It is a legal requirement in Vietnam to
register the recognition of father, mother of a child regardless the child’s
parents are married or not. Such recognition shall be made on the newly issued
birth certificate of the child.
Recognize Father
for Child in Vietnam
The recognition of the father, mother
protects the legal rights of all involved parties. For the family involving
foreign elements i.e foreigners, expatriates living in Vietnam, the procedure
for recognition of father, mothers of a child have to follow the laws of
Vietnam, through various steps at Vietnam Authority including People’s Committee,
Provincial Department of Justice and at Consular of foreign country where the
mother or father of the child comes from.
The dossiers of application for recognition
of fathers, mothers or children shall include the following papers:
-The application for recognition of father,
mother of the child;
-The copies of the ID (for Vietnamese
citizens staying in the country), or passports or substitute papers (for
foreigners and Vietnamese citizens in foreign countries);
-The copies of the birth certificates of the
persons to be recognized as child;
-Papers, documents or evidences (if any) to
prove that there is a blood relationship between the father or mother and the
child;
-The copy of the household registration book
or collective resident certificate (for Vietnamese citizens permanently
residing in the country);
-The permanent residence card (for foreigners
permanently residing in Vietnam) of the persons to be recognized as father or
mother.
Documents issued in foreign language shall
need to be translated into Vietnamese, notarized or legalized to conform with
legal document requirements of Vietnam authorities.
The time for processing dossiers at various
authorities depend on the submitted documents and the time taken by the
authorities to validate the case and could range between two weeks to two
months.
The Vietnam authorities will need to study
and examine dossiers of application for recognition of father, mother of the
child. In cases where there is any doubts, complaints or denunciation about the
recognition of father, mother of the child, or whether it is deemed that the
personal identification of the involved parties or papers in the dossiers of
application need to be clarified, the Provincial Department of Justice shall
carry out the verification, including interviews with the involved parties or
request for the additional proof.
Once the application is processed, verified
and confirmed, the revised birth certificate of the child will be issued to
reflect the changes which will show the name of the father or mother added.
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