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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 Embassy of Vietnam in Washington,
DC, for the authentication/legalization
of the papers before taking them to Vietnam
for subsequent procedures.
Documents to be authenticated by
the Embassy:
I. A Regular Dossier
Includes:
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Application for
Marriage Registration in Vietnam (bilingual form attached).
Certain provinces in Vietnam require that the applicants use the Vietnamese
language form obtained from that province. If the fiancé(e) in Vietnam has
sent one to the US-based applicant, please attach a photo, fill out and sign
that form. The bilingual form provided by the Embassy is for your
convenience.
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Affidavit
of Single Status (bilingual form attached).
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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.
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Medical
Certificate issued
by an authorized psychiatrist 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. Please ask your family doctor for a
referral to a psychiatrist.
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Photocopy of the photo and
signature pages of the Passport.
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Bio Info Sheet (bilingual form
attached). Certain provinces in Vietnam require that the applicants use the
Vietnamese language form obtained from that province. If your fiancé(e) in
Vietnam has sent one to the US-based applicant, please attach a photo, fill
out and sign that form. The bilingual form provided by the Embassy is for
your convenience.
NOTE: (a) Documents 2, 4, and 5 must be
certified by a
Notary Public. Document
3 is usually signed by a
Registrar or a Court Clerk. The signatures of the Notary Public
and the Registrar (or Court Clerk) must be
subsequently certified by the
State
Department of the State (or its
Office of Authentication) where the applicant lives before the
documents are sent to the Embassy for authentication. The Embassy can certify only the
signatures of the State-level Secretary of State. (b) If documents 2,4, and
5 are notarized by one Notary Public, they need just one authentication with
state seal from the Secretary of State.
II. Divorced
and Widowed Applicants: In addition to the 6 above-listed
documents,
·
US-born divorcees are required to submit
the
Divorce Decree after it has been certified by (1) a Notary Public
or a Court Clerk, and (2) the State-level Secretary of State.
Vietnam-born divorcees need to follow the requirements spelled out in the
Vietnamese language
page of this instruction sheet.
·
Widows are
to submit A photocopy of
Death Certificate of the previous spouse
after
it has been certified by (1) a Notary Public or a Registrar, and (2) 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
Embassy after it has been certified by (1) a Notary Public (or a Court
Clerk), and (2) the State-level Secretary of State.
Fees:
Please pay by Money Orders or Cashiers’ Checks (Certified Checks)
made payable to the “Embassy of Vietnam.”
Please contact the Embassy 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. Federal
Express, US Express Mail, US Certified
Mail are recommended. The
Embassy will use FedEx collect service to return papers without a proper
mailing label or when other express services (such as UPS and DHL) are used.
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 Consular Section of the Embassy:
Opening hours: 9:30 – 12:30 Monday through Friday
Phone: (202) 861- 2293 and (202) 861-
0694
Fax: (202) 861- 1297 and (202) 861- 0917
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