What is Consular Legalization of foreign papers, documents ?

Hi DMS Law office in Danang, Vietnam! How can a foreign company get Consular legalization of foreign papers and documents for being recognized and used in Vietnam ? Could you advise me about this matter ?

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What is Consular Legalization of foreign papers, documents ?

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).

Vietnamese agencies competent to carry out consular legalization:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is competent to carry out consular legalization.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs may authorize foreign affairs agencies of provinces and centrally run cities to receive dossiers of request for consular legalization.

The Consular Department and the Service of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are competent to carry out consular certification and legalization in Vietnam  (Clause 1 Article 1 Circular No. 01/2012/TT-BNG dated March 20, 2012).

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.

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What is Consular Legalization of foreign papers, documents ?