Delete permanent residence registration according to which dossiers and procedures

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clause 6, Article 4, Decree 58/2026/ND-CP (effective from March 15, 2026) stipulates the amendment and supplementation of Article 9, Decree 154/2024/ND-CP detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Residence as follows:

Article 9. Dossiers and procedures for deleting permanent residence registration

1. Within 01 day from the date of receiving the decision to cancel the permanent residence registration of the head directly above or immediately after issuing the decision to cancel the permanent residence registration for citizens, the residence registration agency shall carry out the deletion of the permanent residence registration for citizens and update the deletion of the permanent residence registration to the Residence Database, the National Population Database.

2. Within 01 working day from the date the National Population Database, the residence registration agency receives information reflecting information about people in cases of permanent residence deletion specified in points a, đ, clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Residence, the residence registration agency is responsible for checking, verifying, and implementing the deletion of permanent residence registration for citizens and updating the deletion of permanent residence registration to the Residence Database, the National Population Database.

3. Within 07 days from the date the household has a person subject to permanent residence clearance according to the provisions of points b, d, e, g, h, i, clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Residence, the person subject to permanent residence clearance or the representative of the household or the legal representative is responsible for carrying out the procedure for permanent residence clearance.

a) Dossier for permanent residence registration revocation includes: Declaration of change of residence information and papers and documents proving that one of the cases of permanent residence registration revocation is true;

b) The person carrying out the procedure submits 01 online application through the National Public Service Portal or the National Identification Application (VNelD) to the residence registration agency.

4. In case the person proposed for permanent residence deletion does not have information in the National Population Database or information about that person in the National Population Database is incomplete or inaccurate, the residence registration agency is responsible for collecting and updating it to the National Population Database.

5. Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the valid dossier, the residence registration agency shall cancel the permanent residence registration for citizens and update the cancellation of the permanent residence registration to the Residence Database, the National Population Database.

6. In case a person is subject to permanent residence registration revocation according to the provisions of points b, d, e, g, h, i, clause 1, Article 24 of the Law on Residence, but the household has only 01 person or the household representative or legal representative does not carry out the procedure for permanent residence revocation, the residence registration agency is responsible for checking, verifying, and making a record of the citizen or household representative not carrying out the procedure for permanent residence revocation and carrying out the permanent residence revocation for citizens.

7. Agencies and units managing people studying, working, and working in the People's Armed Forces have documents requesting the residence registration agency in the stationed area to remove the permanent residence registration for people under their management. The request document should clearly state the full name, middle name and birth name; date, month, year of birth; personal identification number of the person subject to the case of removing permanent residence registration; reasons for requesting removal of permanent residence registration.

8. After carrying out the permanent residence registration removal, the residence registration agency shall notify in writing or electronic form or in other electronic form the person whose permanent residence registration is removed or the representative of the household.

Thus, from March 15, 2026, dossiers and procedures for deleting permanent residence registration will be implemented according to the above regulations.