The regulation on the procedure for re-issuance of the Certificate of Marital Status for cases where the previously issued certificate cannot be submitted is a notable content stipulated in Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP.
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Note on re-issuance of Certificate of Marital Status effective from July 16, 2020 - Illustrative photo
The current regulations at Decree 123/2015/ND-CP and Circular 15/2015/TT-BTP clearly state that the applicant for the re-issuance of the Certificate of Marital Status for marriage purposes must submit the previously issued Certificate of Marital Status. However, in many cases, the applicant cannot submit the certificate due to loss, misplacement, etc., and there are no guiding regulations, causing difficulties in civil registration work.
To address this inadequacy, Circular 04/2020/TT-BTP which officially takes effect from July 16, 2020, has provided specific guidance on the situation where the applicant cannot submit the previously issued Certificate of Marital Status. Accordingly:
- The applicant must clearly state the reason they cannot submit the previously issued Certificate of Marital Status;- Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the application, the civil registration agency will send a written communication to the place where the marriage registration was previously intended for verification;- In cases where verification cannot be done or no verification result is received, the civil registration agency allows the applicant to make a written declaration about their marital status as regulated.
Furthermore, the Circular specifies that the civil registration agency must refuse to process in cases of confirming marital status for marriage with a person of the same sex or marriage with a foreigner at a foreign representative agency in Vietnam.
Lan Anh
