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Certified Copy of VIetnamese Passport - HCMC

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JRF   117

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So..I thought I could use a notarized copy of the passport - that won't work per the IRS website it appears I need a certified copy. Apparently the rule was changed last June and affirmed in January of this year. Notarized copies no longer work.

Has anyone's spouse obtained a certified copy of their passport in HCMC? Can you help - which government office will my wife need to go to in order to obtain this? Do I need the US consulate to do anything with the copy before I submit it with the W-7?

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Are you trying to apply for your spouses ITIN number? Depending on how you are choosing to file your US taxes you may not need this as there are other ways you could file. However, it never hurts to get the ITIN it is just a longer process.

The first place I would start in seeking a certified copy is the Immigration Office where the Vietnamese passports are applied for and distributed. Their contact information is as follows:

VIETNAM IMMIGRATION OFFICE IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Address: No 161 Nguyen Du, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Phone No: (+84-8) .38.299.398

It is on the corner of Nguyen Du street and Cach Mang Thang Tam street.

11-28-2010 - Married

USCIS:
03/14/2013 - I-130 Sent
03/18/2013 - NOA1

06/05/2013 RFE issued

06/25/2013 RFE recieved in mail

06/28/2013 RFE requested docs. sent to USCIS from abroad

07/08/2013 RFE entered into USCIS system as received and "RFE Review" status online

07/16/2013 NOA2 received by email

07/19/2013 Email from USCIS stating case file has been sent to NVC

07/27/2013 Hard copy of NOA2 recieved abroad (Vietnam) by mail

NVC:
08/02/2013 Received NVC case number via email

08/02/2013 Sent DS-3032 via emial

08/05/2013 Paid AOS ($88) fee

08/19/2013 DS-3032 accepted by NVC

08/26/2013 Paid IV ($230) fee

09/04/2013 Completed new DS-260 Online in place of the old (DS-230 paper form)

09/10/2013 I-864 Sent

10/04/2013 Check list

11/02/2013 Check list

12/14/2013 Case Complete

12/30/2013 Interview Scheduled for Feb 25 2014

US Consulate HCMC, Vietnam

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03/06/2014 Visa delivered

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