations on temporary absence declaration in Vietnam? - image from internet

Pursuant to Article 31 of the Law on Residence in 2020 (effective from 01/07/2021) stipulating temporary absence declaration:

1. Every citizen shall declare their temporary absence in the following cases:

a) The citizen is out on bail; or is convicted but has yet to receive the sentence enforcement decision or has received the sentence enforcement decision but is out on bail or granted suspension of sentence enforcement; or is convicted and undergoing probation; or is under mandatory supervision or serving a community sentence; or is on parole and leaves the commune-level administrative unit where they are residing for 01 day or more;

b) The citizen is currently subject to compulsory education in their commune; or to serve a sentence in a correctional institution or rehabilitation center but granted suspension of sentence enforcement; or under supervision during consideration of admission to a correctional institution or rehabilitation center and leaves the commune-level administrative unit where they are residing for 01 day or more;

c) The citizen is of military conscription age or fulfilling other obligations to the State as decided by the competent authority and leaves the district-level administrative unit where they are residing for 03 consecutive months or more;

d) The citizen is not among the cases mentioned in Points a, b and c herein and leaves the commune-level administrative unit where their permanent residence is located for 12 consecutive months or more, unless they have registered their new place of residence as their temporary residence or go abroad.

2. Before leaving their places of residence, the persons mentioned in Points a and b Clause 1 herein must declare their temporary absence with the registration authority of the locality where they reside. The application for temporary absence declaration includes an application for temporary absence declaration and written permission of the authority supervising, managing or educating the applicant.

The registration authority shall provide instructions for information to be declared and check this information. Within 01 working day starting from the date of receipt of an application for temporary absence declaration, the registration authority shall issue a document on temporary absence declaration to the applicant; for complicated cases, this time limit may be extended up to a total of 02 working days.

3. The persons mentioned in Points c and d Clause 1 herein may declare their temporary absence in person at the premises of the registration authority of the locality where they reside or by the phone or electronic means or other means as stipulated by the Minister of Public Security. If a person provided for by Point d Clause 1 herein is a minor, either of their parents or their guardian shall make the declaration.

4. The information to be declared includes full name and identity card number or passport number of the declarant; reason for temporary absence; temporary absence duration; and address of the declarant’s destination.

5. Registration authorities shall update temporary absence declaration information of citizens to the residence database and notify the declarants of such update upon request.

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