What are included in the announcement of Enrollment for Second Term of the 27th Notary Training Class in 2024 in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City? Who are not eligible for appointment as notaries in 2024 in Vietnam?
On May 14, 2024, the Judicial Academy issued Announcement No. 852/TB-HVTP in 2024 announcing the enrollment for second term of the 27th notary training class in 2024 in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City. The details are as follows:
[1] Eligibility: Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in law.
[2] Application dossier:
- 02 Curriculum vitae with photo, certified by the commune-level People's Committee or a notary office.
- 02 Enrollment application forms with photos, clearly stating the candidate's email address/phone number.
- 02 Certified copies of the bachelor's degree in law. For degrees obtained abroad, a certificate of equivalence from the Department of Education Quality Management, Ministry of Education and Training, or a document confirming the degree does not require equivalence recognition is required.
- 04 passport-sized photos (4x6 cm).
[3] Application submission process:
- Submission timeline:
+ Deadline for receiving applications: August 30, 2024
+ Direct submission during office hours from Monday to Friday (except holidays)
+ Submission by post
- Submission locations:
+ Ha Noi: Room A104 - Training and Student Affairs Department, Judicial Academy - Tran Vy Street, Mai Dich Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi
+ Ho Chi Minh City: 3rd Floor - Training and Student Affairs Team - Ho Chi Minh City Campus - 821 Kha Van Can Street, Linh Tay Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City
See the full Announcement No. 852/TB-HVTP in 2024 on the enrollment for second term of the 27th notary training class in 2024 [Download].
Announcement of Enrollment for Second Term of the 27th Notary Training Class in 2024 in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City - image from internet
Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 12 of the Law on Notarization in 2014 stipulating appointment of notaries:
Appointment of notaries
1. Those who fully satisfy the criteria prescribed in Article 8 of this Law may request the Minister of Justice to appoint them as notaries. Dossiers of request for appointment as notaries shall be sent to the provincial-level Justice Departments of the localities where the requesters have registered for notarial practice probation.
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As regulated above, those who fully satisfy the following criteria may request for appointment as notaries in accordance with the Article 8 of the Law on Notarization in 2014:
- Being Vietnamese citizens
- Having a bachelor of law degree.
- Having performed legal work at agencies or organizations for at least 5 years after obtaining the bachelor of law degree.
- Having graduated from a notary training course or completed a notary re-training course.
- Meeting requirements on notarial practice probation results.
- Being physically fit for notarial practice.
Pursuant to Article 13 of the Law on Notarization in 2014, persons ineligible for appointment as notaries in 2024 include:
- Those who are being examined for penal liability;
- Those who have been convicted under a court’s legally effective sentence of an unintentional crime but have not yet had their criminal records written off, or of an intentional crime.
- Those who are being subjected to administrative handling measures in accordance with the law on handling of administrative violations.
- Those who have their civil act capacity lost or restricted.
- Cadres who have been disciplined in the form of removal from office;
- Civil servants or public employees who have been disciplined in the form of dismissal;
- Officers, professional army men, workers and public employees of agencies and units under the People’s Army who have been disciplined in the form of deprival of the title of army man or have been expelled from the service;
- Officers, non-commissioned officers, workers and employees of units under the People’s Public Security Force who have been disciplined in the form of deprival of the title of people’s policeman or have been expelled from the service;
- Those who have their legal practice certificates revoked after they are disciplined in the form of disbarment;
- Those who have been deprived of the right to use their legal practice certificates and the 3-year period, counting from the effective date of the decision on revocation of legal practice certificates or the date of completing the serving of the decision on deprival of the right to use legal practice certificates, has not yet expired.
Best regards!