A birth certificate has important legal significance for each individual born because this is the original civil status document of that individual. All records and papers of individuals with content about surnames, middle names, names; date of birth; sex; nation; nationality; home town; Parent-child relationship must conform to the Birth Certificate. Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth and accurate birth registration, the following article will provide readers with the full content related to the birth registration procedure.

1. Regulations on birth registration

Vietnamese law stipulates the responsibility for birth registration in Article 15 of the Law on Civil Status in 2014 as follows:

“Within 60 days from the date of birth, the parent is responsible for registering the birth of the child; In case parents cannot register their children, grandparents or other relatives or organizations or individuals raising children shall have to register children for birth "

The commune-level People's Committee where the father or mother resides is the agency competent to make birth registration. (Article 13 of the Law on Civil Status 2014). Commune-level People's Committees shall register births in the following cases: Birth registration for Vietnamese citizens residing in the country; for children born in Vietnam to permanently reside in the border areas and the other to be citizens of neighboring countries permanently residing in the border areas with Vietnam.

If a child is born in Vietnam and one parent is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a foreigner or stateless person; one parent is a Vietnamese citizen residing in the country and the other is a Vietnamese citizen residing abroad; father and mother are Vietnamese citizens residing abroad; fathers and mothers who are foreigners or stateless persons shall submit the birth registration papers to the district-level People's Committees of the places where the fathers or mothers reside (Article 35 of the Law on Civil Status)

2. Registration documents for birth certificates for babies (guided in Article 9 of Decree 123/2015 / ND-CP)

Parents, grandparents, relatives or responsible persons should prepare the following documents:

- Declaration of birth registration under the provisions of Circular No. 15/2015 / TT-BTP dated November 16, 2015 detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on civil status and Decree 123/2015 / ND-CP ).

- Household registration book or collective demographic certificate, definite temporary residence registration certificate of the baby's father and mother. In case of divorce, bring the household registration book of the person who is born

- Marriage certificate of father and mother (if father or mother has registered their marriage).

- Identity card / passport of parents or employees working on behalf of

- The person who registers for birth registration submits the prescribed form and birth certificate to the civil status registration office. In the absence of a birth certificate, submit the document of the witness certifying the birth; If no witnesses are available, there must be a guarantee of birth; In case of birth registration for abandoned children, there must be a written certification of the abandonment made by the competent agency; In case of birth registration for a child born due to surrogacy, there must be a document proving that the gestational surrogacy is required by law.

- Authorization document as prescribed by law in case of authorizing the birth registration. In case the authorized person is a grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, child, wife, husband, sibling of the authorized person, the power of attorney is not notarized or certified, but must be accompanied by documents. proving relationship with the authorized person.

Procedures for birth certificates for babies

According to the Law on civil status in 2014, the procedure for making a birth certificate for children is done according to the basic steps:

+ Submit documents, attached documents

The person who has the right to birth registration shall submit all relevant documents and documents to the competent authority. The People's Committee of the commune where the parents reside is the agency that deals with birth registration

It is now possible to make online birth registration on the websites, getting results at home. This makes the implementation process more convenient for parents and at the same time resolves many administrative procedures.

+ Receiving and processing records

After receiving papers and records of birth registration, check the information is complete and appropriate. Officials of civil status record the content of birth registration in the vital records in Clause 1, Article 14 of the Law on civil status 2014.

Justice - civil status officials and people who register for birth registration together sign the civil status book. Chairpersons of commune-level People's Committees shall grant birth certificates to people who are registered for birth registration.

The birth certificate is only issued 1 original. A copy of the birth certificate is issued upon the request of the person who is born. The processing time for birth registration procedures is 01 day. Unless verification is required, no more than 5 days from the date of submission

3. Notes when registering a birth certificate

- After 60 days of birth, a warning will be imposed as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 27 of Decree 110/2013 / ND-CP.

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