Notes when converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land

What is agricultural land and non-agricultural land?

Agricultural land is defined as land used for production, research, and experimentation in agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, salt production, and for the purpose of forest protection and development. Agricultural land includes agricultural land, forestry land, aquaculture land, salt production land, and other agricultural land...

Non-agricultural land is a group of land not used for agricultural purposes and does not belong to the types of land with undetermined purposes. Non-agricultural land includes: land for building agency headquarters, land used for national defense and security purposes, residential land including rural residential land, urban residential land, etc.

Notes when converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land

Talking to Lao Dong reporter about the notes when converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land, Lawyer Truong Anh Tu (TAT Law Firm) said: "Converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land requires the land to be in the approved land use plan and in accordance with the local annual land use plan.

The dossier must include: Application for conversion of land use purpose; land use right certificate; and usage plan in accordance with the planning.

People need to pay land use fees corresponding to the price difference between agricultural land and non-agricultural land. For example, if the price of agricultural land is 2 million VND/m2 and the price of non-agricultural land is 12 million VND/m2, people have to pay the difference of 10 million VND/m2," said Lawyer Truong Anh Tu.

To convert agricultural land to non-agricultural land in accordance with the law, lawyers recommend that people carefully check the land use planning information before submitting the application. To avoid errors, it is advisable to consult the local Department of Natural Resources and Environment to confirm that the land is eligible for conversion.