What is the time limit for birth registration?

According to the provisions of Article 15 of the Civil Status Law 2014, within 60 days from the date of birth, either parent has the responsibility to register the birth of the child; in the event that the parents cannot register the birth of the child, the grandfather, grandmother, other relatives, or individuals or organizations currently nurturing the child are responsible for the birth registration for the child.

Hence, based on the above provision, within 60 days from the date of your child's birth, you must register the birth. Therefore, a month after your child's birth, you can still complete the birth registration procedures without being considered in violation of the law.

However, also according to the above provision, the birth registration for your child does not necessarily have to be performed by you or your spouse, but can be done by the grandfather, grandmother, or other relatives in the event that you and your spouse cannot register the birth of your child.

The birth registration procedure is as follows:

- The person registering the birth submits a declaration according to the prescribed form and the birth certificate to the civil registry office. If there is no birth certificate, then a written confirmation from a witness about the birth must be submitted; if there are no witnesses, a written assurance of the birth is required; in the case of registering the birth of an abandoned child, a record confirming the abandonment from the competent authority is required; in the case of registering the birth of a child born through surrogacy, a document proving surrogate pregnancy according to legal regulations is required.

- Immediately after receiving the adequate documents as prescribed above, if the birth information is complete and appropriate, the judicial-civil status officer records the birth details according to Clause 1, Article 14 of the Civil Status Law 2014 into the Civil Status Register; updates the information into the electronic civil status database, the national database on population to obtain a Personal Identification Number.

The judicial-civil status officer and the person registering the birth sign the Civil Status Register. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune issues the Birth Certificate to the person registered.

Regarding the birth registration fee:

- In case of registering the birth on time (within 60 days from the date of birth), the person registering the birth is exempt from the birth registration fee.

- In case of registering the birth after the stipulated period, the person registering the birth is obliged to pay the birth registration fee as regulated. The fee amount depends on the actual conditions stipulated by the local authority.

The above is our advisory opinion on the issue you are concerned about.

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