Land users who wish to extend their land use rights must submit their application at least 6 months before the expiration date; extensions will not be granted after this deadline.
Failure to renew land use rights will result in land reclamation.
According to Article 64 of Decree 102/2024 (effective from August 1), land use extension is carried out in the final year of the land use term, except for the case specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 172 of the Land Law.
Specifically, point a, clause 1, Article 172 of the Land Law stipulates that the term for allocating land and recognizing the right to use agricultural land for individuals directly engaged in agricultural production using land for annual crops, aquaculture, salt production, perennial crops, and planted production forests within the limits prescribed in Article 176 of this law is 50 years. Upon expiration of the land use term, the land can be used again for the prescribed period without having to go through the renewal procedure.
Land users who wish to extend their land use must submit their application no later than 6 months before the expiry of the land use term. If the land user fails to submit the application within the deadline, the extension will not be granted, except in cases of force majeure. In case the land use term is not granted, the competent state agency shall recover the land in accordance with the provisions of this law (Clause 3, Article 172 of the Land Law).Within the prescribed timeframe, land users who wish to extend their land use rights upon expiration of the current land use period must submit one set of documents to: the one-stop service center as prescribed by the Provincial People's Committee for receiving applications and returning results of administrative procedures at the provincial, district, and commune levels; the land registration office; or the branch of the land registration office.
The application dossier includes an application for land use extension using form No. 08 in the Appendix attached to this Decree and one of the following documents:
Firstly, land use right certificate, house ownership certificate and land use right certificate…
Second, land allocation decisions, land lease decisions, and decisions permitting land use purpose changes by competent state agencies according to land law provisions over time.
Thirdly, a document from the competent authority allowing the extension of the investment project's operating period, or specifying the investment project's operating period as stipulated by investment law, in the case of land use for the investment project.
The procedures for extending land use rights shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 6 of Article 44 of Decree 102 of 2024. The content of the decision to extend land use rights shall follow Form No. 04e in the Appendix issued with this Decree.
If the land user does not request a new certificate, the land registration office or its branch office will confirm the change in land use duration on the already issued certificate.
Sequence and procedures for confirming continued use of agricultural land.
According to Article 65 of Decree 102, users of agricultural land as stipulated in point a, clause 1, Article 172 and clause 1, Article 174 of the Land Law who need to reconfirm the land use period on their issued land use certificate shall follow the following procedures:
Land users shall submit a written request for re-confirmation of land use duration according to Form No. 09 in the Appendix issued with Decree 102 and the issued certificate at the agency receiving dossiers and returning results specified in Clause 1, Article 12 of this Decree.
In case people submit to the People's Committee of the commune where the land is located, this committee is responsible for transferring the dossier to the land registration office, or a branch of the land registration office.
The land registration office, or a branch of the land registration office, checks the records; confirms the duration of continued land use according to the granted certificate, or issues a new certificate if the land user has a need. Updates and corrects the land database and cadastral records; hands over the certificate to the land user, or transfers it to the commune-level People's Committee to return it to the people.
The time limit for carrying out the above-mentioned procedures is determined by the Provincial People's Committee, but it shall not exceed 7 working days.







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