The Law on Civil Status (amended) was passed by the 16th National Assembly at the First Session. The Law officially takes effect from March 1, 2027.
According to the provisions of the Law, the State has synchronous policies and measures, creating favorable conditions for individuals to exercise their rights and obligations to register for civil status. The State ensures budget, facilities, investment in digital transformation, and development of information technology for civil status registration and management activities.
Article 10 of the Law specifically stipulates the method of requesting and returning civil status registration results. In which, the person requesting civil status registration has the right to choose to submit the dossier online or send the dossier through postal services or submit the dossier directly at the competent civil status registration agency.
The procedures for birth registration, marriage registration, and death registration are returned as paper and electronic copies. Other civil status registration procedures are returned as electronic copies, and the result is a paper copy only returned when the civil status registry person requests it.
The civil status registration person chooses to receive the result as a paper copy through postal services or directly at the civil status registration agency, civil status management agency, except for cases of marriage registration, they receive the Certificate of Marriage directly at the civil status registration agency.
Regarding civil status fees and charges, it is clearly stipulated that the person requesting civil status registration must pay civil status fees according to the provisions of law on fees and charges.
Agencies, organizations, and individuals when exploiting and using the Civil Status Database must pay fees according to the provisions of law on fees and charges.
