British Embassy
Hanoi
Hanoi
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
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
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Contact us
British Embassy Hanoi
Central Building, 4th floor 31 Hai Ba Trung
Hanoi
Vietnam
Public access to embassies, high commissions and consulates is by appointment only
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Email - for trade and investment in Vietnam
DIT.Vietnam@fcdo.gov.uk
To call us in an emergency or send us an online enquiry use our contact form: https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/vietnam/british-embassy-hanoi