What are the cases of amendment to contents of degrees and certificates in Vietnam? What are the procedures for amendment to contents of degrees and certificates in Vietnam?
What are the cases of amendment to contents of degrees and certificates in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 22 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDDT as follows:
Cases of amendment to contents of degrees and certificates
A person awarded a degree or certificate has the right to request amendment to the contents written on such degree or certificate in the following cases:
1. Change or correction of civil status according to decision of a competent authority;
2. Ethnicity re-determination or sex re-assignment;
3. Addition or adjustment to civil status information;
4. Late birth registration or birth re-registration.
According to the above provisions, a person awarded a degree or certificate has the right to request amendment to the contents written on such degree or certificate in the following cases:
- Change or correction of civil status according to decision of a competent authority;
- Ethnicity re-determination or sex re-assignment;
- Addition or adjustment to civil status information;
- Late birth registration or birth re-registration.
What are the cases of amendment to contents of degrees and certificates in Vietnam? What are the procedures for amendment to contents of degrees and certificates in Vietnam?
What is included in the application for amendment to the contents of degrees or certificates in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 23 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDDT as follows:
Procedures for amendment to contents of degrees and certificates
1. An application for amendment to the contents of a degree or certificate:
a) A letter of application for amendment to contents of the degree or certificate;
b) The degree or certificate to be amended;
c) A civil status extract or decision on change or amendment to civil status, ethnicity re-determination or sex re-assignment for cases of amendment due to change or amendment to civil status, ethnicity re-determination or sex re-assignment;
d) A birth certificate for cases of amendment due to addition or adjustment to civil status information, birth re-registration or late birth registration;
dd) An unexpired identity card, passport or another valid identity document containing a picture of the degree/certificate holder. Information on these documents must match that in the application. For the components specified in Points b, c, d and dd herein, their copies based on master registers or certified true copies shall be used.
Thus, the application for amendment to the contents of a degree or certificate:
- A letter of application for amendment to contents of the degree or certificate;
- The degree or certificate to be amended;
- A civil status extract or decision on change or amendment to civil status, ethnicity re-determination or sex re-assignment for cases of amendment due to change or amendment to civil status, ethnicity re-determination or sex re-assignment;
- A birth certificate for cases of amendment due to addition or adjustment to civil status information, birth re-registration or late birth registration;
- An unexpired identity card, passport or another valid identity document containing a picture of the degree/certificate holder. Information on these documents must match that in the application. For the components specified in Points b, c, d and dd herein, their copies based on master registers or certified true copies shall be used.
What are the procedures for amendment to contents of degrees and certificates in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 23 of the Regulation promulgated together with Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDDT as follows:
Procedures for amendment to contents of degrees and certificates
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3. Procedures for amendment to the contents of a degree or certificate:
a) The applicant submits 01 (one) application prescribed in Clause 1 herein in person or by post to the authority with competence in amending the degree or certificate (“amending authority”);
b) Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the valid application, the amending authority shall decide on amendment of the degree or certificate, and send a written explanation to the applicant if the application is rejected;
c) A degree or certificate shall only be amended upon an amendment decision; direct amendment to a degree or certificate is prohibited. The amendment decision must be retained in the issuance dossier of such degree or certificate.
d) Based on the amendment decision, the issuing authority shall record information on the degree or certificate and amendment thereof in the appendix of the master register.
Thus, the procedures for amendment to the contents of a degree or certificate:
- The applicant submits 01 (one) application prescribed in Clause 1 herein in person or by post to the authority with competence in amending the degree or certificate (“amending authority”);
- Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the valid application, the amending authority shall decide on amendment of the degree or certificate, and send a written explanation to the applicant if the application is rejected;
- A degree or certificate shall only be amended upon an amendment decision; direct amendment to a degree or certificate is prohibited. The amendment decision must be retained in the issuance dossier of such degree or certificate.
- Based on the amendment decision, the issuing authority shall record information on the degree or certificate and amendment thereof in the appendix of the master register.
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nhung