Delegation of National Assembly of Nghe An province collects comments on Draft Law on Residence (amended)

Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation Tran Van Mao chaired the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

DraftLaw of Residence(amended) consists of 7 chapters and 39 articles regulating the right to freedom of residence of Vietnamese citizens in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; registration and management of residence; rights and responsibilities of citizens, households, agencies and organizations regarding registration and management of residence.

Commenting on the draft Law on Residence (amended), delegates agreed with the necessity, content, and structure of the draft law, especially on the policy of changing the method of residence management from household registration books and temporary residence books to management by personal identification numbers.

Delegates' opinions suggested amending and supplementing some practical problems regarding households; clarifying Clauses 1 and 3, Article 24 on locations where new permanent residence registration is not allowed; Clause 4, Article 21 on conditions for permanent residence registration.

The draft Law on Residence (amended) needs to specify the provisions of Article 17 on the place of residence of people living or working on ships, boats or other mobile means of transport; and supplement the responsibilities of citizens and households in complying with inspection conditions of competent authorities.

Representatives of the Provincial Police Department give comments on the Draft Law on Residence (amended). Photo: Thanh Le

Regarding the regulation on canceling permanent residence registration for people living abroad and people absent from the locality for more than 12 months, and people who have a household registration in one place but still have a household registration in another place, the opinions of delegates are that the draft Law on Residence has not yet stipulated the responsibility of the State management agency regarding this content.

It is recommended that the draft Law should supplement clear regulations on the responsibilities of State management agencies and citizens when failing to comply with the provisions of the Law on Residence; there should be regulations on coordination between immigration agencies and residence management agencies.

In addition, the delegates said that the Law should have additional provisions on temporary residence registration for people under 18 years old with guardians; prohibited acts, responsibilities of the head of household; deletion of permanent residence registration...

Regarding the implementation provisions, the majority of delegates agreed to choose option 1, which is that from the effective date of the Law (July 1, 2021), the issued household registration books and temporary residence books will still be used and have the same value as documents confirming residence according to the provisions of this Law until December 31, 2022.

Deputy Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An Province Tran Van Mao concluded the conference. Photo: Thanh Le

Concluding the conference, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation Tran Van Mao emphasized: The contribution of opinions will determine a more suitable form of residence management to effectively manage the place where citizens actually live, ensuring strictness and accuracy, serving the management, planning, and socio-economic development of the locality.

On behalf ofGroupDNational Assembly Representative of Nghe An Province,Comrade Tran Van Mao has accepted the opinions of the delegates; the comments will be compiled and submitted to the National Assembly in the next session.