EMBASSY OF VIETNAM IN PAKISTAN

NOTICE

on the Application of the Apostille in Place of Consular Legalisation

as from 11 September 2026

1. General information

Viet Nam has acceded to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Apostille Convention). The Convention enters into force for Viet Nam on 11 September 2026. From that date, public documents executed in one Contracting Party and produced for use in the other require only a single certificate, the Apostille, in place of the previous consular legalisation procedure, in relations between Viet Nam and the Contracting Parties for which the Convention is in force with Viet Nam.

An Apostille certifies the authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted and, where appropriate, the identity of the seal or stamp which the public document bears. An Apostille does not certify the content of the document.

2. Change at Embassy of Viet Nam to Pakistan

As from 11 September 2026, Embassy of Viet Nam to Pakistan will cease to accept applications for consular legalisation of public documents issued by the competent authorities of Pakistan.

This applies to public documents falling within the exemption from consular legalisation established by the Apostille Convention. For documents outside the scope of the Convention, Embassy of Viet Nam to Pakistan continues to provide consular legalisation as set out in section 5 below.

3. Pakistani Documents for use in Viet Nam

Please apply directly to the competent authority for the issuance of Apostilles of Pakistan indicated in section 7 below (The Embassy is awaiting confirmation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on the competent Apostille authority). A public document bearing a valid Apostille may be used in Viet Nam without any further certification. Where the document is not drawn up in Vietnamese, a Vietnamese translation, notarised or certified in accordance with the law of Viet Nam, is required.

4. Vietnamese documents for use in Pakistan

Embassy of Viet Nam to Pakistan does not issue Apostilles. Vietnamese public documents are to be submitted to the competent authority designated by Viet Nam for the issuance of Apostilles. Information on the receiving authority, the required documents, the fees and the processing time is available at https://apostille.lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn