Register the change, correction of the civil status having foreign elements
 

Name of procedure: Register the change, correction of the civil status having foreign elements

Field:   Civil status

Authority: Justice Department

Process:

1. Submit the dossiers in Justice Department. 

2. Settle registering the change, correction on the civil status, re-defining:

Within 05 days since receiving enough the legal papers, if the change, correction on the civil status has enough conditions according to regulation of the law, registrar writes into registration book of changing, correcting the civil status and Director of Justice Department signs and issues an original of Decision on allowing to change, correct the civil status to the person concerned. The copy of Decision is issued according to requirements of the person concerned.

The content and basis of change, correction on the civil status must be taken notes in the column of notes of Birth registration book and the verso of the original of Birth certificate.

After the change, correction on the civil status is written into Birth registration book, the copy of Birth certificate from Birth registration book will write according to the content changed, corrected or supplemented.

Method: Submit directly dossier in Justice Department or can authorize the third person to submit dossier.

Content of Dossier:

- Statement according to the form

- The original of Birth certificate

- Relevant papers to be basis for the change, correction on the civil status, redefining ethnic group, redefining the gender, supplementing the civil status.  

Number of documents: 01 set.

Time of execution: 05 days since date of receiving enough legal dossiers, in case there need to verify, the duration is extended 5 days.

Subjects of administrative procedure: Individual, organization

Authority of administrative procedure: Justice Department

Result of administrative procedure: Decision on allowing to change, correcting the civil status.

Fee (if any): Not over 50,000 VND

Requirements and conditions of administrative procedure (if any): None

Sample of application and declaration:

Form STP/HT-2006-TĐCC.1: The Statement of registering to change, correct, supplement the civil status, redefining ethnic group, redefining the gender

Legal foundation:

+Decision 01/2006/QĐ-BTP on Promulgating civil status registers and forms

+Decree 158/2005/NĐ-CP on civil status registration and management

+Circular 97/2006/TT-BTC guiding charges and fees to be decided by people's Councils of provinces and Centrally run cities

 

 

Other information:
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE'S PORTAL
Add : 58 – 60 Tran Phu,Ba Dinh,Hanoi. Tel : 04.62739718 - Fax: 04.62739359. Email : banbientap@moj.gov.vn; cntt@moj.gov.vn.
License No 28/GP-BC dated 25/03/2005
Editor in chief: Nguyen Tien Dung
©Copyright by Department of Information Technology - Ministry of Justice (www.moj.gov.vn)