Cases of revising residence information in the Residence Database in Vietnam

Cases of revising residence information in the Residence Database in Vietnam (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. Cases of revising residence information in the Residence Database in Vietnam

Residence information of a citizen shall be revised in the following cases:

- Change of household head;

- Change to information on their civil status, which is recorded in the residence database;

- Change to the address of their place of residence recorded in the residence database due to change to administrative unit boundaries, administrative unit name, name of their street, neighborhood, village, commune or hamlet, or house number.

(Clause 1, Article 26 of the Residence Law 2020)

2. Application for revision of residence information in the Residence Database in Vietnam

Application for revision of residence information for the cases in Points a and b Clause 1 of Article 26 of the Residence Law 2020 includes:

- Declaration of change to residence information;

- Written proof of the change.

(Clause 2, Article 26 of the Residence Law 2020)

3. Procedures for adjusting residence information in the Residence Database

Procedure for revision of residence information:

- For the case of changing of household head, a household member shall submit an application containing the documents mentioned in Section 2 to the registration authority.

Within 03 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall revise information on the household head in the residence database and notify the applicant of such revision; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected;

- For the case of changing to information on their civil status, which is recorded in the residence database, within 30 days starting from the date of issuance of a decision on change to civil status information by the competent authority, the person subject to such change shall submit an application for revision of relevant information in the residence database containing the documents mentioned in Section 2 to the registration authority.

Within 03 working days starting from the date of receipt of an adequate and valid application, the registration authority shall revise civil status information in the residence database and notify the applicant of such revision; and provide a written explanation for the applicant if the application rejected;

- For the case of changing to the address of their place of residence recorded in the residence database due to change to administrative unit boundaries, administrative unit name, name of their street, neighborhood, village, commune or hamlet, or house number, registration authorities shall revise the information in the residence database.

(Clause 3, Article 26 of the Residence Law 2020)

4. Residence and residence management rules in Vietnam

Residence and residence management rules are stipulated in Article 3 of the Residence Law 2020 including:

- Residence and residence management shall adhere to the Constitution and the law.

- Residence and residence management shall ensure the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, the interests of the State, the community and the society; right to freedom of residence and other basic rights of citizens, and state responsibility for socio - economic development, national defense and security protection and preservation of public order and social safety in a harmonious manner.

- Residence registration procedures must be simple, convenient, timely, accurate and transparent; residence management must be strict and effective.

- Information on residence shall be updated to the national population database and residence database as prescribed by law; at a point in time, a citizen shall have only one permanent residence and may have one temporary residence.

- All violations against regulations of laws on residence registration and management must be detected and handled in a prompt and serious manner as per the law.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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