In Vietnam, is it permissible to marry sister of my sister-in-law?

In Vietnam, is it permissible to marry sister of my sister-in-law?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 8 of the Law on Marriage and Family in 2014 stipulating conditions for getting married in Vietnam as follows:

1. A man and a woman wishing to marry each other must satisfy the following conditions:

a /The man is full 20 years or older, the woman is full 18 years or older;

b/ The marriage is voluntarily decided by the man and woman;

c/ The man and woman do not lose the civil act capacity;

d/ The marriage does not fall into one of the cases prescribed at Points a, b, c and d, Clause 2, Article 5 of this Law.

Pursuant to Point a, b and c, Clause 2, Article 5 of the same Law stipulating as follows:

a/ Sham marriage or sham divorce;

b/ Underage marriage, forcing a person into marriage, deceiving a person into marriage, obstructing marriage;

c/ A married person getting married to or cohabitating as husband and wife with another person, or an unmarried person getting married to or cohabitating as husband and wife with a married person;

d/ Getting married or cohabitating as husband and wife between people of the same direct blood line; relatives within three generations; adoptive parent and adopted child; or former adoptive parent and adopted child, father-in-law and daughter-in-law, mother-in-law and son-in-law, or stepparent and stepchild;

Therefore, you are permissible to marry sister of your sister-in-law as long as both of you meet all above requirements.

What are fundamental principles of the marriage and family regime in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 2 of the Law on Marriage and Family in 2014 stipulating fundamental principles of the marriage and family regime in Vietnam as follows:

1. Voluntary, progressive and monogamous marriage in which husband and wife are equal.

2. Marriage between Vietnamese citizens of different nationalities or religions, between religious and non-religious people, between people with beliefs and people without beliefs, and between Vietnamese citizens and foreigners shall be respected and protected by law.

3. To build prosperous, progressive and happy families; family members have the obligation to respect, attend to, care for, and assist one another; to treat children without discrimination.

4. The State and society and families shall protect and support children, elderly people and persons with disabilities in exercising marriage and family rights; assist mothers in properly fulfilling their lofty motherhood functions; and implement family planning.

5. To perpetuate and promote the Vietnamese nation’s fine cultural traditions and ethics on marriage and family.

Best regards!