How to get a police certificate – Vietnam

You can either:

• apply in person or by mail to the Department of Justice office located in the district where your permanent address is registered
• apply online through the Public Service Portal for your area
  • The Public Service Portal website will take the following format: https://dichvucong.PROVINCENAME.gov.vn (example: http://dichvucong.angiang.gov.vn).

If your permanent residence records have been annulled pursuant Article 29, the Residence Law 2020 (available in Vietnamese only), you must:

• get a confirmation letter from the district police in your last place of permanent residence which states that your permanent residence registration was deleted
• use the confirmation letter to apply in person or by mail to the National Center for Judicial Records (Trung Tam Ly Lich Tu Phap Quoc Gia) (check Contact Information for the complete address).

If you live in Hanoi, Vietnam

Apply through the Online Judicial Certification Registration Service of Department of Justice of Hanoi City (Dich vu dang ky cap phieu ly lich tu phap truc Tuyen – So Tu Phap Thanh pho Ha Noi).

If you live in a city other than Hanoi, Vietnam

You can either:

• apply in person or by mail to the Department of Justice office located in the district where your permanent address is registered
• apply online through the Public Service Portal for your area
  • The Public Service Portal website will take the following format: https://dichvucong.PROVINCENAME.gov.vn (example: http://dichvucong.angiang.gov.vn).

If you no longer live in Vietnam

You can apply in person or by mail to the National Center for Judicial Records (Trung Tam Ly Lich Tu Phap Quoc Gia) (check Contact Information for the complete address).