Can I apply for a judicial record at the district Judicial office in Vietnam?

Can I apply for a judicial record at the district Judicial office in Vietnam?

Article 44 of the 2009 Law on Judicial Records stipulates competence to issue judicial record cards as follows:

1. The National Center for Judicial Records shall issue judicial record cards to the following persons:

a/ Vietnamese citizens whose places of permanent or temporary residence are unidentifiable;

b/ Foreigners who resided in Vietnam.

2. Provincial-level Justice Departments shall issue judicial record cards to the following persons:

a/ Vietnamese citizens permanently or temporarily residing in Vietnam;

b/ Vietnamese citizens currently residing overseas;

c/ Foreigners currently residing in Vietnam.

3. The Director of the National Center for Judicial Records, directors of provincial-level Justice Departments or their authorized persons shall sign judicial record cards and take responsibility for their contents.

When necessary, the National Center for Judicial Records and provincial-level Justice Departments shall verify the conditions on automatic remission of previous criminal convictions upon issuance of judicial record cards.

4. The issuance of judicial record cards must be recorded in judicial record card issuance books made according to a form set by the Minister of Justice.

Thus, the district Justice office does not have the authority to issue judicial record cards. Therefore, if you want to apply for a judicial record card, you must go to the Department of Justice in the province where you are residing in Vietnam.

Which is the number of judicial record cards for Vietnamese citizens to supplement their job application documents in Vietnam?

Article 7 of the 2009 Law on Judicial Records provides for right to request the issuance of judicial record cards as follows:

1. Vietnamese citizens and foreigners who resided or are currently residing in Vietnam may request the issuance of judicial record cards.

2. Procedure-conducting agencies may request the issuance of judicial record cards to serve the investigation, prosecution and adjudication work.

3. State agencies, political organizations and socio-political organizations may request the issuance of judicial record cards to serve the personnel management, business registration, establishment and management of enterprises or cooperatives.

Article 41 of the Law on Judicial Records 2009 provides for judicial record cards as follows:

1. Judicial record cards include:

a/ Judicial record card No. 1, which shall be issued to individuals, agencies and organizations specified in Clauses 1 and 3. Article 7 of this Law;

b/ Judicial record card No. 2, which shall be issued to procedure-conducting agencies specified in Clause 2, Article 7 of this Law and at the request of individuals who want to know their judicial records.

2. The Minister of Justice shall set forms of judicial record cards.

According to this Article, in case you apply for a judicial record card to supplement your application, you must apply for a judicial record card No. 1 in accordance with the law in Vietnam.

What are regulations on procedures for requesting the issuance of judicial record card to supplement job application documents in Vietnam?

In Article 45 of the Law on Judicial Records 2009 as amended by Clause 4, Article 37 of the Law on Residence 2020, procedures for requesting the issuance of judicial record card No. 1 are as follows:

1. A requester for a judicial record card shall submit a declaration requesting the issuance thereof enclosed with the following papers:

a/ A copy of the identity card or passport of the person requested to be issued a judicial record card;

2. Individuals shall submit declarations requesting the issuance of judicial record cards and enclosed papers to the following agencies:

a/ Vietnamese citizens shall submit their declarations to provincial-level Justice Departments in localities where they permanently reside. In case they have no place of permanent residence, they shall submit such a declaration to the provincial-level Justice Department in the locality where the requester temporarily resides. A requester residing overseas shall submit such a declaration to the provincial-level Justice Department in the locality where he/she resided before his/her departure;

b/ Foreigners residing in Vietnam shall submit their declarations to provincial-level Justice Departments in localities where they reside. In case they have left Vietnam, their declarations shall be submitted to the National Center for Judicial Records.

3. Individuals may authorize other persons to carry out procedures for requesting the issuance of judicial record cards. The authorization must be established in writing under law. In case a requester for a judicial record card is a parent, spouse or child of the person requested to be issued a judicial record card, no written authorization is required.

4. When requesting the issuance of judicial record cards, agencies and organizations specified in Clause 3, Article 7 of this Article shall send written requests to provincial-level Justice Departments in localities where persons requested to be issued judicial record cards permanently or temporarily reside. In case it is impossible to identify places of permanent or temporary residence of persons requested to be issued judicial record cards, written requests shall be sent to the National Center for Judicial Records. A written request must clearly indicate the address of the requesting agency or organization, the purpose of use of the judicial record card and information on the person requested to be issued a judicial record card under Clause 1, Article 42 of this Law.

5. The Minister of Justice shall set the form of declaration requesting the issuance of judicial record cards.

The above is the procedure to apply for a judicial record to supplement the job application file in accordance with the law in Vietnam.

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