Birth certificates and marriage certificates will be abolished.

"In the near future, citizens will no longer have to keep birth certificates or marriage certificates," said Mr. Nguyen Cong Khanh, Director of the Department of Civil Status - Nationality - Authentication (Ministry of Justice).

Abolish birth certificates and marriage certificates

According to Mr. Khanh, in the near future, when the Law on Civil Status comes into effect, many documents will be cut down. The draft law has provided regulations that civil status documents will not be issued to people as they are now. For example, birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, etc. will no longer exist.

From now on, when doing administrative procedures, people will no longer need to prepare many documents. When needed, they will be given a certified copy of their civil status information. By 2020, when the construction of the national database is completed, even copies will no longer be necessary. All types of civil status documents will be abolished.

Previously, Mr. Nguyen Cong Khanh said that the civil status work in Vietnam is still backward compared to other countries in the region and many countries in the world. Civil status management is mainly done by books, papers and stored in cabinets. This limitation causes slow civil status registration. People's needs are not met in a timely manner, causing long waiting times.

In many countries today, after a person registers their birth, this information is sent to many different agencies. Insurance agencies, medical facilities, and schools all update that information. Later, if there are procedures related to that person, these agencies only need to check the computer system to get all the data. Citizens do not have to re-declare personal information, request certification, or verify this or that place. Officials who complete the procedures do not have to check or re-enter information. The only exception is when citizens have changes in information and must re-register.

“Vietnam is also aiming for this,” said Mr. Khanh.

Civil status procedures no longer make things difficult for people

Mr. Khanh analyzed that current regulations on household registration only aim at facilitating state agencies but do not create convenience for the people.

Sometimes people need to handle procedures related to household registration but do not know which agency to go to. Many people go to the wrong door and have to go back and forth many times. In the plains and cities, completing procedures is convenient but not easy for people in rural and mountainous areas. From the village to the district sometimes takes one or two days.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Khanh, Director of the Department of Civil Status - Nationality - Authentication (Ministry of Justice).

The procedure for registering a household is also very complicated. Many household registration officers are bureaucratic, sitting in one place reading documents. If they see any missing documents, they demand that people go and fill them out, which is very painful and time-consuming.

Mr. Khanh cited that not long ago, a deputy minister of the Ministry of Justice called the Department of Civil Status directly, complaining that the birth registration procedure for a grandchild was too complicated. The father has a household registration in Hanoi, the mother has a household registration in Ho Chi Minh City. The grandchild is in Hanoi but the child has to go back to Ho Chi Minh City to register. Why not register with the father?

According to the Director, the Civil Status Law project that the Ministry of Justice is drafting will resolve many of the above issues.

According to Zing.vn