THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Circular No. 01/2012/TT-BNG of March 20, 2012, guiding a number of provisions of the Government's Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP of December 5, 2011, on consular certification and legalization
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 15/2008/NP-CP of February 4, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP of December 5, 2011, on consular certification and legalization;
To ensure the unified implementation of regulations on consular certification and legalization and create favorable conditions for citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs guides a number of provisions of the Government's Decree No. 111/2011/ND-CP of December 5, 2011, on consular certification and legalization (below referred to as the Decree), as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Agencies competent to carry out consular certification and legalization
1. The Consular Department and the External Relations Department of Ho Chi Minh City of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are competent to carry out consular certification and legalization in Vietnam.
2. Considering the needs and personnel and physical facility conditions of each locality, the Minister of Foreign Affairs shall authorize foreign affairs departments/divisions/units of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as local foreign affairs agencies) to receive dossiers of request for consular certification or legalization and notify results. The list of these agencies shall be regularly notified and updated on the Consular Web Portal at http://lanhsuvietnam.gov.vn .
Authorized local foreign affairs agencies may not reauthorize other agencies.
Officers of authorized local foreign affairs agencies may only receive and handle dossiers of request for consular certification and legalization after receiving professional training by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 2. Languages of consular certification and legalization
