Confirmation consulate, consular legalization papers and documents in Vietnam representative offices abroad

Confirmation consulate

Confirmation consulate is the process of verifying the authenticity of a document issued by a foreign government. This is done by having the document certified by the foreign government’s embassy or consulate in the country where the document will be used.

Consular legalization of papers and documents in Vietnam representative offices abroad

Consular legalization of papers and documents in Vietnam representative offices abroad is the process of having a document that has been issued in Vietnam certified by the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in the country where the document will be used. This is done to ensure that the document is authentic and that it has been issued by a competent authority.

Examples of documents that may need to be consular legalized include:

  • Birth certificates
  • Marriage certificates
  • Death certificates
  • Educational certificates
  • Diplomas
  • Business documents
  • Legal documents

To consularize a document in a Vietnam representative office abroad, you will need to:

  1. Contact the Vietnam embassy or consulate in the country where the document will be used to inquire about the specific requirements and procedures for consular legalization.
  2. Gather the required documents, including the original document to be legalized, a copy of your passport, and a completed consular legalization application form.
  3. Pay the consular legalization fee.
  4. Submit the documents to the Vietnam embassy or consulate.

Once the document has been consularized, it will be stamped and signed by an authorized official. The document will then be ready to be used in the country where it was consularized.

Benefits of consular legalization

Consular legalization provides a number of benefits, including:

  • It verifies the authenticity of a document and ensures that it has been issued by a competent authority.
  • It makes it easier to use a document in a foreign country, as many government agencies and other organizations will only accept documents that have been consular legalized.
  • It can help to prevent fraud and forgery.
Steps


The order of execution 
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​Name step Description step
​1. ​​Submit  At the headquarters of diplomatic missions,consular offices or other agencies authorized to perform consular functions of Vietnam in foreign countries (hereinafter referred to asrepresentative officeswith territorialjurisdiction certification al consularlegalization abroad.
Time to apply and receive repliestheworking day prescribed by the Agencyrepresentatives (except for holidays, holidaysunder the provisions of the host country andthe holidaysthe New Year under the provisions of Vietnam).
​2. Agencyrepresentativesreceive dossiers,consider and resolve.
3. Get a direct result intheir offices orrecords be returnedby mail to the applicant.


Files


Ingredients Profile
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Ingredients Profile
​1. For the certification of consular documents, documents of Vietnam to be recognized and used abroad, including:
1.1. 01 declaration of certification / legalization of using Form LS / HPH-2012 / TK (Can be printed from the electronic portal on Consular affairs – Foreign Ministry: lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn).
1.2. The originals of identity documents (identity card, passport or papers of passport replacement value) for filing the case directly; or 01 copies of personal documents (identity card, passport or papers of passport replacement value) for the case filed by mail. This document does not need authentication.
1.3. Papers and documents requested consular certification (was Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry certified under the provisions of Article 11 and Article 12 of Decree No. 111/2011 / ND-CP).
1.4. 01 copies of the papers and documents requested consular certification.
1.5. 01 envelope specifying the recipient’s address (if documents are sent by mail and return the records requested by mail).
* Where should check the authenticity of the papers and documents certified suggested consular officials can receive records request requesting certification of additional consulates present original papers and relevant data and submit 01 copies of papers and documents.
​2. For the legalization of consular documents, foreign documents to be recognized and used in Vietnam, including:
2.1. 01 declaration of certification / legalization of using Form LS / HPH-2012 / TK.
2.2. The originals of identity documents (identity card, passport or papers of passport replacement value) for filing the case directly; or 01 copies of personal documents (identity card, passport or papers of passport replacement value) for the case filed by mail. This document does not need authentication.
2.3. Papers and documents requested consular legalization (which have been certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host country or other competent authorities of foreign countries where Vietnam representative offices or representative offices Vietnam Male part-time).
2.4. 01 copies of papers and documents requested consular legalization.
2.5. 01 translations of papers and documents requested consular legalization into Vietnamese, English, except for the following cases:
– Papers and documents that are prepared in Vietnamese or English; or
– Papers and documents in Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese, German and legalization proposal consular representative offices in Vietnam respectively in Russia, France, Spain, China Korea, Germany; or
– Papers and documents are prepared in other languages ​​in addition to Russian, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, legalization proposals in other representative bodies, if the agency has a staff representative receiving dossiers understand the same language.
2.6. 01 copies of translations of papers and documents for your records.
2.7. 01 envelope specifying the recipient’s address (if documents submitted by mail and requests sent by mail).
* Where should check the authenticity of the papers and documents requested consular legalization, reception staff records may require the proposed legalized the additional produce the original documents , relevant documents and submit 01 copies of papers and documents.
Number of records
One (01) item.
Form, declaration form ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Documents specified Name form, declaration form
Declaration form LS.HPH-2012.TK-2 Download