When registering a marriage in Vietnam, permanent residents are also considered individuals with foreign elements, so they must follow the marriage registration procedures applicable to marriages involving foreign factors. Below are some important points to note if you are a permanent resident planning to return to Vietnam to register your marriage.
U.S. permanent residents cannot make a single status affidavit at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
The U.S. Embassy or Consulate in Vietnam only certifies marital status for U.S. citizens and does not apply to permanent residents. Before returning to Vietnam to get married, permanent residents must obtain a single status certificate. The document must then be submitted to the Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate in the U.S. to be processed into a single status diplomatic note, which is required for marriage registration in Vietnam.
The processing time for a single status diplomatic note typically ranges from 2 to 6 weeks, depending largely on how long it takes to obtain the single status certificate from the county where you reside.nThe single status diplomatic note is valid for six months. Therefore, you should prepare it before returning to Vietnam and plan your timeline carefully to ensure you can complete the marriage registration while the document is still valid.
Clearly declare your overseas resident status when registering your marriage
Under current regulations, both U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents are considered individuals with foreign elements when registering a marriage in Vietnam. Therefore, the local Justice Department may refuse a permanent residentu2019s marriage registration application if it is based solely on information or documents issued in Vietnam.nInstead, you must submit a marriage registration dossier that has been legalized in the United States (including the single status diplomatic note) in order for the application to be processed.
Vietnam Divorce Record Annotation for U.S. Divorce Cases
If you were previously married (whether in Vietnam or in the U.S.) and later divorced in the United States, you must record the divorce in Vietnamu2019s civil registry before proceeding with a new marriage registration.nIf you have been divorced more than once, only the most recent divorce needs to be recorded. You may have your U.S. divorce judgment legalized at the Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate in the U.S., and then bring it to Vietnam to complete the divorce record annotation in the civil registry.
You can legalize your U.S. divorce judgment at the Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate in the United States, then bring the legalized document to Vietnam to complete the divorce record annotation in the civil status registry.
You may have your U.S. divorce judgment legalized at the Vietnamese Embassy or Consulate in the United States, and then submit the legalized document in Vietnam to complete the divorce record annotation in the civil status register.
