What are the tasks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam in management of foreign-involved marriage and family?

According to Decree No. 126/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall perform the state management of foreign-involved marriage and family in accordance with law, having the following tasks and powers:

1. To direct representative missions in implementing the law on foreign-involved marriage and family and in civil status registration operations; to take measures to protect the lawful rights and interests of overseas Vietnamese in marriage and family relations in accordance with the laws of host countries and treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party.

2. To direct representative missions in making statistics and annually reporting on marriage registration; parent and child recognition; recording of marriages and parent and child recognition falling under their competence as prescribed by this Decree.

To summarize statistics and annually report on marriage registration; parent and child recognition; recording of marriages and parent and child recognition falling under the competence of representative missions for sending to the Ministry of Justice.

3. To update and provide basic information on the laws, cultures, customs and habits of host countries as a basis for guiding public information and counseling work at home.

4. To inspect and examine representative missions in the implementation of the law on marriage and family involving foreign elements; to settle complaints and denunciations in accordance with law; to handle in accordance with law administrative violations of regulations on marriage and family involving foreign elements.

5. To settle according to its competence external-relation matters arising in the implementation of treaties on marriage and family to which Vietnam is a contracting party.

6. To issue copies of marriage certificates and decisions on recognition of parent or child recognition in accordance with law.

7. Other tasks and powers as prescribed by law.

View more details at Decree No. 126/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 15, 2015.

Le Hai

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