What is time limit for issuance of judicial record cards?
Pursuant to Article 48 of the 2009 Law on Judicial Records: 1. The time limit for issuance of a judicial record card is 10 days after the receipt of a valid request. In case a person requested to be issued a judicial record card is a Vietnamese citizen who has resided in different localities or once resided overseas, or a foreigner specified in Clauses 2 and 3. Article 47 of this Law, and in case of necessity to verify the conditions on automatic remission of previous criminal convictions specified in Clause 3, Article 44 of this Law, the time limit is 15 days. 2. In case of emergency specified in Clause 1, Article 46 of this Law, the time limit is 24 hours after the receipt of a request. As a results, the time limit for issuance of a judicial record card is 10 days. In special cases, the time limit is 15 days. Best regards!