Asylum-migration nexus / Smuggling of persons

Vietnam: 1. Can you provide information on the significance of household registration in Vietnam and in particular the ramifications of not having household registration? 2. What are the ways in which one may lose household registration? 3. And how does one regain household registration? 4. How do the authorities in Vietnam deal with persons suspected of or involved in people smuggling? 5. How is illegal departure from the country viewed by the authorities? 10 May 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses