Consular legalization in Vietnam belongs to the most concerned issues nowadays. More and more need to legalize papers appear due to the need of people to use consular legalization documents to study abroad, travel,… So, the consular legalization fee also attracts the attention of people. In this article, LSX legal firm would like to introduce: “The fee of consular legalization in Vietnam”
Legal grounds
- Decree 111/2011/ND-CP
- Circular 157/2016/TT-BTC
Consular legalization and the fee of consular legalization
Consular legalization is the certification of seals, signatures, and titles by a competent Vietnamese agency on foreign papers and documents so that papers and documents can be recognized and used in Vietnam.
The competent authority for consular legalization:
In Vietnam:
- Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.
- Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City.
In a foreign country:
- Diplomatic missions, consular offices.
- Other agencies authorized to perform the consular function of Vietnam in foreign countries that have the authority to certify and legalize overseas consular papers.
Currently, many administrative procedures in Vietnam require documents issued abroad to be consular legalized such as:
- Apply for a work permit for foreigners.
- Completing procedures for importing goods from abroad into Vietnam.
- Foreigners applying to adopt children in Vietnam.
- Foreigners register civil status in Vietnam.
Consular legalization fee: a kind of state fee that the Government has set. The cost of consular legalization calculated from the preparation of the dossiers until receiving the result, including fees for translation, notarization, copies, consular legalization fees, transportation fees, etc.
The fee of consular legalization
- The fee for consular legalization and certification: 30,000 VND/time. Besides, 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:
- Directly serving the activities of agencies of the Party, National Assembly, Government, and ministries as well as ministerial-level agencies;
- Exemption from the collection of consular legalization fees under international treaties which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has signed, acceded to, or agreed to. If there are other regulations, then such regulations shall be complied with.
- Exempted from the collection of fees for consular legalization and certification of foreign organizations and individuals on the basis of diplomatic relations and other external cases under specific decisions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Regulations on management and use of consular legalization fee
The fee-collecting organization shall submit the entire collected fee amount into the state budget according to the current State Budget Index. The source of expenses for the collection of fees shall be arranged by the state budget in the estimate of the collecting organization according to the regime and norms of the state budget in accordance with the provisions of law.
In case the fee-collecting organization allowed to set operating expenses according to the regulations of the Government or the Prime Minister on the mechanism of autonomy and self-responsibility in the use of payroll and the use of administrative management funds for State agencies:
- For dossiers of application for consular certification and legalization submitted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The organization that collects the consular certification and legalization fee (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) can have 30% (thirty percent) of the fee amount collected before submitting the fee into the state budget. This organization may use it to cover the cost of fee-collection work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- For the application for consular certification and legalization submitted at the foreign affairs offices of the provinces and centrally-run cities; the fee-collecting organization (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) can have 20% (twenty percent), then transfer to foreign affairs agencies of provinces and centrally-run cities another 10% (ten percent) of the fee collected before submitting the fee into the state budget. The organizations may use that money to cover the cost of fee-collection work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Lastly, the remaining 70% (seventy percent) of the fee collected for consular certification and legalization shall be submitted into the state budget according to the current State Budget Index.
The processing time of consular legalization procedure
According to Clauses 5 and 6 of Article 11, Clause 4 of Article 14, and Clause 4 of Article 15 of Decree 111/2011/ND-CP, the processing time for a request for consular legalization:
- 01 working day from the date of receipt of complete and valid documents, or
- No more than 05 working days if the application has 10 or more papers and documents;
- It may take longer if the competent agency needs to check the authenticity of the seal, signature, and title on the papers as well as documents requested for consular legalization.
Thus, how long it takes for consular legalization depends on the quantity and nature of the documents. However, this time usually takes less than 1 working week.
In addition, it also takes time for consular legalization at the diplomatic mission of the issuing country (in case of foreign documents) or in the country of use (if issued in Vietnam).
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
Organizations and individuals (regardless of domestic or foreign) when being granted consular certification and legalization by competent state management agencies, provide copies of papers and documents as required or prescribed by law, a fee must be paid
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the foreign affairs agencies of the provinces and centrally-run cities (in case authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are responsible for organizing the collection, declaration, payment, management and use of consular certification fees and consular legalization
Step 1: Prepare dossiers related to consular legalization procedures.
Step 2: Go to the application-receiving agency to submit directly or indirectly via online post (if any).
Lastly,, step 3: The agency receiving the application for consular legalization receives the dossier and checks its validity.
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