Accordingly, to continue improving the investment environment and supporting the foreign community living and working in the province, the Chairman of Bac Ninh Provincial People's Committee has just directed the Department of Construction to preside over and coordinate with the Provincial Police, the Provincial Military Command and related units to review and publicly announce on the Provincial and Department's Electronic Information Portal the list of commercial housing construction investment projects that foreign organizations and individuals are allowed to own according to the provisions of the 2023 Housing Law.
At the same time, advise and propose solutions to exploit the housing buying needs of foreigners, develop a plan to organize a seminar on "housing for foreign organizations and individuals living in Bac Ninh province".
The Department of Agriculture and Environment guides the order and procedures for issuing certificates of land use rights and ownership of assets attached to land for overseas Vietnamese.
At the same time, directing the Provincial Land Registration Office to arrange specialized guidance staff to quickly resolve procedures related to housing transactions of foreigners.
Summarize the report on the total number of cases of foreign organizations and individuals, and overseas Vietnamese who have been granted certificates of land use rights for residential land and apartment use rights attached to residential land accumulated to March 15, 2026.
The Provincial Police simplified the procedures for temporary residence declaration for foreigners renting houses; guided tenants to quickly register online, ensuring security and order.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism presides over and coordinates with press agencies to promote propaganda about new regulations of land and housing laws in many languages (English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese...) for foreign organizations and individuals to easily access.
Project investors and businesses, individuals doing real estate business provide truthful information about project legality and conditions for foreigners to sign contracts to buy, lease-purchase or rent houses.
Strictly prohibit acts that cause difficulties, inconvenience or require documents outside of legal regulations for foreign customers and overseas Vietnamese.
Bac Ninh is a major industrial center of the country, and also belongs to the group of localities leading in attracting FDI capital, with tens of thousands of experts and foreign workers (mainly from China, Korea,... ) coming to live and work, leading to housing needs for this group.
Previously, at the end of 2024, Lao Dong Newspaper had a series of articles reflecting the situation of many foreigners living in social housing projects in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces (old) - places that are regulated to be for workers and low-income people.
After that, the Ministry of Construction and the People's Committees of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces (old) directed departments, branches, and localities to get involved in reviewing. Through reviewing from Lao Dong Newspaper's reflection, localities have moved about 2,000 foreigners out of social housing projects.
Talking to a reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper at that time, the Bac Ninh Provincial Department of Construction said that the unit is also reviewing the housing needs of foreigners in the province to supplement and plan areas to attract investment in housing and accommodation projects for this group.
