On July 14, the Ministry's Department of Administrative Management of Social Order (C06) provided further details on the revised Law on Residence, amended under Law No. 118/2025/QH15, which took effect on July 1, 2026, along with Circular No. 116/2026 issued by the Minister of Public Security to guide its implementation.

One of the most notable changes is that, from July 1, members of a household are responsible for notifying residency authorities whenever someone stays overnight at their registered residence.

The requirement also applies to representatives of medical treatment facilities, tourist accommodation providers, owners or managers of vehicles used as overnight accommodation, as well as managers of other lodging establishments such as dormitories and serviced apartments.

If a visitor stays overnight at a private residence while the homeowner or household members are absent, the visitor is responsible for submitting the overnight stay notification directly to the residency registration authority.

Explaining the new regulations, Senior Colonel Ngo Nhu Cuong, Deputy Director of C06, said the updated rules expand the range of individuals required to report overnight stays, clarify responsibilities, and provide multiple reporting methods.

The required information includes the guest's full name, date of birth, personal identification number or passport number, reason for the stay, duration of the stay, and the address where the person will be staying.

Notifications must be submitted before 11:00 p.m. on the first day of the overnight stay. If the guest arrives after 11:00 p.m., the notification must be made before 8:00 a.m. the following morning. The reported stay may not exceed 30 days.

Residents can submit notifications by telephone, email, the residency authority's online portal, the National Public Service Portal, the VNeID application, or dedicated residency notification software. As a result, people are not required to visit a police office in person.

According to C06, the primary purpose of the new regulation is to ensure that citizens' actual places of residence are recorded accurately and kept up to date. The information will support residency management, public security, crime prevention, search and rescue operations, and the development of social welfare policies.

Senior Colonel Ngo Nhu Cuong also stressed that the new requirements are not intended to inconvenience the public. The reporting procedure is straightforward, free of charge, available through multiple channels, and relies primarily on digital information submitted via VNeID.

To complete the process through VNeID, users log into the application, select Administrative Procedures, then Overnight Stay Notification. They then choose Create Request and enter the required information.

When selecting the accommodation type, users should choose the appropriate category, such as household residence, boarding house, or tourist accommodation, before entering the accommodation name. They can then select Add Guest to provide the visitor's information and finally choose Save and Submit.

Dinh Hieu