Vietnam: Dossier and procedures for operation registration of the center for foreign-involved marriage and family counseling and support

According to Decree No. 126/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the procedures for operation registration of the center for foreign-involved marriage and family counseling and support (below referred to as center) and re-grant of operation registration certificate of the center are specified as follows:

After receiving the establishment decision, a center shall register its operation with the provincial-level Justice Department of the locality where it is based.

Conditions for establishment of a center: The Women’s Union shall decide to establish a center if fully satisfying the following conditions:

- To have an operation regulation ensuring the principles prescribed in Article 52 of this Decree approved by the Women’s Union.

- To have locations, equipment and human resources to ensure the center’s activities.

- The expected head of the center has no criminal record.

The operation registration dossier of a center shall be made in 1 set, which includes:

- Declaration for operation registration made according to a prescribed form;

- A copy of the establishment decision of the center;

- The paper proving the location of the office of the center;

- The judicial record card of the expected head of the center, which has been issued within 3 months counting to the date of dossier receipt;

- A copy of the operation regulation prescribed in Clause 1, Article 53 of this Decree.

Processing time limit:

Within 5 working days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the provincial-level Justice Department shall grant an operation registration certificate made according to a prescribed form to a center. In case of refusal, it shall send a notice clearly stating the reason to a center.

Note: A center’s operation registration certificate may be re-granted if it is lost or unusably damaged.

View more details at Decree No. 126/2014/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 15, 2015.

Le Hai

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