Foreigners in Vietnam might be required to provide a judicial record certificate or a certificate of good conduct for various reasons. The judicial record certificate is also known as the lack of a criminal record certificate since the document will serve as proof of whether a person has a criminal record or not while living in Vietnam.
Usually, the certificate is needed when applying for a work permit, adoption, employment, school attendance, etc. Even if the foreigner is not in Vietnam, he or she is eligible to request a judicial record certificate. There are two types of judicial record certificate that a foreigner can apply, the form number 1 and form number 2.
Two Types of Judicial Record Certificate
As mentioned, there are 2 types of judicial record certificate that you can apply in Vietnam. According to Clause 4 in Article 2 of the Law on Criminal Record of Vietnam, the judicial certificate will be issued by Vietnam’s Department of Justice. The document will demonstrate if the person has a criminal conviction or not. It will also demonstrate if the person is barred from holding a position in a company or prohibited from establishing or managing a business.
As stated in Article 41 of Vietnam’s Law on Criminal Record, there are 2 types of judicial record certificate in Vietnam:
- Criminal Record Form # 1 – this type of judicial record certificate is issued upon the request of a Vietnamese individual or foreigner living in Vietnam. It can also be issued to political organizations, state agencies, and social organizations. The document can also be issued for the purpose of business registration activities, human resources management activities, and for the establishment and management of cooperatives or enterprises.
- Criminal Record Form # 2 – this form is being issued for the agency that conducts court proceedings and at the request of individuals who wanted to know the status of their criminal record.
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