Holding an ID card is fined up to 4 million VND

The Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Clause 2, Article 10 of Decree 282/2025/ND-CP (effective from December 15, 2025) stipulates as follows: Fine from VND 2 million to VND 4 million for one of the following acts:

a) Deleting or correcting the content of confirmation of residence information and other documents related to residence;

b) Buying, selling, renting, leasing confirmation of information about residence, other documents related to residence to commit acts contrary to the provisions of law;

c) Borrowing, lending or using confirmation of residence information or other documents related to residence to commit acts contrary to the provisions of law;

d) Having resided in a new legal place of residence and is eligible for residence registration but not completing procedures to change the place of residence registration as prescribed by law;

d) accommodation businesses, collective housing, treatment facilities, tourist accommodation establishments, accommodation establishments in industrial parks and other establishments that do not implement accommodation notices for 01 to 03 residents;

e) Organizing, inciting, inciting, enticing, luring, brokering, or forcing others to violate the law on residence;

g) Possessing or receiving a mortgage of documents and papers on residence;

h) Destroying documents and papers on residence.

Thus, from December 15, 2025, the highest penalty for holding an ID card can be up to 4 million VND according to the above regulations.

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