Death certificate for Vietnam: apostille step by step
The chain of steps with authorities, fees and timescales. Change the fields and the route is recalculated.
Death certificate for Vietnam
One apostille stamp obtained in Russia is enough. No consulate is involved.
- What the apostille goes on
- On the original (a copy is also accepted)
- Second apostille on the translation
- Not required
- Translation
- No translation needed
- Under the treaty
- Legalisation is not required by treaty, but is asked for in practice
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Check the death certificate before you apply
The stamp is only affixed to an original of the established form and in good condition. A laminated document, a Soviet-era form or one with corrections will not be apostilled: you need a duplicate first.
Under the treaty no legalisation is required
The treaty of 25 August 1998 between Russia and Vietnam on legal assistance and legal relations in civil and criminal matters, in force since 2012, replacing the 1981 USSR–Vietnam treaty is in force between Russia and Vietnam: formally the document must be accepted without a stamp. In practice institutions in Vietnam ask for an apostille, and an apostille is always accepted. The route is therefore built with one; if the receiving institution confirms in writing that no stamp is needed, the apostille step can be skipped.
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Have the apostille affixed to the original
The apostille on the death certificate is affixed by the civil registry authority of the region of the Russian Federation where the civil status record was made. The state fee is paid in advance and the receipt is attached to the application.
The civil registry authority of the region of the Russian Federation where the civil status record was madeNext day: USD 287 1 working day No translation needed
Russian is accepted in official use in Vietnam. If a particular institution does ask for a translation, it can be done locally.
Have it done for you
A CDEK courier collects the document anywhere in Russia and returns it with the apostille or legalisation. You pay step by step once a manager has confirmed the scope and the price.
Drop off documents in person
Drop-off points for notarised translation, apostille, legalisation and document retrieval orders:
- Москва 9 pointsБелорусская metroМаяковская metroЧеховская, Пушкинская, Тверская metroКузнецкий Мост metroКурская metroПавелецкая metroАвтозаводская metroПарк культуры (выход 1) metroВыставочная metro
- Химки, ул. Молодёжная, 70
- Краснодар, ул. Кузнечная, 6, офис 4; Краснодар, ул. Зиповская, 5/1
- Горячий Ключ, ул. Ленина, 37
death certificate for other countries
The route depends on the destination: some countries need an apostille, some need consular legalisation, and some need nothing at all.
Other documents to Vietnam
Each type of document has its own authority and its own procedure — even when the destination is the same.