Are bachelors granted construction practicing certificates in Vietnam?

Are bachelors granted construction practicing certificates in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 66 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP regulating general eligibility requirements for issuance of construction practicing certificates as follows:

An individual shall be issued with the practicing certificate if he/she:

1. has full active legal capacity as prescribed by law and obtains a residence permit or work permit if he/she is a foreigner or overseas Vietnamese.

2. has his/her qualifications and experience relevant to requirements of the practicing certificate. To be specific:

a) A Rank-I practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who gains a bachelor's degree in appropriate major and at least 07 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate;

b) A Rank-II practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who gains a bachelor's degree in appropriate major and at least 04 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate;

c) A Rank-III practicing certificate is awarded to the individual who has appropriate qualifications and at least 02 years’ experience relevant to requirements of that practicing certificate with respect to the holder of the undergraduate degree and at least 03 years’ experience with respect to the holder of the associate degree or intermediate diploma.

3. passes the test in the field for which a practicing certificate is sought.

According to this Article, you need to have professional training, time and work experience consistent with the content of the application for a practicing certificate as prescribed above. Currently, you just graduated with only 1 year of experience, so you are not eligible for a construction practicing certificate.

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Can a photo that is older than 6 months be used in an application for a construction practicing certificate in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 76 of Decree 15/2021/ND-CP, regulations on application for construction practicing certificate are as follows:

1. An application for issuance of the construction practicing certificate for the first time, adjustments to certificate rank, certificate renewal includes:

a) An application form provided in form 01 of the Appendix IV of this Decree;

b) The applicant’s 02 color 4 x 6 cm and white background photos and file thereof which are taken within the last 06 months;

c) Qualification(s) awarded by a legal training institution in accordance with the type or rank of the certificate applied for;

The qualification(s) awarded by a foreign training institution must bear consular authentication and enclosed with notarized and certified Vietnamese translations as prescribed by Vietnam’s laws;

d) Practicing certificate issued by a competent authority, in the case of applying for upgrade of the practicing certificate;

dd) Decisions on task assignment (responsibility assignment) issued by an organization to an individual or written confirmation of completed typical tasks provided by the legal representative of the investor. The person signing the written confirmation shall take responsibility for its truthfulness. In case the individual runs his/her own construction business, a contract and record on commissioning of listed typical tasks are required;

e) Legal residence-related documents or work permit issued by a Vietnamese competent authority, applicable to foreigners;

g) Copy of passing test result in case the test is done before the date of submission of the application for the practicing certificate;

h) Documents specified in Points c, d, dd and e of this Clause must be certified true copies or included in a file that contains color photos of originals or copies presented together with the originals for comparison.

Thus, it is necessary to use 02 color photos measuring 4 x 6 cm and a photo file with a white background of the applicant's portrait taken within no more than 06 months in the application for a practicing certificate in Vietnam.

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