Which agency has the power to re-grant birth registration certificate in Vietnam? What information is required for birth registration in Vietnam?

Which agency has the power to re-grant birth registration certificate in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 25 of the Decree 123/2015/ND-CP stipulating the power to grant birth, marriage or death re-registration as follows:

The power to grant birth, marriage or death re-registration

1. The People’s Committee of commune which granted the former birth or marriage registration or the People’s Committee of commune where the applicant permanently resides shall grant the birth or marriage re-registration.

2. The People’s Committee of commune which granted the former death registration shall grant the death re-registration.

Pursuant to Article 41 of the Decree 123/2015/ND-CP stipulating the power to grant birth, marriage or death re-registration as follows:

The power to grant birth, marriage or death re-registration

1. The People’s Committee of district which granted former birth, marriage or death registration shall the power to grant birth, marriage or death re-registration.

2. If the former birth, marriage or death registration was granted by the People’s Committee of commune, the birth, marriage or death re-registration shall be granted by the superior People’s Committee of district.

3. If the former birth, marriage or death registration was granted by the People’s Committee of province or Service of Justice, the birth, marriage or death re-registration shall be granted by the People’s Committee of district where the applicant resides; if such applicant does not reside in Vietnam, the birth, marriage or death re-registration shall be granted by the People’s Committee of district where Service of Justice is headquartered.

As regulations above, the State agency which granted the birth registration certificate has the power to grant birth re-registration, including:

- The People’s Committee of commune which granted the former birth registration

- The People’s Committee of district which granted former birth registration

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What information is required for birth registration in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on Civil Status in 2014 stipulating birth registration contents as follows:

Birth registration contents

1. Birth registration contents include:

a/ Information of the person whose birth is registered: family name, middle name and first name; gender; birthdate; birthplace; native place; ethnicity; and citizenship;

b/ Information of the parents of the person whose birth is registered: full name, middle name and first name; year of birth; ethnicity; citizenship; and place of residence;

c/ The personal identification number of the person whose birth is registered.

2. The determination of citizenship, ethnicity and family name of a person whose birth is registered must comply with the law on Vietnamese nationality and civil law.

3. Contents of birth registration specified in Clause 1 of this Article are basic civil status information of individuals and shall be recorded in the civil status books and birth certificates and updated in the electronic civil status database and national population database. Dossiers and papers of individuals related to birth registration information must be consistent with their birth registration contents.

The Government shall stipulate the grant of personal identification numbers to persons whose birth is registered.

As regulations above, required information for birth registration in Vietnam includes:

- Information of the person whose birth is registered:

+ Family name, middle name and first name;

+ Gender;

+ Birthdate; birthplace; native place; ethnicity; and citizenship;

- Information of the parents of the person whose birth is registered:

+ Full name, middle name and first name;

+ Year of birth;

+ Ethnicity; citizenship; and place of residence;

- The personal identification number of the person whose birth is registered.

What are conditions for birth re-registration in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 24 of the Decree 123/2015/ND-CP stipulating conditions for birth re-registration in Vietnam as follows:

- Any birth, marriage, or death registration that has been granted at the competent authority of Vietnam before January 1, 2016 but the vital records or originals copies from vital records are lost shall be eligible for re-registration.

- An applicant for birth, marriage, or death re-registration shall submit sufficient copies of relevant documents.

- The birth or marriage re-registration is only granted if the applicants are still alive at the time of receiving application.

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