Conditions for permanent residence registration in big cities of Vietnam: Temporary residence for more than 2 years

16:10, 16/08/2018

Nowadays, more and more people are flocking to big cities to study, live and work. Therefore, to tighten population management, partly limit mass migration, and provide relief for large cities, the Law on amendments to the Law on Residence in 2013 of Vietnam stipulates the direction of increasing the conditions for permanent residence registration in central-affiliated cities.

Specifically, from January 01, 2014, citizens falling into one of the cases below are eligible for registration of permanent residence in central-affiliated cities:

1. The citizen must have a lawful residence for at least one year when registering in a district or town of a central-affiliated city, or for at least two years when registering in a district of a central-affiliated city;

2. The citizen is accepted by a holder of the household registration book in one of the cases below:

- A wife moves in her husband; a husband moves in with his wife; a child moves in with parent; a parent moves in with children;

- A person at a retirement age, a retired person or unemployed person that moves in with his or her brother or sister;

- A disabled person, a person incapable of working, a person, who has mental illness or other illness that causes the loss of awareness or the ability to control behaviors, moves in with his or her brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or guardian;

- A parentless juvenile, or a juvenile, whose parents are not able to provide for them, moves in with his or her grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or guardian;

- A single adult moves in with his or her grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, or uncle;

- A grandparent moves in with his or her grandchildren;

3. A citizen who is sent to or employed by an organization which is paid by the State budget, or works under an indefinite contract, and has a lawful residence;

4. A citizen who registered a permanent residence in a central-affiliated city and returns to his or her legal residence;

Note: The people that register their legal residence that is rented or lent by another organization or individual must satisfy the conditions below:

- The average area is conformable with the regulations of the People’s Council of the city;

- The conformity of average area is certified by the People’s Committee of the commune or town;

- The renter or lender makes a written agreement.

View more details at the Law on amendments to the Law on Residence in 2013 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2014.

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