For children of foreigner and Vietnamese born in Vietnam, the procedure to apply for birth certificate in
Vietnam is carried out at
the Vietnam’s provincial Department of Justice.
In today’s globalized world, it has become more common that people from
different cultural backgrounds travel, and meet their spouse. Their children were born with happiness
however they would face difficulties when applying for birth certificate for
the newborn in Vietnam. For the parents,
the difficulties of registering birth certificate in Vietnam could range from
the choice of name, nationality, or whether or not the child is born out of
wedlock.
When a child between a foreigner and a Vietnamese is born in Vietnam,
according to the regulation on the registration and management of civil status,
the Department of Justice will be the Vietnam government agency issuing the
birth certificate.
In cases where parents choose foreign nationality for the child, they
must obtain the agreement of the parents about the choice of nationality. The
valid agreement of the parents about the choice of nationality shall be
certified by the local authority.
After receiving a application dossier for birth certificate for newborn in Vietnam, civil status officials of the Department of
Justice records in the birth registration and original birth certificate. The
director of the Department of Justice shall sign and issue an original birth
certificate for the newborn. Copies of
birth certificates are issued at the request of the applicant.
For children born out of wedlock, if the father is not identified, the
information about the father in the birth registration book and birth
certificate are left blank. When the father officially agrees to recognize
father for a child, he has to carry out the procedure at the Vietnam’s
provincial Department of Justice. The
birth certificate could also be revised to reflect the father’s details into
the new birth certificate. This birth
certificate will be very important when the father applies foreign citizenship
for the child.
The child can be named according to parental choice to be recorded on
the birth certificate.
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