Regulations for registration for notarial apprenticeship examination in Vietnam

Regulations for registration for notarial apprenticeship examination in Vietnam

Regulations for registration for notarial apprenticeship examination in Vietnam are specifically stated in Article 17 of Circular 08/2023/TT-BTP (taking effect onNovember 20, 2023) as follows:

(1) An apprentice may register for an examination if:

- He/she has received the recognition of apprenticeship completion as per Article 12 of this Circular;

- He/she was qualified to take the previous examination but later applied to postpone participation and was approved by the Apprenticeship Examination Council;

- He/she failed the previous examination, except that he/she failed three previous examinations but he/she has not taken another apprenticeship.

(2) An apprentice may not register for an examination if:

- He/she has not been recognized as completing the notarial apprenticeship;

- He/she was recognized as completing notarial apprenticeship but the recognition was cancelled later;

- He/she copied another person's apprenticeship performance report or committed fraudulent or dishonest acts to register for the examination.

(3) The registrant for the examination must submit a set of registration documents to the Department of Justice where the apprentice is registered, either directly, by mail, or through the online public administrative center. Required registration documents:

- A registration form to take the notarial apprenticeship examination (Form TP-TSCC-10);

- A decision on recognition of notarial apprenticeship completion;

- An apprenticeship performance report;

- Proof of payment of fees for the appraisal of notary standards and requirements.

The documents specified above are certified copies or photocopies accompanied by originals for comparison. People who were postponed from taking the previous examination only need to submit a registration form stating the postponement.

(4) Within 15 days of receiving complete and valid documents, the Department of Justice shall notify the registrant of their eligibility to request the Ministry of Justice to take the examination. In case of refusal, the Department of Justice shall provide explanation in writing.

(5) The person who is notified by the Apprenticeship Examination Council as eligible to take the examination is called the examinee. A person who is ineligible to take the examination or who is qualified but does not take the examination will not have their documents and paid fees returned. If they re-register for the next examination, they must submit documents and pay fees as prescribed in (3).

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Contents and formats of notarial apprenticeship examination in Vietnam

(1) Examination contents include:

- Laws on notarization and authentication, Code of ethics of notarial practice and relevant regulations on notarization;

- Performance of notarial skills and tasks as prescribed in Article 6 of Circular 08/2023/TT-BTP.

(2) Inspection methods include:

- The first test is a written test. Testing time is 180 minutes.

- The second test is a computerized multiple choice test; In cases where there are no conditions to organize the test on a computer, the multiple-choice test will be on paper.

The Ministry of Justice decides and specifically announces the format of the second test in the proposed test organization plan.

Mai Thanh Loi

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