Vietnam: Procedures for new card issuance for persons appointed as judicial experts from January 1, 2021

According to provisions of the Circular No. 11/2020/TT-BTP issued by the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, procedures for new card issuance for persons appointed as judicial experts from January 1, 2021 are as follows:

- Persons appointed as judicial experts submit 01 set of dossiers in accordance with Article 8 of the Law on Judicial Expertise of Vietnam together with 02 color portrait photos of size 2cm x 3cm (taken within the last 6 months) serving for the card issuance. The time limit for issuing decisions on appointment and issuance of judicial expert cards shall comply with the provisions of Article 9 of the Law on Judicial Expertise of Vietnam.

The decision on appointment and issuance of a judicial expert card, enclosed with the dossier, shall be forwarded to the unit under the ministry or ministerial-level agency assigned to act as the focal point for joint management of judicial expertise and the Department of Justice.

- Within 10 days from the date of receipt of the decision on appointment and issuance of the judicial expert card together with the above-mentioned documents, the head of the unit affiliated to the ministry or ministerial-level agency assigned to do the following: the focal point for general management of judicial expertise to assist ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies in granting judicial expertise cards; The Director of the Department of Justice assists the President of the People's Committee of the province in granting the card of judicial expert.

More details at the Circular No. 11/2020/TT-BTP issued by the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, takes effect from February 14, 2021.

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