Police officer instruct local people to request Judicial Record Certificates via the VNeID application in Hà Nội.—VNA/VNS Photo Kim Anh

HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội will issue Judicial Record Certificates via the VNeID application free of charge for citizens from June 1 in order to encourage residents to use the app for these procedures.

On May 15, the capital People’s Council issued Resolution No. 11/2024 stipulating support for fees related to providing judicial record information via the VNeID application within the city.

During the pilot perios, between April 22 and May 29, the department received 5,235 applications and dealt with 2,961 applications via the VNeID application.

However, the department encountered some technical difficulties.

To facilitate transaction processing, the department had assigned FPT Corporation to address the errors.

On Thursday, the city’s Justice Department worked with the Ministry of Public Security, the People’s Committee of Hà Nội and other relevant agencies to finalise technical procedures.

Issuance of Criminal Record Certificates via the VNeID application provides citizens with an additional method to request a Criminal Record Certificate, alongside issuance through the public service of the city (https://dichvucong.hanoi.gov.vn), the postal service system and direct request at the One-stop shop of the Department of Justice.

Issuance of Criminal Record Certificates via the VNeID application is eligible for Vietnamese citizens with level-2 electronic identity accounts.

Criminal Record Certificates issued electronically via the VNeID application have legal validity equivalent to the original paper Criminal Record Certificate.

VNeID is a mobile phone app developed by the National Population Data Centre under the Ministry of Public Security to replace traditional documents and provide utilities serving digital citizens, digital government and digital society. — VNS