Capital Law, Law No. 25/2012/QH13

REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENCE REGISTRATION IN THE CAPITAL

On November 21, 2012, the National Assembly approved the Law on the Capital No. 25/2012/QH13, of which, one of the notable content is regulation on conditions being eligible for the registration of residence in the capital.

Under this Law, the cases that have temporarily resided in the urban areas for at least 3 years, owned or rented houses in urban areas of organizations and individuals that have applied for housing business registration; for houses for lease are eligible for the registration of residence in urban areas. Besides, this Law still keeps the same regulations on the Law of the registration of permanent resident such as: Obtaining the consent of persons who possess household registration books to have their names entered in such books; Being transferred or recruited to work in agencies or organizations, who are salaried from the state budget or under labor contracts with an unspecified term and have lawful domiciles; Having previously registered their permanent residence in centrally run cities and now returning to live in those cities at their lawful domiciles…

To the security, order, and social safety in the capital, the People’s Council of Hanoi may impose the higher fines for the corresponding violations of the laws on culture, land, and construction, but such fines must not exceed 2 times of the fines imposed by the Government.

Under this Circular, the symbol of the capital is the picture of the Khue Van Cac in Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam. Besides, the title “Honorary citizen of the capital” shall be given to the foreigners that contribute to the building and development of the capital, or the expansion and fortification of the amicable relations and international cooperation of the capital.