CONSULAR WORKING HOURS: 
Morning: 09.30 AM - 01.00 PM, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, except for holidays.
Afternoon: 02.00 PM - 05.00 PM (for documents pick-up and urgent cases only). 

Due to official engagements, the Consular Section of the Embassy will be closed on Tuesday, 11 August 2026, and Wednesday, 12 August 2026. The Consular Section will resume normal operations on Friday, 14 August 2026.

As of 01 April 2026, the Embassy of Viet Nam in Australia officially accepts applications for the issuance and renewal of electronic ordinary passports (chip‑embedded passports). Vietnamese citizens are required to appear in person at the Embassy to provide biometric data (photograph and fingerprints).

Since 24 February 2026, the Embassy has relocated its premises to 47 Culgoa Circuit, O'Malley, ACT 2606. The Embassy’s postal address remains unchanged: PO Box 98 Mawson ACT 2607.

WARNING: On 17/7/2025, The Embassy of Viet Nam has received information that there are scammers claiming from the Viet Nam Embassy in Australia via the phone numbers 0272453003, 0272453016, 0272453047…  with the purpose of defrauding. The way to identify the call is that the scammer informs the citizen that there is an Official Document, document from the Court, Police, Customs, Post Office or other agencies of Vietnam, then demands that the citizen provide personal information, passport, citizen identification, credit card or request to transfer money to resolve an "issue". This is a scam. You should never give out personal details to a scammer. Please note: The Embassy and Consulate General do not have this requirement. 

What you should do: Hang up and report the police, report the call to ACCC Scamwatch​, report to the network operator and report to the phone number: 0466401665. For more information, please read detailed Scamwatch warning report here.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

From 01/07/2022, Vietnam will apply a new passport model. Passports issued before 01/07/2022 will remain valid until their expiry date.

From 01/03/2023, domestic agencies have issued electronic chip passports, however, this type of passport cannot be issued abroad.

Consular areas of the Embassy: Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria (VIC), Tasmania (TAS)

Consular areas of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney: New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA)

Consular areas of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Perth: Western Australia (WA), Northern Territory (NT)

- For citizens born in Vietnam, the Embassy does not reissue birth certificates. Citizens need to contact the People's Committee of the commune or ward in Vietnam where the birth was previously registered to carry out the re-issuance procedure.

- Citizens born in Vietnam can only carry out name change procedures at the People's Committee of the commune, ward or district in Vietnam. 

- Citizen ID cards can only be made in Vietnam.

- For the notices of the Courts of the cities and provinces, click here for more information.

NOTICE FOR FOREIGNERS: 

E-VISA: If you are applying for an electronic visa on: evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn, please make an enquiry on their website. The Embassy is not related to the e-visa process thus unable to provide any guidance. 

TRANSIT: Following Vietnamese regulations, foreigners transiting by air are exempt from visas and must stay in the transit area at the international airport while waiting for their next flight. Foreigners that transit by sea are not required to obtain a visa and must stay within the transit passenger area of the seaport while the ship is anchoring. If you need to go through the Immigration checkpoint to re-check your baggage or to take domestic flight, you will need to get a visa before departure.

PHU QUOC ISLAND: Tourists are exempt from visa for 30 days only when you enter Phu Quoc Island directly through an international airport outside Vietnam or through a Vietnam International Airport but only stay in the transit area and wait for the connecting flight to Phu Quoc Island.

APEC CARD:  Please check if there is a "VNM" letter on the back of your card, which means it is already approved by the Vietnam Authority and you will be exempt for visa for 60 days. Otherwise, please contact the Australian Immigration Department for further information.

BRINGING MEDICATION TO VIET NAM: Please see here. 

Update 15/5/2022: Travelers are not required to take Covid-19 test before entering Vietnam as of May 15th, 2022; are not required to make a medical declaration as of April 27th, 2022.

From 01/07/2022, Vietnam will apply a new passport model. Passports issued before 01/07/2022 will remain valid until their expiry date.

From 01/03/2023, domestic agencies have issued electronic chip passports, however, this type of passport cannot be issued abroad.

Consular areas of the Embassy: Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria (VIC), Tasmania (TAS)

Consular areas of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney: New South Wales (NSW), Queensland (QLD), South Australia (SA)

Consular areas of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Perth: Western Australia (WA), Northern Territory (NT)

- For citizens born in Vietnam, the Embassy does not reissue birth certificates. Citizens need to contact the People's Committee of the commune or ward in Vietnam where the birth was previously registered to carry out the re-issuance procedure.

- Citizens born in Vietnam can only carry out name change procedures at the People's Committee of the commune, ward or district in Vietnam. 

- Citizen ID cards can only be made in Vietnam.

- For the notices of the Courts of the cities and provinces, click here for more information.

 The Embassy of Viet Nam to Australia will observe the following public holidays in 2025​: