Marriage procedure between Vietnamese citizens and foreigners and the immigration procedure

Vietnamese need to prepare the following documents:

  • The certificate of marital status, provided by the commune-level People’s Committee within six months from the date of marriage application, verifies that the person is currently unmarried.
  • The certificate is signed by a Vietnamese mental health agency within 6 months before the date of the marriage application. The certificate confirms the person currently does not have a mental illness or does not have another disease that is unable to perceive and control their behavior.
  • Certified copy of national identity card and resident registration certificate (For Vietnamese citizens engaged in secret-related employment or who serve in the military, they are required to present a formal certification from federal, state, or local management bodies, confirming that the person’s marriage to a foreigner does not jeopardize the security of state secrets or violate any specific rules apply to his/her job)

Foreigners need to prepare the following documents:

  • The certificate of marital status, provided by the competent authority of the country of which the marriage applicant is a citizen within six months before the date of marriage application, verifies that the person is currently unmarried.

(The certificate of marital status may be replaced by a certificate of oath by the parties by the laws of the country of which the person is a citizen.)

  • The certificate is signed by a Vietnamese or foreign mental health agency within 6 months before the date of the marriage application. The certificate confirms the person currently does not have a mental illness or does not have another disease that is unable to perceive and control their behavior.
  • Passport-certified copy or similar documents
  • Certified copy of permanent residence card, temporary residence card (for foreigners in Vietnam)

Other documents:

  • Marriage application form

Submit application and implementation time

  • The above documents are made into two sets of the dossier and submitted to the District-Level Justice Department (where the Vietnamese register his/her residence)
  • Husband or wife must present when applying for marriage registration.
  • Time to receive documents and return results: From Monday to Saturday every week

Time to return results:

  • According to law: 15 days from the date of receipt of complete and valid marriage documents.

Foreign marriage registration service at KM UNION Law Firm

– Step 1: Receive the consultation request from the clients

– Step 2: Consult the documents to be prepared, the implementation procedures, and the solution for clients

– Step 3: Help the client to complete the application for marriage registration

– Step 4: Support the client to submit the marriage application form to the competent state agencies. Monitor and regularly update the progress of the dossier for the client, shortening the processing time

– Step 5: Receive the results and hand them back to the customer.

Your benefits when using the marriage-immigration service provided by KM UNION Law Firm

  • Consultation 24/7: We advise and answer all questions quickly and promptly, ensuring the best results for customers.
  • Save time and costs: We strengthen multi-channel support:

Hotline/Zalo: 0932.124.427 –  Gmail: [email protected]

  • In some cases, our legal experts will visit your place to advise and receive documents.
  • Information security: All information and documents of customers will be kept confidential.

Prestigious – professional service quality: With a team of highly qualified lawyers and legal experts who handled thousands of marriage documents, we are confident in providing our customers with the quickest service for registering a marriage in Ho Chi Minh City, with professionalism and a high reputation. Customers will receive more than the cost spent when using the service.

Immigration services in other countries

Go to the US as a spouse

Go to Australia as a spouse

Go to Canada as a spouse

Go to Germany as a spouse

Go to the UK as a spouse

Go to France as a spouse

Go to Korea as a spouse

Go to Taiwan as a spouse

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