Where can foreigners get judicial record cards in Vietnam? What is time limit for issuing judicial record cards in Vietnam?

Where can foreigners get judicial record cards in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 44 of the Law on Judicial Records 2009, there are regulations on the 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, in case you are a foreigner residing in Vietnam, you can go to the Department of Justice to request the issuance of a judicial record card.

What is time limit for issuing judicial record cards in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 48 of this Law, there are provisions on the time limit for granting judicial record cards as follows:

1. The time limit for issuance of a judicial record card is 10 days after the receipt of a valid request. In case a person requested to be issued a judicial record card is a Vietnamese citizen who has resided in different localities or once resided overseas, or a foreigner specified in Clauses 2 and 3. Article 47 of this Law, and in case of necessity to verify the conditions on automatic remission of previous criminal convictions specified in Clause 3, Article 44 of this Law, the time limit is 15 days.

2. In case of emergency specified in Clause 1, Article 46 of this Law, the time limit is 24 hours after the receipt of a request.

Thus, the time limit for issuing judicial record cards shall not exceed 10 days from the date of receiving a valid request in Vietnam.

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