Consular legalization plays an important role in the legal issue of confirming the value of a document and its status as a subject in social relations. However, many people still do not fully understand the consular legalization procedure. If you do not have an insight into this problem, it may confuses you and leads to many problems in the future. Thus, in this article LSX legal firm will answer the question: “Validity time of consular legalization in Vietnam?”
Legal ground
- Decree 111/2011/ND-CP
Processing time of consular legalization procedures
The processing time for consular legalization procedure at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Consular legalization at Vietnamese representative offices abroad, shall comply with the provisions of Clause 5, Article 11 of Decree 111/2011/ND-CP. Specifically:
“The time limit for settlement is 1 working day after the date of receiving a complete and valid dossier. For a dossier comprising 10 or more papers and documents, the time limit for settlement may be longer but must not exceed 5 working days.”
Validity time of consular legalization
- According to the regulations of the state agencies of Vietnam, the foreign legalized documents will be valid within 3 months.
- This means that after 3 months from the date of legalization stated on the document, the document will not allowed to used as a basis or reference for submission to the licensing authority.
- When the validity over, you need to re-legalize those papers to submit to state agencies.
Consular legalization?
Clause 2, Article 2 of Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP regulated about the consular legalization:
“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”.
Dossiers for consular legalization procedure
Consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Article 14 of Decree 11/2011/ND-CP specifically stipulates dossiers for consular legalization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as follows:
- Firstly, a declaration for consular legalization made according to a set form;
- Secondly, a personal identification paper, for production in case of direct submission;
- Thirdly, One copy of the personal identification paper, in case of submission by post;
- Fourthly, 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;
- Also, a Vietnamese or English translation of each paper or document requested for consular legalization, if such papers and documents are not made in these languages;
- Lastly, copies of papers and documents mentioned at Points d and e above, one copy each for filing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Consular legalization of marriage certificate
Step 1: Prepare all dossiers as instructed above.
Step 2: Submit your application at one of the following addresses:
- At the Consulate: 40 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi.
- At the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City: 184 Pasteur Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1
- Headquarters of local foreign affairs agencies that authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive dossiers.
- Besides, you can send the application for consular legalization of the marriage certificate by post to the Consular Department or the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City.
Step 3: Once the dossier is fully and validly received, the competent authority will review the dossier and process it within 1 working day, excluding weekends and New Year holidays. If the application has more than 10 documents, the processing time may take 5-7 working days.
Step 4: The applicant comes to receive the results according to the appointment on the receipt or receives the results by post.
Consular legalization of birth certificates
Vietnamese people living and working in Vietnam and want to consular legalize their birth certificates, then they need to follow the following steps:
Step 1: Bring the birth certificate for notarized translation into the national language you want to use.
Step 2: Declare the consular legalization form. The form made in accordance with the standard form.
Step 3: Make a photocopy of a translation then attach it with the applicant’s ID card.
Then, step 4: Bring it to the Consular Department – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam for consular certification of that birth certificate.
Lastly, step 5: After receiving the results of consular certification, bring the birth certificate to the embassy for legalization.
Consular legalization of driving license
Step 1: Submit your application:
- At the Consular Department (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Address: 40 Tran Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi. Time to apply and receive results: From Monday to Friday and Saturday morning, excluding holidays and New Year.
- At the Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Address: 184 Pasteur Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Time to submit the application and receive result: working days of the week and Saturday morning, except Sunday and public holidays as well as New Year.
- At the headquarters of local foreign affairs agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive consular certification and legalization documents (name of local foreign affairs agency, address, time of receipt, and return of results of these agencies, displayed on the website on consular affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs: lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn).
Step 2: Consular agencies check and settle the case.
Step 3: Receive the results directly at the office of the agency according to the application receipt or by post.
Consular legalization service of LSX Legal Firm
LSX legal firm, a professional company providing services related to professional procedures, administration, and personal papers. In the process of working with original documents to serve the settlement, residence, marriage, and birth of Vietnamese people abroad, we received many requests for support in legalizing documents with the number of thousands of cases.
To make your case more convenient, LSX will perform:
- Legal advice related to new regulations in consular legalization;
- Representing in drafting and editing documents;
- We commit the papers to be valid, and legal for use in all cases;
- Represent to submit documents, receive results, and hand them over to customers.
With a team of experienced, reputable, and professional consultants; The firm is always ready to support and work with clients to solve legal difficulties.
Furthermore, using our service, you do not need to do the paperwork yourself, We guarantee to help you prepare documents effectively and legally.
Also, you will not have to waste time preparing the application, submitting application, or receiving results. At those stages, we will help you do it smoothly.
After all, LSX provides the service with the desire that customers can experience it the best way. Additionally, we guarantee the cost to be the most suitable and economical for customers.
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Related questions
The fee for consular legalization and certification: 30,000 VND/time. The fee for issuing copies of papers and documents: 5,000 VND/time.
Fees for consular legalization and certification are collected in Vietnam Dong (VND).
This cost collected by the competent authority of Vietnam. On the other hand, in order to use such papers and documents in Vietnam or abroad, you must pay an additional cost of consular legalization at the diplomatic mission of that country.
Papers without fees for consular legalization:
To be recognized and used in Vietnam, foreign papers and documents must be consular legalized, except for papers and documents exempted from consular certification or legalization
Consular certification and legalization is simply certification of stamps, signatures and titles on papers and documents, not covering certification of contents and forms of papers and documents.
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