Sample of marital status certificate and how to fill in the certificate in Vietnam

Sample of marital status certificate and how to fill in the certificate in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Sample of marital status certificates and how to fill in the certificate in Vietnam

The current marital status certificates (Certificate) is specified together with Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP:

Sample of marital status certificates

Article 33 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP instructs how to write a certificate of marriage status, issuance of a certificate of marriage status as follows:

(1) The Marital status field shall contain the applicant’s current marital status, which must be written in an honest manner. To be specific:

- If the applicant has never married, specify that the applicant is currently not married to anyone.

- If the applicant is married, specify that the applicant is currently married to Mrs./Mr. … (Marriage Certificate No. … issued by [name of issue] on [date of issuance]).

- If the applicant cohabited with another before January 03, 1987 and has not divorced or the spouse is not deceased or declared deceased, specify that the applicant is currently married to Mrs./Mr. …

- If the applicant had a marriage registered or cohabited with another before January 03, 1987 but has divorced and has not remarried, specify that the applicant had a marriage registered or was married but has divorced per Judgment/Decision No. … dated [date of issuance] by the People’s Court of …; and is currently not registering a marriage with anyone.

- If the applicant had a marriage registered or cohabited with another before January 03, 1987 but the spouse is deceased and has not remarried, specify that the applicant had a marriage registered or was married but the spouse is deceased (Death Certificate/Death Certificate Extract/Judgment No. … issued by [name of issuer] dated [date of issuance]); and is currently not registering a marriage with anyone.

- If a married applicant wishes to have the marital status prior to marriage registration certified, specify that from [date] to [date], the applicant was not married to anyone; and is currently married to Mrs./Mr. … (Marriage Certificate No. … issued by [name of issuer] on [date]).

(2) For overseas Vietnamese who wish to have the marital status during their stay in Vietnam prior to traveling abroad certified, and persons with multiple past places of residence who wish to have the marital status during the time they lived in a place of residence certified, their marital status during such periods shall be specified.

(3)  In case a Vietnamese applicant is issued with a marital status certificate by a representative mission while they reside overseas, the Place of residence field shall contain the applicant’s current address.

The applicant’s marital status shall be determined based on civil registers and the electronic civil status database managed by the representative mission and written as prescribed in Clause 2 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP.

2. Guidelines for the issuance of marital status certificate in Vietnam

Article 12 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP stipulates the issuance of marital status certificate as follows:

Issuance of the marital status certificate is provided for by regulations in Articles 21, 22 and 23 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP and the following guidelines:

- If an applicant wishes to be reissued with the marital status certificate to get married but could not submit the old marital status certificate, the applicant shall provide the reason they could not submit it.

Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the application, the civil registration authority shall verify with the authority of the locality where the applicant planned to register their marriage in writing.

If the civil registration authority could not verify or receive the verification result, the civil registration authority shall allow the applicant to draw up a confirmation of their marital status according to regulations in Articles 4 and 5 of Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP.

- The marital status certificate shall remain valid until the time at which the marital status is changed or for 06 months starting from the date of issuance, whichever comes first.

- In case an applicant wishes to use the marital status certificate for marriage purpose, the civil registration authority shall issue only one copy to the applicant. The marital status certificate shall contain the full name, year of birth, nationality and identity documents of the applicant, and the locality where the applicant plans to register their marriage.

- In case an applicant wishes to use the marital status certificate for a purpose besides marriage, the applicant is not required to meet the marriage conditions; the marital status certificate shall specify its use and that it may not be used for getting married. The certificate shall be issued in the amount requested by the applicant.

- Civil registration authorities may reject applications for marital status certificates that are to be used for same-sex marriage or marriage to a foreigner on the premises of a foreign representative mission in Vietnam.

Nguyen Nhu Mai

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