Vietnam: Using false papers for marriage procedures shall be fined up to VND 3 million

Specifically, according to Clause 2 Article 28 of Decree No. 110/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, fines for acts of violation of regulation on marriage registration and marriage brokerage are as follows:

Article 28. Act of violation of regulation on marriage registration and marriage brokerage

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2. A fine of between VND 1,000,000 and 3,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the acts as follows:

a) Lending papers to other persons for marriage procedures; using other persons’ papers for marriage procedures;

b) Using false papers for marriage procedures;

c) Making incorrect commitment of the marital status for marriage procedures.

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Thus, according to this regulation, anyone who uses fake documents to register a marriage

or make incorrect commitment of the marital status for marriage procedures shall be subject to administrative penalties with fines ranging from VND 1,000,000 to VND 3,000,000, concurrently, they are forced to destroy fake documents used to complete marriage registration procedures.

Moreover, Decree No. 110/2013/NĐ-CP also specifies fines for other acts of violation of regulation on marriage registration and marriage brokerage as follows:

- A caution or a fine of between VND 300,000 and 500,000 for the acts of modifying, erasing or falsifying the contents of papers issued by the competent authority for marriage procedures;

- A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and 5,000,000 shall be imposed for the acts of forging papers for marriage procedures;

- A fine of between VND 10,000,000 and 20,000,000 shall be imposed for one of the acts as follows:

+ Taking advantage of the marriage for the purpose of entry and exit; naturalized as Vietnamese citizen or foreign national;

+ Taking advantage of the marriage in order to enjoy preferential policies of the state or to perform other self-seeking purposes.

- A fine of between VND 20,000,000 and 30,000,000 shall be imposed for the acts of illegal marriage brokerage.

View fines for other violations at Decree No. 110/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 11, 2013.

Nguyen Trinh

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