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Notarization and Authentication at Vietnamese Consulates in the USA

Frequently Asked Questions: How to handle notarization and authentication at the Vietnamese Consulate? How can a U.S. company establish a business in Vietnam? How to process notarization at the Vietnamese Embassy?

First, we need to understand how many Vietnamese diplomatic missions are in the United States. There is one embassy and three consulates. Details are as follows:

Embassy of Vietnam in Washington, D.C., USA

Embassy of Vietnam in United States (USA)

1233 20th St NW, Suite 400 – Washington, DC 20036, United States (USA)

Tel: 202.861.0737

Hotline for Consular Affairs: 202.716.8666 or 202.739.1666

Fax: 202.861.0917

Consulate of Vietnam in New York, USA

Vietnam Consulate In New York

866 UN Plaza, Suite 428, New York, NY 10017

Phone : 1-212-644-0594; 1-212-644-2535

Fax : 1-212-644-5732

Office hours: from 09:00 to 17:30 on all weekdays

Consulate of Vietnam in Houston, USA

Consulate of Vietnam in Houston, Texas, USA

5251 Westheimer Rd, Suite 1100, Houston, Texas 77056, United States

Tel: 713-850-1233 | 713-840-0096

Fax: 713-840-0159 | 713-871-0312

Consulate of Vietnam in San Francisco, USA

Consulate of Vietnam in San Francisco, USA

1700 California Street, Suite 430, San Francisco, CA 94109, California, USA

Tel: 415-922-1707 ext. 115

Fax: 415-922-1848; 415-922-0307

Overview of Notarization and Authentication Procedures

Any personal or company documents from the United States intended for use in Vietnam must undergo embassy legalization and authentication. Prior to submission to the Vietnamese Embassy, the documents must first be notarized and authenticated by the Secretary of State. Generally, there are two types of authentication from the U.S. Secretary of State: Apostille and Certificate of Authentication. If the documents are for use in Vietnam, please ensure you select Authentication, as the Vietnamese Embassy does not accept Apostille (Hague Authentication). Once the Authentication is completed, the documents can be submitted to the Vietnamese Embassy. If you are submitting to the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington, D.C., you must also complete authentication by the U.S. Department of State.

Estimated processing time for the Vietnamese Embassy in the United States:

Regular: 5–7 business days;
Expedited: 2–3 business days

Attached, Vietnamese Consulate websites:

https://vietnamconsulate-sf.org/en/2017/05/11/legalization-authentication-of-documents-for-use-in-viet-nam/

https://www.vietnamconsulate-ny.org/service/4/legalization-and-authentication-of-documents-for-use-in-viet-nam.html

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