The Ministry of Public Security has just sent a dossier to the Ministry of Justice for appraisal of the draft decree amending and supplementing decrees related to the submission and presentation of paper household registration books and paper temporary residence books.
This is a much-anticipated decree, which plays an important role in the abolition of household registration books and temporary residence books from January 1, 2023. The Decree is also expected to create a legal corridor, unifying regulations on administrative procedures after household registration books and temporary residence books are no longer valid.
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From January 1, 2023, paper household registration books and paper temporary residence books will no longer be valid |
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According to the draft, the Ministry of Public Security proposes to abolish the presentation of household registration books and temporary residence books in 19 decrees related to the fields of education, employment, tax, land, etc. In this area, people do not need to present their household registration book anymore, but only need to provide one of the ID documents, CCCD, certificate of residence information or notice of personal identification number and citizen information in the Agency. National population database.
The formulation of the above decree shows the determination of the Government and ministries for administrative reform.
But there is a problem, rather than a wish: The decree should have been formulated and promulgated earlier.
The Law on Residence 2020 stipulates that from January 1, 2023, all paper household registration books and paper temporary residence books will no longer be valid. Previously issued notebooks can only be used until December 31, 2022.
However, since the law took effect (July 1, 2021), when citizens carry out residency registration procedures leading to changes in information in the household registration book, the residence registration agency has collected revoke the issued household registration book, adjust and update information in the population database and do not issue or re-issue the household registration book.
The draft decree drafted by the Ministry of Public Security will be submitted to the Government for promulgation and will take effect from January 1, 2013, at the same time as the abolition of paper household registration books and paper temporary residence books. This means that there is a delay in the guidance for thousands of cases where household registration books have been revoked (when carrying out procedures that lead to information changes) from July 1, 2021 to present.
In fact, among those whose household registration books were revoked, many cases reported difficulties. Typically, there are still many procedures required to present a household registration book, if the book is confiscated, a confirmation of residence information is required, which is time consuming, or as the story of some schools in Vinh Long province requires. submit a copy of the household registration book when applying for admission…
If the decree on the abolition of the regulations on the production of household registration books was issued earlier, at the same time as the 2020 Residence Law takes effect, it would have been more favorable for those subject to the revocation of household registration books. They will have many options, for example, using a CCCD card with a chip or information already in the National Population Database, instead of being required to apply for a residence certificate to replace the registered household registration book. withdrawn.
The early promulgation of the decree also helps agencies and units have the same understanding and application of regulations when carrying out procedures related to household registration books, avoiding the fact that “each place understands one idea” causing troubles for people. people like in the past.
And not only the story about abolishing the household registration book, with bills in general, it will be timely if detailed decrees are calculated, formulated and promulgated at the same time when the law takes effect.