# One of documents you have to submit to apply for a work permit in Vietnam.
* If you get a criminal history check certificate from your country before coming to Vietnam so you need to legalize & notarize in your country.
* If you are in Vietnam & you want to apply for a police check then you can apply at your embassy or can come to the Vietnam Justice Department.
1* Apply a police check at YOUR EMBASSY. You have to get legalization at your embassy & translate into Vietnamese then come to Vietnam Immigration to notarize.
2* apply for a police check from the VIETNAM JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
You don't need to legalize or notarize.
It depends on which province your company is located. Some places just ask to provide a clean criminal record certificate in your country or in Vietnam. But some provinces ask to submit both.
Related: Procedure for applying for a judicial record No. 1 for foreigners