Conditions for registration of permanent residence in central-affiliated cities in Vietnam

According to Article 20 of the Law on Residence 2006 of Vietnam, citizens falling in one of the following cases may register their permanent residence in central-affiliated cities:

One, having lawful domiciles and having temporarily resided for one year or more in the cities. Where the lawful domiciles are leased, lent or let for free-of-charge stay by individuals, written consent of the lessors, lenders or such individuals is required;

Two, obtaining the consent of persons who possess household registration books to have their names entered in such books if falling into one of the following cases:

- Wife returns to live with her husband; husband returns to live with his wife; children return to live with their fathers, mothers; fathers, mothers return to live with their children;

- Persons who are out of the working age, retire, leave their jobs for loss of their working capacity or quit their jobs and return to live with their siblings;

- Persons who are disabled, lose their working capacity or suffer from mental diseases or other ailments which deprive them of the capacity to perceive or control their acts and return to live with their siblings, aunts, uncles or guardians;

- Minors who lose their parents or whose parents are incapable of nurturing them and return to live with their paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles or guardians;

- Single adults who return to live with their paternal or maternal grandparents.

Three, being transferred or recruited to work in agencies or organizations, who are salaried from the state budget or under labor contracts with an unspecified term and have lawful domiciles. Where their lawful domiciles are leased, lent or let for free-of-charge stay by individuals, written consent of the lessors, lenders or such individuals is required;

Four, having previously registered their permanent residence in central-affiliated cities and now returning to live in those cities at their lawful domiciles. Where their lawful domiciles are leased, lent or let for free-of-charge stay by individuals, written consent of the lessors, the lenders or such individuals is required.

View more: The Law on Residence 2006 of Vietnam officially takes effect from July 01, 2007.

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