What is Needed to Re-register Permanent Residence?
In case you have been removed from the household registration at your permanent residence and wish to re-register, you must meet the conditions for permanent residence registration as prescribed in Articles 19 and 20 of the 2006 Residence Law as follows:
1) Conditions for permanent residence registration in the province:
- Citizens with legal accommodation in any province are eligible to register for permanent residence in that province. In cases where legal accommodation is rented, borrowed, or provided by individuals, written consent from the lessor, lender, or provider is required.
2) Conditions for permanent residence registration in a centrally-run city:
- Have legal accommodation and have continuously resided temporarily in that city for one year or more. In cases where legal accommodation is rented, borrowed, or provided by individuals, written consent from the lessor, lender, or provider is required;
- Obtain consent from the person holding the household registration book to be added to their household registration book if in one of the following cases:
+ Wife living with husband; husband living with wife; child living with father, mother; father, mother living with child;
+ Person of retirement age, who has retired, been on sick leave, or terminated employment moving in with siblings;
+ Individuals who are disabled, unable to work, mentally ill, or have other illnesses that impair cognitive or behavioral control moving in with siblings, uncles, aunts, guardians;
+ Minors without parents or whose parents are unable to care for them moving in with grandparents, siblings, uncles, aunts, guardians;
+ Single adults living with grandparents;
- Assigned, recruited to work at an agency, organization salaried from the state budget or under indefinite-term contracts and have legal accommodation. In cases where legal accommodation is rented, borrowed, or provided by individuals, written consent from the lessor, lender, or provider is required;
- Previously registered permanent residence in a centrally-run city, now returning to live at their legal accommodation in that city. In cases where legal accommodation is rented, borrowed, or provided by individuals, written consent from the lessor, lender, or provider is required.
Therefore, if you meet one of the above conditions, you will be eligible to register for permanent residence in accordance with the current Law. Additionally, the procedure for permanent residence registration is stipulated in Article 21 of the 2006 Residence Law as follows:
- The person registering for permanent residence shall submit the application at the following police agencies:
+ For centrally-run cities, submit the application at the police of districts, metropolitan areas, district-level towns;
+ For provinces, submit the application at the police of communes, commune-level towns under districts, or the police of district-level towns, provincial cities.
- The permanent residence registration dossier includes:
+ Notification form of household or demographic change; individual declaration form;
+ Household transfer document as prescribed in Article 28 of this Law;
+ Documents and materials proving legal accommodation. For transfers to centrally-run cities, additional documentation proving eligibility under one of the cases stipulated in Article 20 of this Law is required.
- Within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the complete dossier, the competent authority specified in clause 1 of this Article must issue a household registration book to the applicant; if not, a written response specifying the reason must be provided.
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