Marriage registration dossiers for foreigner in Vietnam.

Marriage registration dossiers for foreigner in Vietnam

A marriage registration dossier for foreigner in Vietnam shall be made in 1 set, comprising the following papers:

1. Marriage registration declarations of both spousesin standard form;
2. Document proving the marital status of the foreigner issued within 6 months before the date of dossier receipt by a competent agency of the country of citizenship of that person, which certifies that this person is currently unmarried. In case a foreign law does not prescribe the grant of the marital status certificate, this certificate shall be replaced with a certification of oath taken by that person that he/she is currently unmarried in accordance with the law of that country;
3. Certification issued within 6 months before the date of dossier receipt by a competent Vietnamese or foreign health organization that this person suffers no mental disease or another disease that deprives him/her of the capacity to perceive and control his/her acts;
4. Certification of recording in the civil status book of the divorce already settled abroad as prescribed by Vietnamese law, for a foreigner who has divorced a Vietnamese citizen at a competent foreign agency;
5. Permanent or temporary residence card or temporary residence certificate for foreigners permanently or temporarily residing in Vietnam.
6. A non-resident foreigner in Vietnam shall submit a written certification that he/she is eligible to get married issued by a competent agency of the country of his/her citizenship, unless the law of that country does not prescribe the grant of such certification.

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