Residence registration

English translation: household registration document

09:02 Dec 20, 2004

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Residence registration

In my country there's a small book. It contains information about a house and people living in it.
What should I call it? Should I call this Residence Registration?
And if this document is lost, before I can get a new one, the office issues a sheet of temporary document. In it contains the same information but it's just a sheet of paper and to be used temporary. What should I call this? Please give a lot of choice , so I can choose.

adda

Selected answer:household registration document

Explanation:
Your term is also fine, I would just add document.

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Note added at 37 mins (2004-12-20 09:40:47 GMT)
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For the temporary sheet: temporary household registration certificate.

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Note added at 38 mins (2004-12-20 09:40:53 GMT)
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For the temporary sheet: temporary household registration certificate.

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Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 14:58

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4 +2

household registration document

Dr Sue Levy (X)

4 +1

Housing Occupancy Registration

airmailrpl

Housing Register

danya

3 +1

'residence document'; temporary/replacement/interim 'residence certificate'

chica nueva

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residence registration

household registration document

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of:

English

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46 mins confidence:

residence registration Housing Register

Explanation:
if it is not issued to a person, but is kept with some authorities

danya
Local time: 15:58
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

residence registration Housing Occupancy Registration

Explanation:
City of Cedar Falls - Fire Division: Rental Code
... The issuance of a Minimum Rental Housing occupancy permit or a registration receipt for a dwelling unit shall not be construed to mean that the dwelling unit ...
www.ci.cedar-falls.ia.us/fire_dept/ CFFD%20Rental%20Code/RC_14_75-78.htm

Registration of multiple occupancy homes
... Registration of multiple occupancy homes. What is the purpose of Registration? Westminster has a regular inspection programme of ...
www.westminster.gov.uk/housing/ multipleoccupancyhomes/hmo_registration.cfm

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

6 days confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

residence registration 'residence document'; temporary/replacement/interim 'residence certificate'

Explanation:
In the P R China it is/was known as a 'hukou'

Here is the definition from Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press "A Chinese-English Dictionary", Beijing, 1995:

hukou = registered permanent residence
hukoubu/hukouben = (permanent) residence booklet

If you are referring to China, then because hukou is such a wellknown term for people dealing with China, I suggest 1 hukou (residence document), and 2 temporary hukou certificate

If it is another country, then you might like to consider the same approach (ie the 'foreign-language' word with an English explanation)

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press "A Chinese-English Dictionary", Beijing, 1995

chica nueva
Local time: 00:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

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