Procedure for consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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 ?

DMS Law office in Danang, Vietnam advise on Procedure for consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ?

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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