Quick answer
- Apostille or authentication
- A$105 each
- Australian authority
- DFAT (via the Embassy and Consulate-General)
- Vietnamese documents
- Apostille from Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (from 11 September 2026)
- Other notarial services
- A$90 per service
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Australian documents for use in Vietnam
- Usually legalised: original Australian government documents or notarised copies (birth, marriage, death, Single Status, CNI, court documents including divorce, National Police Checks, fingerprint reports, citizenship certificates, movement records), most university and TAFE documents, NAATI translations.
- With an Australian Notary Public: school and VET documents, private documents such as contracts and powers of attorney.
- Not legalised: foreign-issued educational documents, laminated, framed, altered or damaged documents, un-notarised private documents, documents certified only by a Justice of the Peace.
- DFAT cannot tell you whether you need an apostille or an authentication certificate; ask the receiving authority. The certificate is attached to the document itself.
Updated: Sources: Smartraveller (DFAT): Documents we can legalise
At the Embassy or Consulate-General
Notarial services are by appointment only (Setmore). Hanoi: Monday 13:30–16:00, Wednesday and Friday 9:00–12:00 and 13:30–16:00. Ho Chi Minh City: Monday–Friday 9:00–12:00. Card payment only; damaged or laminated documents are not accepted.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Notarial act: witnessing a signature, certifying a copy, receiving a declaration | A$90 |
| Apostille certificate | A$105 |
| Authentication certificate | A$105 |
Updated: Sources: Australian Embassy Hanoi: Notarial service fees (from 1 July 2026)
Updated: Sources: Australian Embassy Hanoi: Notarial services, Australian Consulate-General Ho Chi Minh City: Notarial services
Vietnamese documents for use in Australia
DFAT legalises only Australian public documents. According to Vietnam's Ministry of Justice, the Apostille Convention applies to Vietnam from 11 September 2026; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Consular Department in Hanoi, Department of Foreign Affairs of Ho Chi Minh City) issues apostilles. Ask the receiving organisation in Australia what it needs.
Updated: Sources: Smartraveller (DFAT): Documents we can legalise, Ministry of Justice of Vietnam — Vietnam joins the Apostille Convention (in Vietnamese)