This year, Hanoi has stipulated that students residing in the locality are eligible to register for admission to public high schools.
According to current regulations, a household registration book is not required for vehicle registration; vehicle owners can use their citizen identification card instead.
The Vietnam Social Security (BHXH Vietnam) has recently sent out a document stating that it will no longer require the presentation of household registration books or temporary residence books when carrying out administrative procedures under the jurisdiction of the Vietnam Social Security sector.
The Government Office has requested an urgent review and amendment of legal documents that require the submission and presentation of paper household registration books and temporary residence books.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested that leaders of ministries, departments, and localities strengthen inspections of official duties and resolutely prevent any harassment or inconvenience to citizens and businesses.
As of January 1, 2023, in accordance with the 2020 Residence Law, household registration books are no longer valid. However, in practice, many agencies still require additional residence confirmation instead of household registration books.
According to Lieutenant General To An Xo, with hundreds of thousands of administrative transactions every day, it is difficult to avoid problems, so he hopes for the public's understanding.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha emphasized that the process of abolishing paper household registration books and temporary residence books must not affect the people, even for just a day or an hour.
According to Lieutenant General Tô Ân Xô, in the initial phase of abolishing household registration books, many officials were not yet familiar with the new regulations and still required citizens to present documents proving their place of residence.
The Prime Minister instructed ministries, departments, and localities not to require citizens to present or submit paper household registration books or temporary residence books when population data is already available.
From January 1st, 2023, when carrying out administrative procedures such as identity verification, real estate transactions, etc., a household registration book will no longer be required, but in reality, subsidiary permits have already appeared.
Hanoi has just requested departments and agencies to review documents related to procedures requiring citizens to present household registration books when conducting administrative transactions.
From January 1st, household registration books and temporary residence books will no longer be valid. Many parents are concerned about how schools will conduct enrollment for the first grade without household registration books.
According to Decree 104, after the official abolition of paper household registration books, the following 10 procedures will be carried out when citizens present their citizen identity cards.
From January 1st, 2023, existing household registration books and temporary residence books will no longer be valid; citizens will no longer need to provide paper confirmation but can do so electronically.
In Resolution No. 121, the Government requested provincial People's Committees to immediately review and adjust regulations to abolish the requirement to present household registration books.
Following complaints, the Ministry of Public Security rectified and dealt with cases of improper revocation of household registration books, which caused inconvenience to citizens.
The Ministry of Public Security stated that when the documents are confiscated, citizens will be issued a temporary certificate valid for one month to use for administrative procedures.
Residents of Ho Chi Minh City are concerned that the revocation of household registration books may create many obstacles when carrying out other administrative procedures in the future.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Le Manh Ha, Deputy Head of the Staff Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Police, the chip-embedded citizen identification card can be used to replace the household registration book.
With the new Residence Law now in effect, no new paper household registration books or temporary residence books will be issued, and authorities will revoke existing books if there are any changes to the information.
The Deputy Director of the Department of Civil Registry, Nationality and Authentication (Ministry of Justice) emphasized that abolishing household registration books is a desire of both the people and the management agencies.
People will only be allowed to use their household registration book or temporary residence book to prove their place of residence until December 31, 2022.
General To Lam emphasized that abolishing household registration books is something the people have been eagerly awaiting, and the Ministry of Public Security has been thoroughly addressing this issue.
"We should support whatever is more progressive and modern. Outdated procedures need reform; why cling to the old ways? Reduce bureaucracy for the benefit of the people!"
The government proposes abolishing household registration books and switching to a residency management method using personal identification numbers.
In order to reduce the manual and cumbersome procedures for residence registration, the Ministry of Public Security has proposed a draft to abolish all or part of the administrative procedures related to paper household registration books.
Da Nang City has agreed on a pilot plan to use electronic personal and household registration data to replace traditional household registration books when handling administrative procedures.
Lawyer Pham Cong Ut believes that the government's decision to abolish household registration books and identity cards and replace them with citizen identification cards will create favorable conditions for citizens and may reduce corruption.
How will citizens have to declare information during administrative procedures when household registration books and national identity cards are abolished?
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