Recently, we have received a message from a customer: “Currently, I am living and working in Ho Chi Minh City. I need a certificate of marital status to prepare to buy a house. Where can I get a certificate of marital status? If I want to confirm my marital status, what kind of documents do I need to prepare?”
So, in this article, LSX legal firm will inform you the related information regarding Marital status certificate in Vietnam.
Legal grounds
- Decree 123/2015/ND-CP
- Law on Marriage and Family 2014
What can you use a marital status certificate for?
A certificate of marital status or commonly known as a certificate of singleness, used to determine a person’s marital status: in a marriage, has not yet registered to marry anyone, previously registered marriage but divorced, and not currently married to anyone…
The confirmation of marital status has an important meaning in determining the rights, obligations, and property regime in common and separately with a person’s spouse. Thereby, creating favorable conditions for civil transactions.
At the same time, Article 22 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP of the Government stipulates that the application for a certificate of marital status is also for the purpose of getting married. Because according to Article 2 of the Law on Marriage and Family, the basic principles of the marriage regime in Vietnam: “Voluntary, progressive and monogamous marriage”
Therefore, applying for a certificate of marital status plays an extremely important role when performing civil transactions such as borrowing capital, buying and selling … and when you want to register your marriage.
Where to apply for a marital status certificate?
The People’s Committee of the commune where the citizen permanently resides carries out the certification of marital status in the country. If the person does not have a place of permanent residence but has registered for temporary residence, the People’s Committee of the commune where he/she temporarily resides shall issue this Certificate.
This regulation also applies to granting Certificates to foreign citizens and stateless people residing in Vietnam upon request (Article 21 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP of the Government).
Procedures for issuing certificates of marital status
According to Article 22 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP, the issuance of a certificate of marital status follows the following procedure:
- Prepare the application
- Submit the application to the competent authority
- The authority receives, processes, and issues the certificate.
Within 3 working days from the date of receiving the satisfactory application, the civil status official shall verify the applicant’s marital status.
Then, the civil status official shall request that the President of the People’s Committee grant a certificate of marital status to the applicant if the applicant meets all conditions.
In case it is necessary to prove the marital status or to have a re-examination, within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the written request, the commune-level People’s Committee is requested to verify and send a written reply to the People’s Committee of the commune. Commune-level People’s Committees on the marital status of the involved parties during their residence in the commune.
If a person applies for re-issuance of a certificate of marital status for other purposes or due to expiration of the certificate of marital status as prescribed in Article 23 of this Decree, the certificate of marital status that was issued must be returned.
Confirm your marital status online
Currently, to make it more convenient to carry out administrative procedures, many provinces and cities have implemented online registration including the procedure for applying for a certificate of marital status. However, the online implementation has only been conducted in a few big cities and provinces such as Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City.
Firstly, take a photo of all documents confirming marital status, including ID card, household registration book, divorce decision, death certificate… (depending on each case, each specific document required).
Secondly, login page: Dichvucong.hanoi.gov.vn.
Thirdly, click on register online.
Fourthly, choose to apply at the ward afterward, and scroll down.
Then, select “Civil status”.
Select the procedure: “Confirm marital status” (Then click done).
Select the People’s Committee of the district in which you have a household registration – Continue to select the ward in which you have a household registration.
Next, declare the required items in the software.
Attach photo files taken on the device.
Continue >>> enter profile code >>> Continue
Lastly, click Finish.
Why should you have a certificate of marital status?
Not only in the matter of marriage registration, but the single certificate is also a mandatory document when carrying out many different procedures, including:
- Bank loan.
- Registration, transfer of names to buy and sell vehicles, real estate.
- Guarantee or consular procedures for foreign immigration.
- And other cases…
The confirmation of the relationship status understood as the confirmation of the marital relationship status of a person to prove the authenticity of provided documents. In addition, when a person is divorced or single and needs to buy a house, car, or get a loan, then he/she needs to verify the singleness status so that person can stand independently and be responsible for the committed obligation.
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Related questions
Marriage registration
Conduct the purchase, sale, transfer of real estate, assets to prove that these are private property;
Adoption procedures according to Article 17 of the Law on Adoption 2010;
Some other cases as prescribed by law.
According to Article 23 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP; The single certificate will be valid for 6 months; from the date the competent authority issued it, due to the procedures prescribed by law.
At the same time, people usually use the certificate of singleness for the purpose of marriage registration at a competent authority either in Vietnam or abroad; and for other purposes. However, it is only valid when used for the purposes stated in the certificate.
1. Any birth, marriage, or death registration that has been granted at the competent authority of Vietnam before January 1, 2016 but the vital records or originals copies from vital records are lost shall be eligible for re-registration.
2. An applicant for birth, marriage, or death re-registration shall submit sufficient copies of relevant documents.
3. The birth or marriage re-registration is only granted if the applicants are still alive at the time of receiving application.
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