Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope of regulation
1. This Decree details marriage registration for the following cases where:
a) The husband and wife relationship had been established before January 3, 1987, the effective date of the 1986 Marriage and Family Law, but the couples have not yet registered their marriage;
b) Men and women lived together as husband and wife from January 3, 1987 to January 1, 2001, the effective date of the 2000 Marriage and Family Law, but they have not yet registered their marriage.
2. The provisions in Clause 1 of this Article also cover cases where one party is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a citizen of a neighboring country bordering on Vietnam who has settled permanently in Vietnam; cases where one party is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a stateless person residing in Vietnam, and cases where both parties are stateless persons residing in Vietnam.
Stateless persons residing in Vietnam mentioned in this Clause are those who do not have Vietnamese nationality as well as foreign nationality recognized by other countries and who lead a stable and permanent life in Vietnam.
Article 2.- Marriage registration encouragement and obligation
1. For cases where the husband and wife relationship had been established before January 3, 1987, but the couples have not yet registered their marriage, the State encourages and creates favorable conditions for them to register their marriage. For these cases, the marriage registration shall not be limited in time.
2. Men and women living together as husband and wife from January 3, 1987 to January 1, 2001 and fully meeting the marriage conditions prescribed in the 2000 Marriage and Family Law shall be obligated to register their marriage. By January 1, 2003, if they still fail to register their marriage, they shall not be recognized by law as husband and wife.
Article 3.- Recognition of the effective date of marriage
Marriage relationship of those who register their marriages under the provisions of this Decree shall be recognized as from the date the involved parties established husband and wife relationship or actually lived together as husband and wife. The recognized effective date of marriage must be clearly inscribed in the Marriage Register and the Marriage Certificates under the guidance of the Ministry of Justice.
Article 4.- Exemption of marriage registration fee
For cases defined in this Decree, marriage registration shall be exempt from fee.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 77/2001/NĐ-CP (Bản Word)