How to obtain a criminal background check

Foreigners may be asked to present a “certificate of good conduct” or “lack of a criminal record” for a variety of reasons including adoption, school attendance, employment, etc.

To obtain a criminal background check in Vietnam:

• Persons who have been living in Vietnam for 6 months or more can request this document from their local provincial justice office.
• If you no longer live in Vietnam, but need a criminal background check for the period of time you stayed in Vietnam, you can request it from:

The National Center for Criminal Checks

9 Tran Vi street, Mai Dich ward, Cau Giay district, Hanoi

Tel: (024) 320-11313 or (024) 668-41313 within Vietnam

Email: ttlltpqg@moj.gov.vn

Guidance for foreigners who resided in Vietnam to apply for criminal record certificates can be found at the National Center for Criminal Record’s webpage.

Note: Foreigners who cannot appear in person when requesting a criminal background check may provide a Power of Attorney authorizing another person along with photocopies of the requestor’s current passport and the requestor’s passport previously used in Vietnam (if different from current passport) to obtain the criminal background check. The Power of Attorney must be translated into Vietnamese by a Vietnamese notary public.

Getting your fingerprints taken:

Please contact the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City for taking fingerprints. IOM offices are located at:

Hanoi:

Level 13, CMC Building, Duy Tan Street

Dich Vong Hau Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi

Tel/Fax: (024) 3736-6259 within Vietnam

Email: Hanoi@iom.int

Ho Chi Minh City:

1B Pham Ngoc Thach Street

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Tel: (028) 3822-2057 within Vietnam

Email: hcmc@iom.int