Good news: Citizen renting a house with an area of at least 08 m2 of floor/person may register for permanent residence in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Clause 3 Article 20 of the Residence Law 2020 of Vietnam, excluding cases that the citizen may register a lawful place of residence that is not under their ownership as their permanent residence with the permission of the household head and owner of such place, a citizen may register a lawful place of residence that they rent, borrow or stay in as their permanent residence on the following conditions:

- The owner of the lawful place of residence agrees to let the citizen register the location that they rent, borrow or stay in as their permanent residence and the household head agrees to let the citizen register the location as their permanent residence with the household;

- The condition for minimum floor area stipulated by the provincial People’s Council is satisfied, which shall be more than 08 m2 of floor/person.

Thus, from July 01, 2021, people can easily register for permanent residence if the lawful place of residence that they rent, borrow or stay in as their permanent residence is more than 08 m2 of floor/person (new provision compared to current provision). When eligible, citizens will prepare documents to carry out the procedures for permanent residence registration as follows:

- Declaration of change to residence information, including permission for permanent residence registration from the household head and owner of the lawful place of residence that the applicant rents, borrows or stays in or authorized person, unless a written permission has been obtained;

- Agreement or document on renting, borrowing or staying in the lawful place of residence notarized or certified as prescribed by law;

- Written proof of sufficient floor area for permanent residence registration per the law.

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View more details at the Residence Law 2020 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2021.

Ty Na

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