Birth Registration

BIRTH CERTIFICATE

1. A Vietnamese Birth Certificate is granted to a child:

  • born of two married Vietnamese citizens

  • one of the parents is a Vietnamese citizen and the other is a stateless person

  • mother is a Vietnamese citizen and father is unknown

2. Dossiers include:

  • Application Form for Birth Certificate. For late applications, please download form HERE.

  • Photocopies of the parents’ passports

  • Certified true copy of marriage certificate

  • Certified true copy of birth record by the hospital

  • For a child born of a Vietnamese citizen and a foreign citizen, the foreign parent needs to submit an Agreement on child’s nationality stating his/her acceptance that the child may carry Vietnamese citizenship (click here to download the Agreement form).

3. Processing time is 05 working days, excluding the posting time.

4. FEES

  • Paid by Money Order, Bankdraft or credit card (visa or master card only) payable to “Embassy of Vietnam”.

5. Note:

  • CERTAIN CONSULAR SERVICES ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THE EMBASSY, INCLUDING: Duplicate Birth Certificate (for those who were born in Viet Nam and their original birth certificates were not issued by the Embassy)

      Please contact our officers at (613) – 236 0772 – Ext. 232 if you need further information.