Question

I am an overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu). I want to return to live in Vietnam ? Lawyers in Danang, Vietnam advise about conditions for registration of permanent residence in centrally run cities ?

Answer

Overseas Vietnamese (Viet Kieu) who still hold the Vietnamese nationality and return to live in Vietnam ?

Overseas Vietnamese who still hold the Vietnamese nationality and return to live in Vietnam may register for permanent residence in Vietnam.

Conditions for registration of permanent residence in centrally run cities:

Citizens falling in one of the following cases may register their permanent residence in centrally run cities:

- Having a lawful domicile; and having temporarily resided for at least one year in a centrally run city, if registering permanent residence in a rural district or town of such city, and having temporarily resided for at least two years in a  centrally run city, if registering permanent residence in an urban district or a ward of such city;

- Obtaining the consent of the person who possesses the household registration book to have their names entered in such book if falling into one of the following cases:

Wife returns to live with her husband; husband returns to live with his wife; child returns to live with his/her father, mother; father, mother returns to live with his/her child;

Person who is beyond the working age, has retired or left his/her job for loss of working capacity or quit his/her job returns to live with his/her sibling;

Person who is disabled, loses working capacity or suffers a mental disease or another ailment which deprives him/her of the capacity to perceive or control his/her acts returns to live with his/her sibling, aunt, uncle or guardian;

Minor whose parents are deceased or whose parents are incapable of nurturing him/her returns to live with his/her paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents, sibling, aunt, uncle or guardian;

Single adult returns to live with his/her paternal or maternal grandparents, sibling, aunt or uncle;

Paternal or maternal grandparent returns to live with his/her grandchild.

- Being transferred or recruited to work in an agency or organization where salary is paid by the state budget or working under a contract with an unspecified term and having a lawful domicile;

- Having previously registered permanent residence in a centrally run city and now returning to live in this city at a lawful domicile;

- For citizens specified in Clauses 1, 3 and 4 of this Article, if registering permanent residence at lawful domiciles that are leased, lent or allowed for free-of-charge stay by individuals or organizations, the following conditions must be fully met:

Ensuring the average area condition set by the municipal People’s Council;

Obtaining the certification by the commune, district or township People’s Committee of the average area condition;

Possessing a written consent of the lessor or lender or the individual or organization allowing free-of-charge stay;

-  The registration of permanent residence in inner areas of Hanoi complies with Clause 4, Article 19 of the Law on the Capital City (Artilcle 20, Law on Residence No. 03/VBHN-VPQH, dated July 11, 2013)./.

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