When a Vietnamese person has carried out the procedure for marriage registration in a foreign country and wants to have that marriage recognized in Vietnam, he/she must carry out the procedure for noting the marriage in the civil status book.
Article 34 of Decree 123/2015/ND-CP stipulating a number of conditions for recording in the civil status book the marriage of a Vietnamese citizen that has been settled abroad. Accordingly, the marriage registration must meet a number of conditions as prescribed by the Law on Marriage and Family 2014 to be recorded in the civil status book of Vietnam:
– Male is full 20 years old or older, female is full 18 years old or older;
– The marriage is voluntarily decided by the man and the woman;
– No loss of civil act capacity;
– Do not violate the prohibition.
In addition, if the marriage registration in a foreign country does not meet the conditions for marriage, does not violate the prohibition of law in Vietnam, it will still be recorded in the civil status book if:
– By the time the request is recorded in the civil status book, the consequences have been overcome.
– The note is to protect the rights of citizens of Vietnam and children
Therefore, in order for a foreign marriage to be recognized in Vietnam, citizens need to carry out the procedure of noting the marriage registration in the civil status book.