What are penalties for being eligible for residence registration without completing procedures for change of residence despite eligibility in Vietnam?

What are penalties for being eligible for residence registration without completing procedures for change of residence despite eligibility in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 9 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP stipulating a fine ranging from 1.000.000 VND to 2.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Erasing, changing or otherwise falsifying the family register, temporary residence register, residence certification, other residence documents;

b) Buying, selling, leasing out the family register, temporary residence register, residence certification, other residence documents for commission of illegal acts;

c) Borrowing, lending or using the family register, temporary residence register, residence certification, other residence documents for commission of illegal acts;

d) Residing in a new lawful residence without completing procedures for change of residence despite eligibility therefor;

dd) Operating a lodging establishment, tenement, treatment facility, tourist accommodation or any other lodging facility without notifying the accommodation of 1 - 3 guests;

e) Enticing, tempting, persuading, brokering, forcing another person to violate residence laws;

g) Pledging the family register, temporary residence register, residence documentation or receiving them as pledge;

h) Destroying the family register, temporary residence register, residence documentation.

Thus, according to current regulations in Vietnam, those who have resided in a new lawful residence without completing procedures for change of residence despite eligibility therefor as prescribed by law will be fined from 01 million to 02 million dong.

What are administrative penalties for allowing another person to join the residence for personal gain in Vietnam?

In addition, Clause 3 of Article 9 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP provides for a fine ranging from 2.000.000 VND to 4.000.000 VND shall be imposed for any of the following violations:

a) Allowing another person to join the residence for personal gain;

b) Operating a logding establishment, tenement, treatment facility, tourist accommodation or any other lodging facility without notifying the accommodation of 04 - 08 guests;

c) Obstructing a citizen from exercising his/her freedom of residence.

d) Giving, brokering, receiving bribes in residence registration and management.

In addition, Clause 6 of Article 9 of Decree 144/2021/ND-CP also provides for remedial measure as follows:

Mandatory return of the illegal profits earned from commission of the administrative violations specified in Points b and g Clause 2 and Point a Clause 3 of this Article.

According to this Article, the act of allowing another person to join the residence for personal gain will be fined from VND 2 million to VND 4 million. In addition, it may also be subject to the remedial measure of forcing the return of illegal profits in Vietnam.

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