How do you get married in HCMC: how long does it take and how much does it cost?

[VNN 147]

On 3/18/2019 at 10:30 PM, JustinV said:

Hello everyone, my fiancee and I are just starting this process. I wont be flying back there until July.. but we want to have everything ready. Thank you so much for this detailed post. It answered a lot of my questions. It seems I just need to get affidavit of single status and medical exam before scheduling interview. But I am seeing that some process 3-5 days and then 10 days before the interview. I don't have this much time there... I also see it is vastly expedited if we get a lawyer. Does anyone else think this is the best route? How much would this cost in HCMC and does anyone have someone they recommend? 

• Only the beneficiary needs to have the medical exam done,  she can have her medical done without the petitioner.
  • Normal medical exam result can be received within 3-7 business days, depending on how busy Cho Ray or IOM is. 
  • There is no official expedite process in getting medical exam and 3-7 business, or even 10 business days, is not bad in my opinion
• Lawyer will not be able to help to expedite this. Will coffee money help expedite it?  You can try.
• Most of the people are refereed as "lawyers" in HCMC are not actually (immigration) lawyers/or normal lawyers but just normal persons who work for service companies.  These service companies provide some convenient ways such as
  • How to organize the materials
  • Analysis of the case and strategy to increase the chance of getting visa approved
  • Guide people on their vaccinations and medical exams
  • Cost ranges from $50 (just help organize the materials for the interview) to $300+ (full)
• Medical exam: $240
• Vaccination: $60+ (depending on what types needed)

[turbo2253 0]

Hello, I was here in 2006 and 2007 when I got married in China, she turned out to be a life long Gambling Addict who was running away from her debts in China, she kept it hidden. I tried to help her!

I was lucky that she didn't lose any of my money, and she didn't get anything from me in the divorce. Now I am getting married to a wonderful woman in Vietnam, but I am having trouble with the paperwork for Marriage. Do I have to have the paperwork Authenticated here in the US before traveling to Vietnam? Can it be Authenticated when I arrive Vietnam? It is confusing, it seems like they don't want us to marry their women.....? Thanks for any help, Mike

 

 

[Bill Hamze 89]

On 9/24/2019 at 2:01 AM, turbo2253 said:

Hello, I was here in 2006 and 2007 when I got married in China, she turned out to be a life long Gambling Addict who was running away from her debts in China, she kept it hidden. I tried to help her!

I was lucky that she didn't lose any of my money, and she didn't get anything from me in the divorce. Now I am getting married to a wonderful woman in Vietnam, but I am having trouble with the paperwork for Marriage. Do I have to have the paperwork Authenticated here in the US before traveling to Vietnam? Can it be Authenticated when I arrive Vietnam? It is confusing, it seems like they don't want us to marry their women.....? Thanks for any help, Mike

 

 

 

Turbo, probably grossly delayed, but you can get your docs authenticated at the U.S. consulate / embassy.  However, you will need to get your certified divorce decree AND a vital statistics letter + an affidavit saying that you are single. You will have to get those from the source. I ordered mine online and had them delivered, so I didn't have to fly back to the U.S. to get those papers. 

 

From there, it was simply getting them all translated to Vietnamese using a certified translator.