British Embassy
Hanoi

Location:: Vietnam
Part of:: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

The British Embassy in Hanoi maintains and develops relations between the UK and Vietnam.

Find out more on our UK and Vietnam news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Vietnam. You can access UK government services while in Vietnam.

Our work covers a range of areas including:

political – diplomatic cooperation
global and regional issues
international trade
sustainable socio-economic development
education, training, science and technology
security and defence
people-to-people links

If you’re travelling in Vietnam, see our Vietnam travel advice.

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:

ill, injured, or involved in a crime
with a British person who’s died

Get help from FCDO

Consular appointments

We are open by appointment only.

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document.

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

You will need to obtain an exit visa issued by the Vietnam Immigration Department when leaving the country on an emergency travel document issued in Vietnam. This can take up to 5 working days to obtain. Please contact us as soon as possible if you are travelling in a week or less.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen.

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

We may be able to offer notarial services for British nationals in Vietnam. Check the full list of Notarial and documentary services we provide.

Legalisation Service

Find out how to get official confirmation that your UK public documentation is genuine so it can be accepted by foreign authorities. The UK does not require any documents to be legalised for use within the UK.

Consular fees

UK law states that we have to charge for some of our services. See full list of current fees in Vietnam.

We also provide services in Ho Chi Minh City.

Our people

Iain Frew

British Ambassador to Vietnam

Contact us