Can I call to offices of registration authorities to notify the residence in Vietnam?

1. Can I call to offices of registration authorities to notify the residence in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 15 of Circular 55/2021/TT-BCA stipulating stay notification as follows:

1. Stay notifications may be given in any of the following ways:

a) Directly at offices of registration authorities or stay notification receipt locations designated by registration authorities;

b) Via phone numbers or emails posted by registration authorities;

c) Via websites of registration authorities or the national public service portal, public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security or public service portal for residence management;

d) Via applications for electronic devices.

2. Registration authorities shall notify or publish their addresses, phone numbers, emails and websites, addresses of the national public service portal, public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security and public service portal for residence management and names of electronic applications receiving stay notifications.

3. When someone comes to stay with a household or at a healthcare establishment, tourist accommodation establishment or other types of lodging, a member of the household or the representative of the establishment shall request the person to present one of the legal documents containing their personal identification number as per the law and notify their stay with the registration authority in any of the ways mentioned in Clause 1 herein.

4. Citizens may stay for as long as they wish but shall not stay longer than 30 days. Stay notification recipients shall update stay notifications to the residence database.

Thus, you can call through the phone number posted by registration authorities to make stay notification in accordance with regulations in Vietnam.

2. What are ways of temporary absence declaration for offices of registration authorities in Vietnam?

According to Article 16 of Circular 55/2021/TT-BCA, temporary absence declaration as follows:

1. Temporary absence declaration for the cases mentioned in Point c and Point d Clause 1 Article 31 of the Residence Law may be made in any of the following ways:

a) Directly at offices of registration authorities or temporary absence declaration receipt locations designated by registration authorities;

b) Via phone numbers or emails posted by registration authorities;

c) Via websites of registration authorities or the national public service portal, public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security or public service portal for residence management;

d) Via applications for electronic devices.

2. Registration authorities shall notify or publish their addresses, phone numbers, emails and websites, addresses of the national public service portal, public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security and public service portal for residence management and names of electronic applications receiving temporary absence declarations.

According to this Article, temporary absence declaration can be made in one of the forms specified above in Vietnam.

Best Regards!