Consular legalization of foreign documents to be recognized and used in Vietnam
Hi DMS Law office in Vietnam! Do I have to obtain consular legalization for copies of certificate of incorporation or equivalent documents issued by competent foreign authorities ? To use them as supporting documents for setting up an FDI company in Vietnam. Can you advise me about consular legalization ? Thank you!
Hi!
Consular legalization
Consular legalization means the competent Vietnamese agencies' certification of stamps, signatures and titles on foreign papers, foreign documents for being recognized and used in Vietnam (Clause 2 Article 2 Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP dated 12/05/2011).
Vietnamese agencies competent to carry out consular certification and legalization
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is competent to carry out consular certification and legalization.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may authorize foreign affairs agencies of provinces and centrally run cities to receive dossiers of request for consular certification or legalization.
Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions, consulates or other agencies authorized to perform the consular function (below referred to as representative missions) are competent to carry out consular certification and legalization overseas (Article 5 Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP dated 12/05/2011).
Therefore, consular legalization may be carried out at The Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions, consulates.
For consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Papers, documents requested for consular legalization, which have been certified by a foreign diplomatic representative mission or consulate or another foreign agency authorized to perform the consular function (Point d Clause 1 Article 14 Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP dated 12/05/2011).
For consular legalization at overseas Vietnamese representative missions: Papers, documents requested for consular legalization, which have been certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or another competent foreign agency in the country in which the overseas Vietnamese representative mission is based or in charge (Point d Clause 1 Article 15 Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP dated 12/05/2011).
Forms used for consular certification, consular legalization: prescribed in Circular No. 01/2012/TT-BNG dated 03/20/2012 (Article 13).
Statutory fee for consular certification, consular legalization: prescribed in Circular No. 236/2009/TT-BTC dated 12/15/2009.
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Authentication of signatures on papers written in foreign language in Vietnam
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Consular legalization of foreign documents to be recognized and used in Vietnam
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