MUST HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS WHEN REGISTERING IN A DISTRICT OF A CENTRAL-AFFILIATED CITY
On June 20, 2013, the National Assembly has approved the Law No. 36/2013/QH13 on amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Residence.
Having much differences from the Law No. 81/2008/QH11 on Residence on the Conditions for permanent residence registration in central-affiliated cities, this amended and supplemented Law is adjusted as follows: the citizen must have a lawful residence for at least one year when registering in a district or town of a central-affiliated city, or for at least two years when registering in a district of a central-affiliated city; the citizen is accepted by a holder of the household registration book; a citizen who is sent to or employed by an organization which is paid by the State budget, or works under an indefinite contract, and has a lawful residence; a citizen who registered a permanent residence in a central-affiliated city and returns to his or her legal residence;
The people that register their legal residence that is rented or lent by another organization or individual must satisfy the conditions: the average area is conformable with the regulations of the People’s Council of the city; the conformity of average area is certified by the People’s Committee of the commune or town and the renter or lender makes a written agreement.
Another important adjustment in this Law is that representatives of households, tenements, medical facilities, hotels, guesthouses, and other facilities are entitled to inform the Police Department of the commune or town of the guests that stay. When a visitor stays at a house, of which the owner has not registered for permanent residence, he or she shall register the stay with the Police Department of the commune or town. The stay registration shall by made by phone or online. Commune-level and town-level Police Departments shall announce the locations, website address, and telephones where registration of stay is received.
This Law takes effect on January 01, 2014.
