Vietnam - Register Marriage

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Procedure

1. Marriage registration must be filed in the local civil registry where the applicants resides.
2. Applicants must complete a declaration form and present their valid identifications.
3. Within 5 days after the full receipt of valid papers, if deeming that the male and female partners fully meet the marriage conditions provided for by the Law on Marriage and Family, commune-level People's Committees shall effect the marriage registration for the couple. Where verification is required, the above-said time limit may be extended up to 5 days.
4. Upon marriage registration, the presence of the male and female partners is required. Facts about the marriage is entered in the books and a certificate is issued.

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Required Documents

• Declaration forms
• Valid identification
• Certificate of Marital status:
  Where a person resides in one commune, ward or district township but makes marriage registration in another commune, ward or district township, the certification of his/her marital status by the commune-level People's Committee of his/her place of residence is required.
  For persons working, studying or laboring in a foreign country and returning home to make their marriage registration, the certification of their marital status by the Vietnamese diplomatic mission or consulate based in the foreign country is required.
  For officers and men being in active service in the armed forces, the certification of their marital status shall be made by the heads of their units.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Interior
15 Tran Binh Trong Str., Hanoi.
Tel: 826 8231
Fax: 826 0774

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Instructions

Where to register

• For applicants in Vietnam: locality where the male partner or the female partner resides.
• For applicants returning to Vietnam: If the male and female partners are Vietnamese citizens who are working, studying laboring in a foreign country and return home to make their marriage registration but have had their permanent residence registration deleted in household registration books, their marriage registration shall be made at the commune-level People's Committee of the locality where either of them had resided before his/her departure from Vietnam.

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External Links

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