What is the time limit for usage of household registration books in Vietnam?

What is the time limit for usage of household registration books in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 38 of the Law on Residence in 2020 stipulating implementation clauses as follows:

1. This Law takes effect from July 01, 2021.

2. The Law on Residence No. 81/2006/QH11, amended in accordance with the Law No. 36/2013/QH13, is annulled starting from the date on which this Law comes into force.

3. Starting from the date on which this Law comes into force, issued household registration books and temporary residence registers may continue to be used and are equivalent to written confirmations of residence per this Law until December 31, 2022 inclusive.

In case where information in a household registration book or temporary residence register differs from information in the residence database, the latter shall be used.

When a citizen carries out a residence registration procedure that changes information in their household registration book or temporary residence register, the registration authority shall revoke the issued household registration book or temporary residence register, update information in the residence database in compliance with regulations of this Law and not issue a new household registration book or temporary residence register or reissue the old household registration book or temporary residence register to the citizen.

4. The Government, ministries, ministerial-level agencies and other regulatory bodies shall review legislative documents promulgated or to be promulgated by them and related to household registration books and/or temporary residence registers or providing for presentation of written confirmations of residence to amend these documents in consistency with regulations of this Law, and avoid naming information on places of residence as a requirement for administrative procedures.

As regulations above, household registration books are still valid until December 31, 2022. Since 01/01/2023, citizens will manage by data in the national database on population.

What are procedures for change of household head after household registration books are removed in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 26 of the Law on Residence in 2020 stipulating revision of residence information in residence database in Vietnam as follows:

1. Residence information of a citizen shall be revised in the following cases:

a) Change of household head;

b) Change to information on their civil status, which is recorded in the residence database;

c) Change to the address of their place of residence recorded in the residence database due to change to administrative unit boundaries, administrative unit name, name of their street, neighborhood, village, commune or hamlet, or house number.

2. Application for revision of residence information for the cases in Points a and b Clause 1 of this Article includes:

a) Declaration of change to residence information;

b) Written proof of the change.

3. Procedure for revision of residence information:

a) For the case in Point a Clause 1 herein, a household member shall submit an application containing the documents mentioned in Clause 2 herein to the registration authority. Within 03 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall revise information on the household head in the residence database and notify the applicant of such revision; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected;

b) For the case in Point b Clause 1 herein, within 30 days starting from the date of issuance of a decision on change to civil status information by the competent authority, the person subject to such change shall submit an application for revision of relevant information in the residence database containing the documents mentioned in Clause 2 herein to the registration authority.

Within 03 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall revise civil status information in the residence database and notify the applicant of such revision; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected;

c) For the case in Point c Clause 1 herein, registration authorities shall revise the information in the residence database.

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