Vietnam: Removal of separate conditions upon permanent residence registration in municipalities

Vietnam: Removal of separate conditions upon permanent residence registration in municipalities (Illustration)

Under Article 21 of the Draft Residence Law 2020, certain conditions for permanent residence registration in Vietnam are specified. Those conditions also apply to registration in provinces and municipalities.

- Citizens with legal residence in any province or municipality are allowed to register permanent residence in that province or municipality. Except for cases stipulated in Clause 2 of this Article, citizens with legal residence by renting, borrowing, or staying with individuals or organizations must meet the following conditions:

- Have consent for permanent residence registration from the person allowing them to rent, borrow, or stay in it;

- Ensure the conditions regarding average living space as prescribed by the People's Council of the province or municipality; with a confirmation from the commune-level People's Committee on the average living space conditions.

- Citizens are permitted to register permanent residence in any province or municipality upon the homeowner's consent in the following cases: the citizen is someone who comes to live with their spouse; a child coming to live with their parent(s); or a parent coming to live with their child; retirees, those who have reached the end of working age, those who are unemployed, living with siblings; disabled individuals, those incapable of working, those with mental illnesses or other diseases that render them incapable of cognition or behavior control, living with siblings, aunts, uncles, guardians; minors with parental consent or without parents living with grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, guardians; single adults living with grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles; grandparents living with grandchildren.

Thus, according to the new Draft, the separate conditions upon permanent residence registration in provinces and municipalities are removed. Residents without permanent residence registration can still live and work normally, without affecting social services.

Further regulations may be found in Draft Residence Law 2020

Ngoc Tai

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