Temporary absence means a citizen’s absence from their place of residence for a definite amount of time. When temporarily absent, citizens must carry out the procedures for declaring temporary absence according to regulations of theResidence Law 2020 of Vietnam (effective from July 01, 2021).
1. Cases must do the temporary absence declaration
Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 31 of the Residence Law 2020 of Vietnam, every citizen shall declare their temporary absence in the following cases:
2. Procedures of temporary absence declaration
Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 31 of the Residence Law 2020 of Vietnam, procedures of temporary absence declaration are prescribed as following:
Regarding persons in (1) and (2):
- Before leaving their places of residence, he/she must declare their temporary absence with the registration authority of the locality where they reside. The application for temporary absence declaration includes an application for temporary absence declaration and written permission of the authority supervising, managing or educating the applicant.
- The registration authority shall provide instructions for information to be declared and check this information.
- Within 01 working day starting from the date of receipt of an application for temporary absence declaration, the registration authority shall issue a document on temporary absence declaration to the applicant; for complicated cases, this time limit may be extended up to a total of 02 working days.
Regarding persons in (3) and (4):
- He/She may declare their temporary absence in person at the premises of the registration authority of the locality where they reside or by the phone or electronic means or other means as stipulated by the Minister of Public Security of Vietnam.
- Especially for persons in (4), if he/she is a minor, either of their parents or their guardian shall make the declaration.
3. Information of the declaration
Pursuant to Clause 2 Article 31 of the Residence Law 2020 of Vietnam, the information to be declared includes:
- Full name;
- Identity card number or passport number of the declarant;
- Reason for temporary absence;
- Temporary absence duration;
- Address of the declarant’s destination.
Note: Registration authorities shall update temporary absence declaration information of citizens to the residence database and notify the declarants of such update upon request.
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