Vietnam: How to change residence and re-register for temporary residence?

According to Clause 2 Article 30 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Residence in 2013 of Vietnam, persons who are living, working, laboring or studying at a place in a commune, ward or township but are not entitled for permanent residence registration in that locality shall, within thirty days after their arrival, register their temporary residence at the commune/ward/township police offices.

According to Clause 4 Article 30 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Residence in 2013 of Vietnam, the temporary residence must be registered again when a citizen moves to another commune or town.

Thus, in case you change your place of residence, you must re-register for temporary residence.

According to Clause 2 Article 30 of the Law on amendments to the Law on Residence in 2013 of Vietnam, the authority to register temporary residence is the Police of the commune, ward or town where she moves to reside.

Procedures for temporary residence registration shall be carried out according to Circular No. 35/2014/TT-BCA dated September 09, 2014 of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam detailing a number of articles of the Residence Law and Decree No. 31/2014/NĐ-CP dated April 18, 2014 of Vietnam’s Government detailing a number of articles and measures for implementation of the Residence Law. To be specific:

a) A temporary residence registration dossier must comprise:

- The notice of change in household registration or membership; household membership declaration (for cases requiring such declaration);

- Papers and documents proving the lawful domicile as prescribed in Article 6 of Decree No. 31/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government (unless householders possessing household registration books or temporary residence books give consent to the temporary residence registration).

If the lawful domicile is leased, borrowed or permitted for stay from a person, upon temporary residence registration, this person’s consent to temporary residence registration must be written on the notice of change in household registration or membership, with his/her signature and full name. In case this person has made a written consent to temporary residence registration, his/her  consent is not required in the notice.

Identity cards or papers certified by police offices of communes, wards or townships in which such persons register their permanent residence shall be produced.

b) If temporary residents are permitted by householders to be listed in temporary residence books or to register their temporary residence at the latter’s permanent residence places, such permission shall be written in the notice of change in household registration or membership, with their signatures, full names and dates.

c) Temporary residence registrants shall submit temporary residence registration dossiers to commune/ward/township police offices.

Source: vietnammoi.vn

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