A new government decree, Decree No. 58/2026/NĐ-CP, updates and supplements regulations on documents and procedures for deleting permanent and temporary residence registrations. The decree amends Article 10 of Decree No. 154, focusing on the process for deleting temporary residence registrations.
Key procedural timelines for deleting temporary residence registrations
Under the updated rules, after a decision to cancel a temporary residence registration is issued by the competent authority, the residence registration agency must act quickly and update relevant databases.
- Within one day from the date of receipt of the decision to cancel a temporary residence registration (by the hierarchical authority), or immediately after the decision to delete the temporary residence registration for a citizen, the residence registration agency shall delete the temporary residence registration and update the deletion in the Residence Database and the National Population Database.
- Within one working day from the date the National Population Database system and the residence registration authority receive information through connection, data sharing, and synchronization from the national database, specialized databases, or other databases managed by authorities or organizations, the residence registration authority must check, verify, and delete the temporary residence registration for the citizen, and update the deletion in both the Residence Database and the National Population Database.
- Within seven days from the date a household includes a person subject to deletion of temporary residence registration under the regulations, the person to be deleted, or the household representative or lawful representative, must complete the deletion procedure.
Deletion procedures for people studying or working in the People’s Armed Forces
The decree also sets out a specific mechanism for cases involving individuals studying or working in the People’s Armed Forces.
- The managing unit or agency of those studying or working in the armed forces may submit a written request to the local residence registration authority to delete the temporary residence registration for the person under their management.
- The written request must clearly state the person’s full name, date of birth, personal identification number, and reason for deletion.
- After completing the deletion, the residence registration authority must notify the person whose registration was deleted or the household representative in writing or electronically.
