Vietnam: Temporary residents may register for permanent residence in cities if they meet these conditions

According to Article 8 of Decree No. 31/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, temporarily residing citizens who meet the following conditions may register for permanent residence in central-affiliated cities:

- Have legal residence in a central-affiliated city;

- Have a continuous period of temporary residence in a central-affiliated city for one year or more in case of permanent residence registration in a district or town of a central-affiliated city; two years or more in case of permanent residence registration in a district of a central-affiliated city; In case of continuous temporary residence at many different accommodations, the continuous temporary residence period is calculated by the total temporary residence time at those accommodations;

- The place where he/she requests to register his/her permanent residence must be his/her place of temporary residence.

The duration of continuous temporary residence is calculated from the date the citizen registers temporary residence to the date the citizen submits the application for permanent residence registration.

Documents proving the temporary residence period are temporary residence books issued to households or individuals according to the form prescribed by the Ministry of Public Security.

In particular, the case of permanent residence registration in Hanoi city must comply with the provisions of Clause 4 Article 19 of the Capital Law and documents guiding the implementation of the Capital Law.

View more at: Decree No. 31/2014/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government takes effect from June 15, 2014.

Thu Ba

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