Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Since 11 September 2026 Vietnam applies the Apostille Convention, so apostilled Australian public documents no longer need embassy legalisation; the embassy can still certify copies and Vietnamese translations. Documents without an apostille continue through traditional legalisation after DFAT authentication.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Viet Nam, Canberra (ACT), which serves ACT, VIC and TAS; Consulate-General in Sydney serves NSW, QLD and SA and Consulate-General in Perth serves WA and NT (districts as stated on the renunciation page).
Embassy counter hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30-13:00, results collected same days 14:00-17:00. Booking via vietnamembassyinaustralia.setmore.com. Embassy pages give two street addresses (47 Culgoa Circuit and 6 Timbarra Crescent, O'Malley) and post address PO Box 98, Mawson ACT 2607; confirm before visiting. The pages describe only the Embassy's process; no Sydney or Perth service pages were fetched.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Vietnam.
How to apply
Apostilled documents: submit request form plus scan of the apostilled document for copy or translation certification | non-apostilled: complete the legalisation form with ID copy and DFAT-authenticated document, in person (appointment) or by post with a return envelope | pay in AUD
Documents you need
- Request or legalisation form
- Copy of ID (passport or driver's licence)
- Document authenticated by DFAT (non-apostille route)
- Vietnamese translation certified or notarised if not in Vietnamese
- Return envelope marked express or registered
Fees and processing time
The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.
Processing time: Apostille route: 1 to 3 working days for simple content; traditional legalisation: 1 to 2 working days.
Good to know
Fee amounts not published (cash, money order or bank cheque). Page header 23 October 2026.
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Vietnam's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Vietnam in Australia
- Certificate of Vietnamese origin
- Certification of power of attorney, copies and translations
- Citizenship registration
- Civil registration: birth and marriage
- Criminal record certificate (embassy certification step)
- Naturalisation as a Vietnamese citizen
- Ordinary passport issue or reissue
- Recording civil status events registered abroad
- Renunciation of Vietnamese nationality
- Repatriation of remains to Vietnam
- Visa to Vietnam (e-visa, sticker and business/official visas)
- Visa-exemption certificate (5-year)