Procedure for Consular Certification at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam

Hi DMS Law office in Vietnam! What is the order, procedure for consular certification of papers, documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam ? Could you advise us on this issue ?

Hi! 

Consular certification means the competent Vietnamese agencies' certification of stamps, signatures and titles on Vietnam's papers and documents for being recognized and used abroad (Clause 1 Article 2 Decree No. 111/2011/NĐ-CP dated December 05, 2011).

Consular certification is simply certification of stamps, signatures and titles on papers and documents, not covering certification of contents and forms of papers and documents (Article 3 Decree No. 111/2011/NĐ-CP dated December 05, 2011).

Order, procedure for consular certification of papers, documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam: 

A requester for consular certification shall submit a dossier comprising:

One declaration for consular certification, using the form prescribed;

A personal identification paper, showing in case of direct submission;

One copy of a personal identification paper, in case of submission by post;

Papers and documents requested for consular certification, enclosed with one copy each for filing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Article11 Decree No. 111/2011/NĐ-CP dated December 05, 2011).

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Procedure for Consular Certification at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam