Guidelines for Declaring Personal Background of Applicants for Communist Party Membership (Form 2-KND)

01. Current full name: Write according to the surname + middle name + first name as in the ID card or CCCD, using uppercase letters.

02. Gender: If male, strike out "female", if female, strike out "male".

03. Birth name: Write the surname + middle name + first name as recorded in the birth certificate.

04. Aliases: Record all used aliases (if any).

05. Date of birth: Write as in the birth certificate.

06. Place of birth: Commune (ward, commune-level town), district (district, provincial or city under central authority), province (city under central authority) issuing the birth certificate according to the current name.

07. Hometown: Write according to the hometown in the birth certificate (if there is a change in administrative places, indicate both the old and new places). In special cases, it may be written according to the mother's or the person who raised the individual from childhood (if parents' information is unknown).

08. Place of residence:

- Permanent residence: Commune, district, province, city; house number, street, ward, district-level town, district, city.- Temporary residence: Record the address of the current temporary residence.

09. Ethnicity: Write the individual's ethnicity, e.g., Kinh, Thai, Tay, Nung, Muong... (If of mixed foreign descent, specify the nationality and ethnicity of the foreign parent).

10. Religion: Specify the religion (e.g., Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao... include any religious titles - if any), if non-religious, write "None".

11. Current occupation: Specify the main job according to the labor contract or recruitment, assignment, appointment decision... e.g., worker, farmer, officials and public employees, surgeon, soldier, writer, journalist, entrepreneur, student, or unemployed, etc.

12. Current educational level:

- General education: Specify the completed grade or graduated system (10 years, 12 years, general or continuing education). E.g., 8/10 general, 9/12 continuing education; high school graduation (12 years system).

- Vocational education (including professional intermediate and vocational training): Record according to obtained certificates or diplomas. E.g., Level 3 Welding Technician, Animal Health Intermediate...

- Higher education and postgraduate education (including college, university, master's, doctorate levels): Record according to the obtained diploma, major, and training form (formal, part-time, specialized, distance learning). E.g., College of Pedagogy, Agricultural University, Part-time Bachelor of Law, Mechanical Engineer, Surgeon; Master of Economics, PhD in Mathematics, Science Doctor... Record all diplomas if multiple.

- Academic title: Record titles conferred by the state (Professor, Associate Professor).

- Political theory: Record according to the highest certificate or diploma obtained, e.g., primary, intermediate, advanced, bachelor; full-time or part-time study.

For cases where political theory was studied at education establishments outside politic school systems of the Communist Party or specialized and postgraduate political studies at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration, record political theory level according to political theory level certificates issued by the competent authorities as stipulated by the Secretariat and guided by the Central Organization Committee.

- Foreign language: Record according to the obtained diploma or certificate (e.g., university degree in English, French, Russian... or English level A...).

- Information technology: For supplementary systems, record according to obtained certificate or certification (e.g., office informatics; informatics level A, B, C...); if graduated from a university majoring in IT, record as university degree.

- Ethnic minority language: Specifically record the ethnic language spoken.

13. Date and place of admission to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union: Record the specific date, month, year, and place of admission to the Union (sub-branch, basic Union, district, province, or central office).

14. For individuals reapplying for admission to the Communist Party:

- Date and place of the first admission to the Communist Party of Vietnam: Record the specific date, month, year, and place of first admission (sub-branch, basic party, district, province, or central office).- Date and place of the first official recognition: Record the specific date, month, year, and place of the first official recognition (sub-branch, basic party, district, province, or central office).- Person(s) introducing the first admission to the Communist Party: Record the full name, position, and working unit of each person at the time of introduction to the Communist Party. If introduced by the basic union executive committee or collective basic union sub-branch, specify the name of the basic youth organization and the immediate superior youth organization (if introduced by the basic union executive committee, also specify similar content).

15. Personal history: Summarize the personal history from adolescence until social activity (such as the joining date of the Youth Union, enlistment date, enrollment date at universities, colleges, professional schools, or the date of participating in economic or social organizations...). E.g., An applicant born in 1985, personal history summary:

- From September 1991 to August 2000, studied at Van Ho Primary and Secondary School, Hai Ba Trung District;- From September 2000 to June 2003, studied at Tran Nhan Tong High School, Hai Ba Trung District. Admitted to the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union on March 26, 2001.

16. Past positions and jobs: Record completely, clearly, and continuously (by month) from participation in social activities; employment; education to the present day, what work was done? Where? What positions held in the Communist Party, government, armed forces, mass organizations, cultural, educational, scientific, and social organizations... (record the periods of enlistment, discharge, re-enlistment, studying, medical treatment, vacation, foreign trips, arrest, imprisonment, communication disruptions, or inactivity if applicable).

17. Historical features: Clearly state the interruption or lack of party activities (if any); whether arrested or imprisoned (by which authority, from what date to what date, where). Provide details on participation or relationships with any foreign political, economic, social organizations (doing what, which organization, the organization's headquarters). Record any religious titles held.

18. Completed training and development courses: Clearly specify the political or professional training courses attended, the program followed; organized by which level, the name of the institution, study period, and location; formal or part-time study; the name of the diploma or certificate issued.

19. Foreign trips: Clearly indicate the time from month/year to month/year, country visited; institution, unit, or organization deciding the trip (only record cases of study, cooperative labor, work... exceeding 3 months).

20. Awards: Clearly state the month and year, type of award (from commendation upwards), level of decision; any titles conferred by the state: Labor Hero, Armed Forces Hero, People's Artist, Distinguished Artist, People's Teacher, Distinguished Teacher, Meritorious Physician...

21. Disciplinary actions: Clearly state the month and year, the reason for the violation, type of disciplinary action (party, government, mass organization discipline from reprimand upwards), level of decision.

22. Family background: Specify key family members such as:

- For grandparents (both paternal and maternal): Record full name, birth year, hometown, place of residence, occupation, and political history of each person.- Biological parents (or guardians from childhood); parents-in-law (or parents of the spouse); spouse. Provide: full name, birth year, place of birth, hometown; place of residence, occupation, class background, political history of each person through periods:

+ Class background: Clearly state the class background before the August Revolution of 1945, during the land reform in 1954 (in the North) or in the public, agricultural, commercial reform in 1976 in Southern provinces and cities from Quang Tri onward such as: proletariat farmers, poor peasants, middle peasants, rich peasants, landowners, officials and public employees, poor civilians, small traders, small landowners, petty bourgeois, bourgeois... (if there are changes in class background, clearly state the reason). If family background does not fall under the specified periods and currently, leave this section blank.

+ Political history of each person: Clearly state any involvement in revolutionary organizations; what work was done, what positions held? Participation and positions held in government organizations, mass organizations, parties... of the former regime; what are these people doing now? Where? If deceased, state the reason for death, the year, and the place.

- Siblings of the individual, spouse's siblings; children: Clearly state full name, birth year, place of residence, occupation, economic condition, adherence to Communist Party policies and state laws for each person.

23. Self-assessment: State the key strengths and weaknesses regarding political quality, ethics, lifestyle, work capability, and public relations; the trust of the public and party members at the work unit toward the individual.

24. Declaration and signature: Clearly state “I declare fully, clearly, truthfully and bear responsibility to the Communist Party for the information declared in this personal history”; date, month, year, signature, and full name.

Note: The cell, base committee does not review, certify, sign, or stamp the personal history but only stamps across all pages and photos in the applicant's personal history; sends an official letter requesting verification or assigns party members to verify the personal history.

Do not assign the person wishing to join the Communist Party or relatives (parents, spouse, siblings) of the applicant to verify the personal history.

25. Review by the committee or party organization at the place of verification of the applicant's personal history:

a) Comments of the cell committee, party branch; standing committee or executive committee of the basic party committee at the place of verification

Write necessary content about the applicant's personal history verified by the local party committee or requested by the department where the applicant seeks admission. Specify correctness or incorrectness with the content declared in the personal history. The collective committee or standing committee agrees on the content written in the "Comments of the committee, party organization...” section at the end of the "Personal History of the Applicant Joining the Communist Party". The representative verifies, signs, states the position, and stamps the committee's seal.

b) Comments of the organizing agency or standing superior committee (if applicable)

Write necessary content about the applicant's personal history as verified by the local party committee or requested by the department where the applicant seeks admission. Specify correctness or incorrectness with the content declared in the personal history. The collective executive committee or leadership of the organizing committee agrees on the content written in the "Comments of the committee, organizing agency...” section at the end of the "Personal History of the Applicant Joining the Communist Party". The representative verifies, signs, states the position, and stamps the organization’s or superior committee’s seal.

26. Comments of the cell committee or sub-branch (where there is no cell committee): After verifying the applicant's personal history results, the sub-branch makes comments, and the secretary or deputy secretary writes whether the personal history was declared truthfully? Not correctly at which points? Are there any issues concerning past and current political histories? The political stance, ethics, lifestyle and public relations of the applicant?

27. Certification by the basic committee: The basic committee re-evaluates the results, verifies, and clarifies any unclear or questionable issues in the applicant's personal history. If the applicant has political issues (including past and current political histories), they must be concluded by the competent committee according to Article 12 of Regulation 57-QD/TW, dated May 3, 2007, by the Politburo "Regulation on Certain Issues about Internal Political Protection of the Communist Party"; Article 1, Chapter I Section III of Guidance 11-HD/BTCTW, dated October 24, 2007, by the Central Organization Committee guiding the implementation of Regulation 57-QD/TW of the Politburo. After the collective basic committee reviews and concludes, the secretary of the committee writes: “certify the personal history of the public... declared at the basic party committee (or cell committee) is truthful; has (or does not have) issues regarding political past and current political history of the applicant according to the Politburo’s regulation; the applicant... is (or is not) eligible for consideration of admission to the Communist Party”; state the date, month, year, position, signature, full name, and stamp of the basic committee. In cases where the basic committee does not have a seal, the immediate superior committee certifies the basic committee secretary’s signature, states the position, signs, and stamps the superior committee's seal.

Legal Basis:

- Guidance 09-HD/BTCTW dated June 5, 2017, on the operation of party member work;

- Official Dispatch 3342-CV/BTCTW dated August 2, 2017, on amending content of Guidance 09-HD/BTCTW.

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