How long does it take to register for temporary residence and get a household registration?

How long does it take to register for temporary residence before being able to register for a household registration is one of the issues that many people are interested in when applying for permanent residence according to current law?

How long does it take to register for temporary residence to be able to register for household registration under the new Law?

From July 1, 2021 - the effective date of the 2020 Law on Residence, the conditions on temporary residence period have been abolished.

People nationwide can register for permanent residence as soon as they meet the conditions for legal accommodation specified in Article 20 of the Law on Residence, regardless of the duration of temporary residence.

Previously, before the Law on Residence 2020 took effect, in order to register for permanent residence (also known as immigration) in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Can Tho... citizens must have had a continuous temporary residence at a legal place of residence for at least 01 year (if immigrating to a district or town in a city), at least 02 years (if immigrating to the inner city).

Particularly in Hanoi, people from other provinces who want to register their household in Hanoi's inner city must have been temporarily residing continuously in the inner city for 3 years or more; those who want to register their household in the suburbs must have been temporarily residing for 1 year or more (According to the Capital Law).

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The issued household registration book is used and valid as a document confirming residence until December 31, 2022.

Is the Household Registration Book still used today?

Clause 3, Article 38 of the 2020 Law on Residence stipulates: "From the effective date of this Law, the issued Household Registration Book and Temporary Residence Book shall still be used and have value as papers and documents confirming residence according to the provisions of this Law until December 31, 2022.

Accordingly, the issued Household Registration Book will still be used and valid as a document confirming residence until December 31, 2022.

However, in case the information in the Household Registration Book is different from the information in the Resident Database, the information in the Resident Database will be used. And when performing the procedures for resident registration leading to changes in the information in the Household Registration Book, the resident registration agency will withdraw the issued Household Registration Book, make adjustments and update the information in the Resident Database and will not issue new or reissue the Household Registration Book.

Along with the strong development of digital technology, with the policy of building an "e-Government" towards a digital economy, the Government issued Resolution No. 112/NQ-CP on simplifying administrative procedures and citizen papers related to population management under the state management functions of the Ministry of Public Security. In which, it stipulates "Abolishing the form of population management by registering permanent residence by "Household registration book" and replacing it with the form of management through personal identification codes".

Information about citizens is collected and updated in the National Database on Citizens applied according to the provisions of Article 9 of the 2014 Law on Citizen Identification, amended in 2020.

Thus, information on citizens' permanent residence will be updated in the National Population Database.

Therefore, the Household Registration Book is no longer used as a document confirming a citizen's place of residence, but will be determined through the individual's identification code on the National Population Database.

What are the conditions for household registration?

Conditions for permanent residence registration are stipulated in Article 20 of the 2020 Law on Residence as follows:

- Citizens are registered for permanent residence at their legally owned residence.

- Citizens are allowed to register permanent residence at legal accommodation not owned by them when the head of household and owner agree in the following cases:

Wife lives with husband; husband lives with wife; children live with parents; parents live with children;
Elderly people living with their brothers, sisters, or grandchildren; people with severe or extremely severe disabilities, people who are unable to work, people with mental illness or other diseases that cause loss of cognitive ability or behavioral control, living with their paternal or maternal grandparents, biological brothers, biological sisters, biological uncles, biological aunts, biological nieces, or guardians;
Minors who have the consent of their parents or guardians or who no longer have parents live with their paternal or maternal grandparents, paternal or maternal grandparents, biological brothers, biological sisters, biological uncles, biological aunts; minors live with their guardians.

- Citizens are allowed to register permanent residence at legal accommodation rented, borrowed, or rented when meeting the following conditions:

Have the owner of the accommodation agree to register permanent residence at the rented, borrowed or temporarily stayed place;
Ensure the minimum housing area conditions as prescribed by the Provincial People's Council but not less than 08 m2 of floor space/person.

- Citizens are allowed to register permanent residence at religious establishments with auxiliary housing facilities when they fall into one of the following cases:

Religious workers are ordained, elected, appointed, nominated, or transferred to perform religious activities at religious establishments;
Representative of religious establishment;
A person who is approved by the representative/management board of a religious establishment to register permanent residence to directly manage and organize religious activities at the religious establishment;
Children, people with severe disabilities, people with severe disabilities, and homeless people must be approved by the representative/management board of the religious establishment, the head or representative to register for permanent residence.

- A person receiving care, support, or assistance can register for permanent residence at a social assistance facility when the head of that facility agrees, or can register for permanent residence in a household receiving care and support when the head of the household and the owner of the legal accommodation agree.

- People living or working on a vehicle can register permanent residence on that vehicle when meeting the following conditions:

Be the owner of the vehicle or have the vehicle owner's consent to permanent registration;
Vehicles are registered and inspected according to the provisions of law;
In case the vehicle does not need to be registered or inspected, there must be confirmation from the People's Committee of the commune where the vehicle is regularly parked regarding the use of the vehicle for residential purposes;
There is confirmation from the People's Committee at the commune level that the vehicle has been registered and regularly parked in the area in case the vehicle does not have to be registered or the place of vehicle registration does not coincide with the place of regular parking.

- Permanent residence registration of a minor must have the consent of the parent or guardian, except in cases where the minor's place of residence is decided by the Court.

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