- The age gap between two partners is 20 years or more;
- This is the third marriage of the foreign partner, or the foreign partner has gone through a divorce from a Vietnamese citizen;
- The partners do not completely understand about the families and backgrounds of each other; about the languages, traditions, customs, cultures, and laws on marriage and families of each other’s country.
In such cases Services of Justice must hold an interview before issuing the Certificate of Marital status to the Vietnamese partner.
Besides, if the partners fail to hold a wedding within 90 days from the issuance date of the Certificate of Marriage, the Certificate no longer has legal effects.
These rules are stated in the Circular No.
22/2013/TT-BTP .
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