How to Recognize Father or
Mother for a Child?
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.
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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