How to Request for a Police Clearance Certificate for Foreigners in Vietnam

Also known as a Police check, the police clearance certificate for foreigners in Vietnam is a document issued by the agency that manages the country’s judicial record databases.  The document can prove if whether or not the foreigner has a criminal record in Vietnam or if a decision in court was issued during their stay in the country. Furthermore, the document will also prove if the foreign individual is banned from taking a position in an enterprise or if the person manages a company that the Court has declared as bankrupt.

Who Needs a Police Clearance Certificate in Vietnam?

If you’re a foreigner staying in Vietnam and you need to apply for a work permit, you might be asked to submit a police clearance certificate.

Foreigners who have not yet entered Vietnam, including those who have been in the country for less than 6 months, are required to submit a criminal record from their country of origin. Since the laws from one country to another would differ, the rules on issuing criminal records will also be different for each country.

Foreigners who have been staying in Vietnam for more than 6 months, applying for the police clearance certificate is mandatory. They can obtain this piece of document from the Justice Department of the province from where they reside.

How to Get a Police Clearance Certificate in Vietnam

Official site : https://lltptructuyen.moj.gov.vn/

Requesting for a police clearance for foreigners in Vietnam can be done online. Here are the steps:

1. First, you need to register for the issuance of the police clearance certificate online. Choose the option that says “foreigners residing in Vietnam”. Then choose your city of residence from the dropdown list.

2. On the main screen, press the button that says “GET STARTED”.

3. Provide the full details of declaration in the respective fields. There are six sections that you need to complete:

• Personal information – this includes your complete name, sex, birthdate, birthplace, nationality, ethnicity, permanent address, current address, identity documents, contact number, and email address.
• Information of family members – this requires you to provide details about your mother, father, and spouse.
• Residence process – this section will ask you to provide details of your places of residence since age 14.
• Other information – this section will include other details regarding the declaration, such as the object of declaration and the purpose of requesting a criminal record certificate.
• Upload file – here, you need to attach all the required documents that include the application form, ID card, scanned passport, family register, and receipt of payment.
• Postal service – In this section, you will decide whether you will use the post service or not. Then you need to confirm that all information you have provided is true and that you’re solely responsible for the testimony and all the registered services.

4. Click next and review everything you have provided. If you’re certain that they are correct, hit “next”.

5. Print the declaration and sign.

6. Take note of the code that’s shown on the screen and hit the “finish” button.

Processing Time and Fees for the Vietnam Police Clearance

Usually, the standard time for the Dept. of Justice and National Center for Judicial Record to process the police clearance certificate is 15 working days. This will count from the time that the entire documents were received and the payment is made. If it’s already more than 15 days and you still have not received the certificate, you can send an email for a follow-up.

The fee for the processing of the Vietnam police clearance is 200,000 VND or around $9 USD. If the person who was issued with the police clearance will request to have more than two copies, there will be an additional cost of 5,000 VND for the third copy and each copy onwards.

Validity of Police Clearance Certificate

One of the most common questions that people have when it comes to the police clearance certificate is the validity. As a matter of fact, there’s not yet any clear or uniform regulation of how long the judicial record is going to remain valid. Depending upon the legal documents from the different fields, as well as the requirements that the organizations and agencies that requested for the police clearance of the individuals, the document should remain valid for a particular time period.

So when it comes to requesting a police clearance certificate, you should identify the purpose ahead of time. Find out the specific requirements that the relevant organization and agencies have requested in terms of the document’s validity. Make sure that the document will remain valid within the period that the agencies or organizations have required.

Hopefully, the above details can guide you on how to request for a police clearance certificate for foreigners in Vietnam. As you see, the entire process is pretty straightforward. You just have to make sure that you provide all details correctly.

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