Single status affidavit Apostille for Vietnam
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Single status affidavit Apostille for Vietnam
Vietnam is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention (in force since 11 September 2026). Single status affidavit bound for Vietnam needs only a U.S. apostille: no embassy or consulate legalisation, and no embassy fee.
- Route required
- Apostille
- Embassy step
- None
- Official language
- Vietnamese
What Vietnam needs now
- A state document (birth, marriage, notarised or court record) is apostilled by the Secretary of State of the state that issued or notarised it.
- A federal document (FBI report, USCIS, IRS and other federal records) is apostilled by the U.S. Department of State.
- Nothing further is required from the Vietnam embassy or consulates in the United States.
- Receiving authorities may still ask for a translation into Vietnamese; ask them before you order one.
- Documents already legalised before the change remain valid.
Apostille for Vietnam
We apostille state and federal documents for Vietnam with no embassy step.
Questions people actually ask
Is an apostille accepted in Vietnam?
Yes. Vietnam is a party to the Apostille Convention (in force since 11 September 2026), so a U.S. apostille replaces the old consular legalisation chain.
Do I still need the Vietnam embassy or consulate?
No. There is no embassy or consulate legalisation step and no embassy fee for Vietnam.
What about a document I already had legalised?
It stays valid. The change applies to documents processed after the entry-into-force date.
This guide is published by a private document processing service. It is not legal advice and we are not a government agency. Requirements change without notice, so confirm anything critical with the mission before you post documents.
