Procedures for modification of a project office registration certificate of a non-governmental organization in Vietnam

According to Article 11 of Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, when wishing to modify its project office registration certificate or obtain a new one when its project office registration certificate is lost, torn, damaged or rumpled, a foreign non­governmental organization shall submit directly or by post to the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs a dossier (a dossier in a foreign language must be enclosed with a lawfully certified Vietnamese translation), which comprises:

- An application for modification, supplementation or re-grant of a project office registration certificate, clearly stating the contents to be supplemented or modified and the reason for such supplementation, modification or re-grant;

- The original project office registration certificate, for modification, supplementation, or re-grant of a torn, damaged or rumpled project office registration certificate (and a certified true copy in the remaining dossier);

- A certified true copy of the project office registration certificate, for re-grant of a lost project office registration certificate.

Within 30 (thirty) working days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs shall notify in writing the result to the concerned foreign non­governmental organization.

If being approved for modification, supplementation or re-grant of its project office registration certificate, the foreign non­governmental organization shall send the application signee to receive the supplemented, modified or re-granted project office registration certificate directly at the office of the Committee for Foreign Non-Governmental Organization Affairs. In case another person is authorized to do so, this person shall produce a letter of authorization and personal paper (passport, identity card, etc.), or the foreign non-governmental organization may receive the project office registration certificate by post.

More details can be found in Decree No. 12/2012/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from June 01, 2012.

Le Vy

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