LEGALIZATION OF US DOCUMENTS
Any document
issued/certified/or norarized by US authorities or notaries public should be
legalized by Vietnamese competent authorities, before bringing into Vietnam for
use.
Documents
requested to be legalized can be submitted in person or by mail to the
Consulate.
1. Documents
include:
- 01 Letter of request for legalization
- Documents
need to be legalized: The
document(s) should be authenticated by a relevant State- Level Secretary of
State or by the Office of Authentication of the
Ministry of Foreign Affaires*.
* Note:
The
documents, which have not been authenticated by a relevant State-Level Secretary of
State or by the Office of Authentication of the
Ministry of Foreign Affaires, will be considered as ineligible and returned,
even if they have been issued/certified/or notarized by a county clerk, court
clerk, notary public or other U.S. authorities.
- Fees can be paid in cash if applied
in person. Otherwise, the fees must be
in the form of MONEY ORDER, or CASHIER’S CHECK, or CERTIFIED CHECK payable to
“The Consulate of Vietnam”.
- A prepaid return envelope: if the
applicant requests the documents to be returned by mail. The Consulate
recommends that applicant(s) use USPS Express Mail or FedEx with the tracking
numbers. USPS - United States Postal
Service (prepaid postage stamp envelope or return label) can be bought online
at www.usps.com
or prepaid return FedEx label can be bought online at www.fedex.com.
You are advised to keep the tracking number for your own reference.
2. Processing time takes up to 5-7
working days. In case of urgency, the Consulate can return the documents in 1-3
working days (additional fees required).
For further information, please contact the
Consular Section.