In most of the countries you will find diplomatic missions, which usually refers to an embassy and/or a consulate. Diplomatic bodies represent other country’s interests in Vietnam, with the aim of strengthening international relations between the states and providing services for their citizens in Vietnam.

Embassies and consulates are considered legal territories of their home countries. They are not "foreign territory" but they are protected and considered the property of the country using them, meaning that Vietnam does not have jurisdiction over the embassy or consulate of another country.

What is the difference between Embassy and Consulate?

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations international treaty defines the diplomatic mission’s purpose and framework. The various diplomatic missions offer several services and carry out different missions. For example:

• Embassy: This is the primary diplomatic representation of a country’s government and is headed by an ambassador. An embassy is the main location for a diplomatic presence of one country in another. A country has at most one embassy in another country and is always established in the capital city of the host country. In the absence of a consulate in a country, the embassy also has a consular section to carry out all the relevant consular services (see below).
• Consulate General: This is a diplomatic mission, headed by a consul that provides a full range of services such as: issuing passports/visas, keeping birth and marriage records, assisting expats, providing legal information, translations etc. It can be located in any major city of the host country, although often in the capital city (in certain cases, in the same building as the embassy). In major countries and large territories, you often have more than one consulate.
• Honorary Consulate: It supplements the Consulate to provide a limited range of consular services and is headed by an honorary consul. They help nationals abroad. For example, in the event of a hospital stay, missing person, death, natural disaster or another emergency. They can also issue emergency travel documents and consular declarations for which the applicant is required to appear in person.

NB: You will usually apply for a visa at the Consulate of the country you want to visit. However, if there is no such representation in Vietnam, you can apply for a visa at the embassy.

Where to find Consulates and Embassies in Vietnam

Not all countries have an Embassy and/or a Consulate as it depends on the political situation, the relationship with the host country, the size of the country, and the number of foreign citizens living there.

In some cases, countries can share representations and you can be assisted by the services of another embassy or consular service to get the information you need.

We recommend you register/contact your country’s embassy at your destination. It is a free service provided by any diplomatic mission and it will allow them to record information about your upcoming trip abroad. It can be used to assist you in case of an emergency.

Registration will also allow you to get routine information from your nearest embassy or consulate, as citizens residing abroad.

The capital of Vietnam, Hanoi hosts 33 embassies.

There are also 33 consulates and another representation located in Vietnam.

All consulates and honorary consulates are located in Hanoi, except for those countries who own an embassy in the capital of Vietnam and might have another diplomatic mission outside the capital.

You will find below a list of selected countries (the list is not exhaustive) that have a diplomatic mission in Vietnam. The list includes embassies, consulates, honorary consulates, and sometimes other official representations for you to be able to get information and services.

Embassies and Main Consulates in Hanoi

Australia

Australian Embassy in Vietnam

Address: 8 Dao Tan Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3774 0100
E-Mail: consular.hanoi@dfat.gov.au
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AustralianEmbassyVietnam
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-12:00 & 13:00-17:00

The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam provides services for Australians visiting, studying, working or doing business in Vietnam.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, Australia has another honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City (consular.hcmc@dfat.gov.au). 

China

Chinese Embassy in Vietnam

Address: 46 Hoang Dieu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3823 5569
E-Mail: chinaemb_vn@mfa.gov.cn
Opening hours:  Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 11:00 and 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The consular section provides a range of consular services such as document authentication and legalisation processing, as well as notary certification and marriage registration, visa affairsand consular protection to all Chinese living abroad.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, China has other honorary consulates in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang (chinaconsul_danang@mfa.gov.cn).

France

French Embassy in Vietnam

Address: 57 Trần Hưng Đạo, Hàng Bài, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
Tel: (+84) 24 3944 5700
E-Mail: ambafrance.hanoi@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AmbassadeFranceVietnam/ and https://x.com/FranceAuVietnam
Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The consular section services are open, by appointment only, at the following times: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The French Embassy in Vietnam provides Consular Services such as record declarations (birth, recognition, death), requests for passports or identity cards, publications of banns (marriage) as well as for the transcription of acts of civil status issued by authorities in Vietnam.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, China has another honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.

Germany

German Embassy in Vietnam

Address: 27, Tran Phu, Ba Dinh Dist, 11114 Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3267 3335
E-Mail: info@hanoi.diplo.de
Social Media: https://x.com/GermanyinHanoi and https://www.instagram.com/germanembassyhanoi/ and https://www.facebook.com/GermanEmbassyHanoi/
Opening hours: Monday–Thursday: 08.00–12.00 and 13.00–15.00h. Friday: 08.00–12.00

The consular section of the Embassy provides assistance and support, both legal and practical to all German citizens residing or passing through Vietnamwith procedures such as: Passports, German ID cards, Visas, signature authentications, certifications and consular documents (eg. life certificate).

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, Germany has another honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City (info@hoch.diplo.de).

India

Embassy of India in Vietnam

Address: 58-60 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3824 4989 /90
E-Mail: hoc.hanoi@mea.gov.in and cons.hanoi@mea.gov.in for consular services
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/indiainvietnam and https://x.com/AmbHanoi and https://www.facebook.com/IndiaInVietnam/
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00h to 17:30h
Consular office: Monday to Friday 09:30h to 12:30h

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, India has another honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City

The Embassy of India in Vietnam, based in Hanoi, offers consular services to handle the processing of passports and visas, Civil Registry queries (births, marriages, deaths, acquisition of nationality, family books), inquiries about the electoral process, registration, and cancellations in the consular registry, CERA and to carry out notarial procedures (powers of attorney, minutes of statements, wills, etc.), among others.

Japan

Embassy of Japan in Vietnam

Address: 27 Lieu Giai Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3846 3000
E-Mail: soumuhan@ha.mofa.go.jp
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/embassyofjapaninvietnam
Opening hours:  Monday to Friday 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM

The Japanese embassy provides a range of consular services such as visa and passport processing as well as document legalisation (birth certificate, marriage and death certificate, etc…) and police clearance certificate.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, Japan has other honorary consulates in Ho Chi Minh City (ryoji@hc.mofa.go.jp) and Danang (daihyou-danang@xu.mofa.go.jp).

Russia

Embassy of Russia in Vietnam

Address: 191, La Thanh Street, Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3833 6991 / 2
E-Mail: rusemb.vietnam@mid.ru
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/RusEmbassyVietnam and https://x.com/RusEmbVietnam and https://www.youtube.com/@russianembassyinvietnam493
Opening hours:  Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, Russia has other honorary consulates in Ho Chi Minh City (ryoji@hc.mofa.go.jp) and Danang (daihyou-danang@xu.mofa.go.jp).

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Embassy of the United Kingdom in Vietnam

Address: Central Building, 4th floor 31 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3936 0500
E-Mail: generalenquiries.vietnam@fcdo.gov.uk
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/ukinvietnam and https://x.com/UKinVietnam and https://www.instagram.com/ukinvietnam
Opening hours:  Monday to Thursday: 8:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4:45pm
Friday: 8.30am to 12.30pm and 1.00pm to 3.00pm

The British Embassy in Vietnam provides services to British nationals living and visiting Vietnam, including commercial, consular, visa and information services. As well as notarial services, including certificates, letters, and notes available.

You can also apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, the UK has another honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.

USA (United States of America)

Embassy of the United States of America in Vietnam

Address: 7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi
Tel: (+84) 24 3850 5000
E-Mail: support-vietnam@ustraveldocs.com
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/usembassyhanoi and https://www.instagram.com/usembassyvietnam/  and https://www.youtube.com/@usembassyvn
Opening hours:  Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

The US representation in Vietnam provides a range of consular services such as regular passport applications and renewals, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and notarial services, assistance on death of a U.S. citizen and emergency financial assistance, etc.

Honorary Consulates: In addition to the embassy in Hanoi, the UK has another honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City.

Honorary Consulates in Vietnam

Contact directly the Embassy/Consulate website for more information.
For countries with no consulates or embassies in Vietnam, the Honorary Consulates are supervised by diplomatic representations located in other countries, often New Delhi, India or Bangkok, Thailand for Vietnam.

General Consulates and embassies in Hanoi

• Argentina (eviet@mrecic.gov.ar)
• Belgium (hanoi@diplobel.fed.be)
• Brazil (brasemb.hanoi@itamaraty.gov.br)
• Canada (hanoi@international.gc.ca)
• Colombia (evietnam@cancilleria.gov.co)
• Italy (ambasciata.hanoi@esteri.it)
• Korea (dprkemb.hanoi@gmail.com) 
• Mexico (contactmexvnm@sre.gob.mx)
• Netherlands
• New Zealand (nzembassy.hanoi@mft.net.nz)
• Philippines (hanoi.pe@dfa.gov.ph) 
• Portugal (secretary@hon.con.portugal.com.vn)
• Singapore (singemb_han@mfa.sg)
• South Africa (admin.hanoi@dirco.gov.za)

General Consulates and embassies in Ho Chi Minh

• Belgium (consubel@diplobel.vn)
• Canada (hochi@international.gc.ca)
• Indonesia (hochiminh.kjri@kemlu.go.id)
• Italy (hochiminh.consolato@esteri.it)
• Mexico (info@mexconsulatehcmc.vn)
• New Zealand (nzconsulate.Hcmc@nzte.govt.nz)
• Philippines (philippineconsulate-hcm@fmc.com.vn)
• Singapore (singcg_hcm@mfa.sg)
• Switzerland (hochiminhcity@eda.admin.ch)