AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS
FOR APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE REGISTRATION IN Vietnam
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A non-Vietnamese citizen, seeking to get married to a
Vietnamese national, may submit in person or by mail his/her file of
required documents for marriage registration to the Consulate General of Vietnam in
Documents to be authenticated by the Consulate General:
I. A Regular Dossier Includes:
Application for Marriage Registration in Vietnam (bilingual form attached).
Affidavit of Single Status (bilingual form attached).
Certificate of No-marriage Records issued by the State (or County) Vital Statistics Office within the last six months certifying that no marriage license or marriage record of the applicant has been found for the period from the beginning of legal age for marriage to date.
Medical Certificate issued by an authorized medical organization confirming that the applicant has no mental illnesses, or has a mental problem but not to the extent of losing consciousness of his/her own actions.
Photocopy of the photo and signature pages of the Passport.
Bio Info Sheet (bilingual form attached).
NOTE: (a) The above-mentioned documents must be certified by a Notary Public and the signatures of the Notary Public must be subsequently certified by the State - level Department of the State (or its Office of Authentication) where the applicant lives before the documents are sent to the Consulate for authentication. The Consulate can authenticate only the signatures of the State-level Secretary of State. (b) If documents 1, 2, and 6 are notarized by one Notary Public, they need just one authentication with state seal from the Secretary of State.
The required number of authentications from the Secretary of State with state seal needs to be only equal to the number of Notary Public and Registrar (or Court Clerk) having signed the documents of the dossier.
II. Divorced and Widowed Applicants: In addition to the 6 above-listed documents,
· Divorcees are required to submit the Divorce Decree after it has been certified by a Notary Public or a Court Clerk, and subsequently authenticated by the State-level Secretary of State.
· Widows are to submit a photocopy of Death Certificate of the previous spouse after it has been certified by a Notary Public or a Registrar, and subsequently authenticated by the State-level Secretary of State.
III. Power of Attorney for Submission of Application: The foreign party can, with a power of attorney (bilingual form attached), entrust his or her fiance(e) to submit the application package. The power of attorney is required to be authenticated by the Consulate after it has been certified by a Notary Public (or a Court Clerk), and authenticated by the State-level Secretary of State.
Fees: If you wish to apply by mail, please contact the Consulate at visa@vietnamconsulate-sf.org for more information. If you apply in person, please pay by Money Orders or Cashiers’ Checks (Certified Checks) made payable to the “Consulate General of Vietnam.” Please email us for current rates.
Mail back: If the applicant requests the papers to be mailed back, he/she needs to provide a self-addressed postage-paid envelope or add 4US$ for Priority Mail or 17US$ for Express Mail.
Processing Time:
· Regular processing requires 5 working days.
· Rush service requires 2 working days after the date of receipt of the papers.
For further information, please contact the Legalization Section of the Consulate General:
Consulate General of Vietnam
1700 California Street, Suite 430
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 822 1707
Fax: (415) 922 1848 and (415) 922 1757
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