Getting UK Documents Legalised for Vietnam 

Before applying for Vietnamese work visa, one or more documents which were originated in the United Kingdom should firstly be certified by an UK Notary Public, then must be legalised by Legalisation Office (LO) of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and further be authenticated by the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.  Regarding the reason of the final process through Vietnamese Embassy that Vietnam is not a member of Hague Convention, therefore an apostilled certificate is not accepted in Vietnam. As a result, legalised documents for use in Vietnam should be gone through the final part - approved by Vietnamese Embassy in the UK.

What are UK documents for legalisation and Embassy Attestation?

Personal documents: Degree or Master Certificate, PHDs or Diploma Qualifications or other Academic Reports, National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) or Disclosure Scotland, Power of Attorney, etc.

Commercial documents: Certificate of Incorporation, Tax Returns, Partnership Agreement, VAT Certificate, Company Registers, or Certificate of Name Change etc.

If I live in overseas, can my document be legalised by Vietnamese Embassy in the UK?

Yes certainly. There is no jurisdiction for documents to be legalised in UK whether you live in oversea like Vietnam, USA, Canada, Malaysia etc as long as this is an UK document.

Three main steps for your consideration:

1. Notarisation: A personal or business document should be certified by a UK (Edinburgh) notary public firstly.
2. Apostilled by FCDO (an apostille certificate): The Legalisation office of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) must legalise the signature, stamp or seal of a British public official such as a notary public, a registrar and an official of the Chamber of Commerce.
3. Vietnam Legalisation: Vietnamese Embassy in the UK will verify the signature and seal (excluding contents of documents) of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Once being verified, Vietnamese Embassy in the UK will officially apply attested seal and signature to your document(s), which will be ready for use in Vietnam.

i2visa UK Ltd can do three steps combined as a package of full service on behalf of you, alternatively we can do the second step (an apostilled certificate attached by FCDO) or the third step authenticated by the Vietnamese Embassy on its own at your convenience, which means that we will do the attestation on your behalf.

Notarisation, Legalisation (Apostille) and Authentication (FULL SERVICE) combined as a set of package charged in the following:

• One document (Regular Service - 15/20 working days): £168 + courier fee
• Two documents (Regular Service - 15/20 working days): £298 + courier fee
• Three documents (Regular Service - 15/20 working days): £398 + courier fee

Notarisation: 
Prestigious UK Notary Public registered at the FCDO - Processed in the Edinburgh city centre

Legalisation (an apostille Cert):
Processed in FCDO located in Milton Keynes

Authentication: 
Processed in the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK

i2visa UK is specialised in assisting you to securely obtain legalised document(s) from Vietnamese Embassy (step 3) from a notary public service (step 1) and a stamped official certificate (an apostilled certificate) service (step 2). The following required documents are compulsory:

1. The Original and Photocopy of UK Document(s) that will need to be authenticated
2. Photocopy of Applicant’s Passport Information Page
3. i2visa Order Form

Download the i2visa Order Form

Important Notice: Please let us know in advance or make a note with the other enclosed documents if you like to get the original degree certificate or TEFL certificate attested as your special request instead of the photocopied UK documents to be attested by Vietnamese Embassy. It is a standard that our notary public will certify your ORIGINAL documents by default unless you have notification for us.

Please mail all the above required documents to the following address:

i2visa UK
CBC House
24 Canning Street 
Edinburgh
EH3 8EG

When calculating the amount of time required processing your document(s) please add one more working day for the postal delivery. If you have further queries, please don't hesitate to contact us directly at operation@i2visa.co.uk.