Procedure for consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Hi DMS Law office in Vietnam! 

What are the order, procedures for consular legalization of foreign parpers, documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam ? Could you advise me on this matter ?

Hi! 

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

Consular legalization 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 legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A requester for consular legalization shall submit a dossier comprising:

One declaration for consular legalization, using the form prescribed;

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

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

Papers and 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;

One Vietnamese or English translation of each paper or document requested for consular legalization, if such papers and documents are not made in these languages;

Copies of papers and documents mentioned at Points d and dd above, one copy each for filing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Article 14 Decree No. 111/2011/NĐ-CP dated December 05, 2011).

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Procedure for consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam