marriage in vn

[Ashley and Cuong 0]

Can anyone tell me step by step how to get married in vietnam? how long does it take? and how much money?

[ScottThuy 140]

Marriage in Vietnam

[bryonm4 0]

Can anyone tell me step by step how to get married in vietnam? how long does it take? and how much money?

it takes between 30 and 45 days depending on how organized you are and if you do everything when you first get there. There are many steps I hired an attorney because my workplace wouldn't give me 30 days off so I had to make 2 trips two weeks each

[lindal24 1]

When I went back to get married, it didn't take me that long. I was only there for 2 weeks. Everything seemed a little rush rush though, but in the end, we got our marriage certificate before the 2 weeks was over.

[Kevin and 10]

I got married in May 06 and had to make another trip in July 06 to for the Marriage Cert. I don't know what the process is now since it has changed. I do know it was a helluva lot of paperwork before we got married though.

Here's the info off of the VN Embassy website

http://www.vietnamembassy.us/consular_serv...y_a_vietnamese/

AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE REGISTRATION IN VIETNAM

A non-Vietnamese citizen, seeking to get married to a Vietnamese national, may submit in person or by mail his/her file of required documents for marriage registration to the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington, DC, for the authentication/legalization of the papers before taking them to Vietnam for subsequent procedures.

Documents to be authenticated by the Embassy:

I. A Regular Dossier Includes:

1. Application for Marriage Registration in Vietnam (bilingual form attached). Certain provinces in Vietnam require that the applicants use the Vietnamese language form obtained from that province. If the fiance in Vietnam has sent one to the US-based applicant, please attach a photo, fill out and sign that form. The bilingual form provided by the Embassy is for your convenience.

2. Affidavit of Single Status (bilingual form attached).

3. Certificate of No-marriage Records issued by the State (or County) Vital Statistics Office within the last six months certifying that no marriage license or marriage record of the applicant has been found for the period from the beginning of legal age for marriage to date.

4. Medical Certificate issued by an authorized psychiatrist confirming that the applicant has no mental illnesses, or has a mental problem but not to the extent of losing consciousness of his/her own actions. Please ask your family doctor for a referral to a psychiatrist.

5. Photocopy of the photo and signature pages of the Passport.

6. Bio Info Sheet (bilingual form attached). Certain provinces in Vietnam require that the applicants use the Vietnamese language form obtained from that province. If your fiance) in Vietnam has sent one to the US-based applicant, please attach a photo, fill out and sign that form. The bilingual form provided by the Embassy is for your convenience.

NOTE: (a) Documents 2, 4, and 5 must be certified by a Notary Public. Document 3 is usually signed by a Registrar or a Court Clerk. The signatures of the Notary Public and the Registrar (or Court Clerk) must be subsequently certified by the State Department of the State (or its Office of Authentication) where the applicant lives before the documents are sent to the Embassy for authentication. The Embassy can certify only the signatures of the State-level Secretary of State. (B) If documents 2,4, and 5 are notarized by one Notary Public, they need just one authentication with state seal from the Secretary of State.

II. Divorced and Widowed Applicants: In addition to the 6 above-listed documents,

* US-born divorcees are required to submit the Divorce Decree after it has been certified by (1) a Notary Public or a Court Clerk, and (2) the State-level Secretary of State. Vietnam-born divorcees need to follow the requirements spelled out in the Vietnamese language page of this instruction sheet.

* Widows are to submit a photocopy of Death Certificate of the previous spouse after it has been certified by (1) a Notary Public or a Registrar, and (2) the State-level Secretary of State.

III. Power of Attorney for Submission of Application: The foreign party can, with a power of attorney (bilingual form attached), entrust his or her fiance(e) to submit the application package. The power of attorney is required to be authenticated by the Embassy after it has been certified by (1) a Notary Public (or a Court Clerk), and (2) the State-level Secretary of State.

Visa fees by money orders or cashiers checks (certified checks) should be made payable to the Embassy of Vietnam.

Mail back: If the applicant requests the papers to be mailed back, he/she needs to provide a self-addressed postage-paid envelope. US Express Mail, US Certified Mail (with full label) are recommended.

Processing Time:

• Regular processing requires 03 - 04 weeks.

• Rush service requires 07 - 10 working days after the date of receipt of the papers.

For further information, please contact the Consular Section of the Embassy:

Opening hours: 9:30 - 12:30 Monday through Friday

Phone: (202) 861- 2293 and (202) 861- 0694

Fax: (202) 861- 1297 and (202) 861- 0917

Edited September 17, 2009 by Kevin and Tuyen

[kevinbui86 0]

hire an attorney and they should take care of everything for you from A-Z. you just need to show up for the medical and to sign the marriage certificate. it cost me $300 for everything. this $300 included all misc fees and fee for the Cong Ham Doc Than. so its a pretty good deal. pm me if you want his contact info

[David-Hien 11]

Give this link to your spouse in VN (it is wrote by Vietnamese language): http://www.k1tous.com/k3cr1.htm

Edited September 18, 2009 by Hien

[BinhJerome 14]

Good luck on your wedding. Hope you get it all figured out and that you have a great day!