1. Is it mandatory to correct the red book when merging provinces and cities?
On April 11, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (formerly the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) issued Official Letter 991/BNNMT-QLDD guiding the adjustment of cadastral records, land databases and synthesis of natural area data when arranging administrative units.
Accordingly, after the arrangement of administrative units, it is not mandatory to simultaneously revise the issued Certificate, except in cases where the land user or owner of property attached to the land has a need or performs it at the same time as administrative procedures on land.
2. How to correct the red book when merging provinces and cities?
According to Article 45 of Decree 101/2024/ND-CP, the procedure for correcting the red book includes three main steps.
Step 1: Prepare documents
Land users or owners of assets attached to land need to prepare documents including: Application for registration of land changes according to Form No. 11/DK; original Certificate; documents proving errors in information about land users, land plots or assets; valid authorization documents if submitted on behalf.
Step 2: Submit documents
In case the state agency detects errors, it will notify and request people to submit the original certificate to correct. If people detect errors, the dossier is submitted at the one -stop shop, land registration office or office branch. The receiving agency will issue an appointment and transfer the dossier to the competent unit for handling.
Step 3: Receive the results
The land management agency will check and make a record of the causes of errors and submit to the competent authority to certify the content of correction or new certificates. After that, the Land Registration Office updated into the cadastral record and handed back the certificate to the people or sent it to the place to receive the dossier to return the results.
3. Time to correct the red book when merging provinces and cities
According to Clause 8, Clause 10, Article 22 of Decree 101/2024/ND-CP, the time to correct the issued Certificate is no more than 10 working days from the date of receipt of valid documents.
The above time does not include the time for competent authorities to determine financial obligations, the time for performing financial obligations, the time for considering and handling land cases with violations of the law, the time for requesting appraisal, publicly posting, posting information on mass media, the time for carrying out inheritance division procedures...
For communes in mountainous areas, islands, remote areas, and areas with difficult and especially difficult socio-economic conditions, an additional 10 working days will be increased.
