Important Apostille/Authentication Changes

On September 11, 2026, Vietnam became a member of the October 5, 1961 Hague Convention, better known as, the convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. The Vietnam embassy and consulates have posted on their various website that they will no longer legalize documents bound for Vietnam that have been correctly legalized via apostille by the appropriate competent authority. To sum it all up, your documents destined for presentation in Vietnam only need an Apostille. This is a great time saver. However, remember that the Apostille is still required.