1. Regulations on removing paper household registration

In Clause 3, Article 38 of the Law on Residence 2020, it is clearly stated that the household registration book is used and is valid as a certificate of residence until December 31, 2022.

Accordingly, from January 1, 2023, our country will officially abolish paper household registration books. Instead, the authorities will manage people’s residence information by an electronic method, commonly known as an electronic household registration book.

The Law on Residence 2020 stipulates that information previously contained in the paper household registration book from July 1, 2021 will be digitized and updated into the National Population Database.

Information about citizens’ relationship with the head of household and household members will also be specified by field information in the National Population Database.

Specifically, in Article 37 of the Law on Residence 2020, amending and supplementing Clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on Citizenship, it is required to collect more information to add to the National Population Database such as:

– Shelter;

– Status of declaration of temporary absence;

– Full name, middle name and first name, personal identification number or ID card number of the head of household and household members.

These data will be integrated into the citizen ID card, the national database on population, citizens and state agencies, just using the citizen ID card, they can look up all the information they need. set.

At the same time, in order to synchronize the legal system, Clause 4, Article 38 of the Law on Residence 2020 also stipulates:

“The Government, ministries, ministerial-level agencies and other relevant agencies shall review legal documents falling within their promulgation competence that contain provisions related to household registration books, temporary residence books or request Presenting papers and documents confirming residence for amendment and supplementation in accordance with the provisions of this Law, restricting the use of information about the place of residence is a condition for carrying out administrative procedures. .”

2. How to get a certificate of residence information

Since then, when removing the paper household registration book, people only need to present their citizen identification card, the competent authority will easily look up the residence and identity information.

In addition, to solve the case where the household registration book is no longer available but still need proof of residence, citizens can use the certificate of residence information to replace the paper household registration book.

The content of the certificate of residence information will include information about the time, place, and form of residence registration.

According to Article 17 of Circular No. 55/2021/TT-BCA, citizens have the right to request a Certificate of residence information in two ways:

1. Directly go to the residence registration office to apply for a Certificate of residence information. The residence registration agency is the residence management agency that directly performs the residence registration of citizens, including the police of communes, wards and townships; Police of districts, urban districts, towns, provincial cities or centrally run cities where there is no commune-level administrative unit.
2. Submit a request for confirmation of residence information through the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security, the Public Service Portal for Residence Management, and the National Public Service Portal.

When a paper household registration book is confiscated, people do not need to do any further procedures because the residence management agency will update all information in the household registration book to the National Database of Residence. .

In case people are required to have proof of residence in order to participate in transactions and administrative procedures, people only need to ask for a certificate of residence information as above.

When removing paper household registration, people will not need to provide household registration books when applying for jobs, buying and selling houses.

If required to provide proof of residence, people will apply for a certificate of residence information to submit to the job application and add to the purchase and sale dossier.

3. Cases when revoking household registration books

Before January 1, 2023, the paper household registration book is still valid. During this time, the cases when the household registration book is revoked are specified in Clause 2, Article 26 of Circular 55/2021 as follows:

When citizens carry out the procedures for permanent residence registration, adjustment of information in the residence database, separation of households, deletion of permanent residence registration, temporary residence registration, temporary residence extension, and temporary residence deletion registration leading to changes in information in the household registration book or temporary residence book, the residence registration agency shall revoke the issued household registration book or temporary residence book, adjust and update information in the database. on residence according to the provisions of the Law on Residence and not to renew or re-issue household registration books and temporary residence books.

According to the above provisions, the procedure for granting a citizen’s identity card is not one of the cases where the household registration book is revoked. Therefore, when making a citizen’s identity, people will not have their household registration book confiscated.

Above is the advice of Khoa Tin on “How do people prove their residence and identity when the paper household book is abandoned”.

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