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.
Overseas Vietnamese and their foreign spouses and children can obtain a certificate that exempts them from visas for family or personal visits, valid up to 5 years (or until 6 months before the passport expires), with stays of up to 6 months per entry.
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
Complete form N19 on the embassy portal and print it (barcode must begin AUS) | assemble proof of eligibility | apply in person (appointment via Setmore) or by post with certified copies, original passport and a prepaid registered/express return envelope | pay by money order or bank cheque
Documents you need
- Form N19 with AUS barcode
- Passport valid at least 1 year
- Two 4x6 cm photos
- Certified or legalised proof of Vietnamese origin or relationship (birth certificate, passport, ID, household register, marriage certificate)
- For renewal: original or certified copy of old certificate, loss report if lost
- Prepaid return envelope for postal applications
Fees and processing time
The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.
Processing time: Up to 4 weeks, depending on the Immigration Department response.
Good to know
Fee amount not published. The loose-page (detached) option is currently suspended. 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)
- Legalisation of Australian documents for use in Vietnam
- 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)