Vietnam: How to apply for re-issuance of the high school diploma?

LAWNET would like to answer your question as follows:

According to Article 18 of the Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, only in case that an issued degree or certificate is found to have been wrongly written by the issuing authority, the issuing authority shall reissue the authentic copy of the degree or certificate. Thus, in case the high school diploma is lost, the original cannot be re-issued but can only be re-issued a copy. The copy from the original one will have the same legal value as the original, which means that it can replace the original when you apply for a job or in other cases.

When losing a high school diploma, the person whose name is on the diploma should take the following steps:

Step 1. Report to the Director of the Department of Education and Training or the nearest police agency after detecting the loss of high school diploma.

Step 2. Commitment in writing about the loss of a high school diploma and take responsibility before the law for the content of the commitment. (Download the form of Commitment here)

Step 3. Request for a copy of the high school diploma: Submit directly or by post to the Department of Education and Training 01 (one) set of documents including:

- A letter of application for copy issuance which includes information on the issued degree or certificate; (Download the form of Application here)

- The authentic copy or a certified true copy of an unexpired identity card or passport for the person receiving the application to inspect; (In case you authorize someone else to do it, you need to present a power of attorney)

Note: If the application is sent by post, the applicant must include certified true copies of the documents mentioned above and 01 (one) stamped addressed envelope to the Department of Education and Training.

Step 4. No later than 03 working days, you will receive a copy of your diploma (issued based on the original one). In case the master register is unavailable or missing information necessary for the copy to be issued or the application is rejected, the copy issuing authority shall provide a written explanation to the applicant.

Thus, the request for re-issuance of a copy of the high school diploma is quite simple, the time limit for settlement is short, especially, you can request to issue as many copies as you require.

Hai Thanh

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