On August 25, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment issued Decision 3380/QD-BNNMT, announcing new administrative procedures in the land sector. One of the important contents that has been amended and supplemented is the order and procedures for registration and issuance of a Land Use Rights Certificate for land plots with increased areas due to changes in boundaries compared to the issued Certificate. According to regulations, the procedure is carried out through 3 main steps.
Step 1: Submit documents
Registrants can submit their application at the Public Administration Service Center, Land Registration Office or Branch of the Provincial Land Registration Office. The dossier can be submitted with a copy of the original for comparison, submitted the original, or submitted a notarized, certified copy. In case of online submission, the dossier must be digitized from the original or a notarized, certified copy.
If submitting a copy or digital copy, when receiving the results, the registerede must submit the original according to regulations. In case of confirmation of changes on the issued Certificate, the registered person must submit the original Certificate.
Step 2: Receive and check the application
The receiving agency is responsible for checking the content of the dossier. If the documents are complete, the agency issuing the Certificate will receive and schedule a return of results. If the dossier is missing, the agency will return it with an additional Request Form. In case the application is received at the Public Administration Service Center, this unit will forward it to the Land Registration Office or branch for processing.
Step 3: Resolve procedures
Case 1: The original land plot has a Certificate, the area increased due to receiving a transfer of land use rights
The land registration office or branch will notify the transferor and publicly post it at the People's Committee at the commune level. If the transferor's address is unknown, the notice will be posted on the mass media 3 times. After 30 days from the date of the first notification or posting without a dispute, the competent authority will:
- Check the conditions for exercising rights under the Land Law. If not eligible, the application will be returned.
- Check and sign the cadastral map extract or cadastral map extract if necessary.
- send the Information Transfer Form to the tax authority to determine financial obligations.
- Update changes in cadastral records and land databases.
- Issued a new Certificate or confirm changes on the issued Certificate. If there are financial obligations, they will only be issued after the people have completed.
- In case of dispute arising, people are instructed to submit a petition to the competent authority for settlement.
Case 2: The original land plot has a Certificate, the increased area has not been granted a Certificate
- The dossier is transferred to the People's Committee of the commune where the land is located to verify the current status of land use, works, disputes, origin of use and planning compliance. The inspection results will be publicly posted for 15 days at the People's Committee of the commune and residential areas, and at the same time, receive and resolve feedback (if any). The dossier and results are then transferred to the Land Registration Office or branch. These units will:
+ Check and sign the cadastral map extract.
+ Record or extract a cadastral map if there is no one or the map is damaged.
+ send the Information Transfer Form to the tax authority to determine financial obligations.
+ Update changes in cadastral records and land databases.
+ Issued a new Certificate or confirm changes on the issued Certificate.
- The issuance of the Certificate is done directly or through the dossier receiving agency. If financial obligations arise, the procedure will only be completed when there are documents proving that it has been fully submitted. In case of dispute, the registration agency will guide the parties to submit the petition to the competent authority for settlement in accordance with the law.
