On 31 December 2025, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the Apostille Convention. This was reported by the official website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
The U.S. Embassy is ending the practice of issuing affidavits on civil status documents, which allowed American citizens in Vietnam to bypass the consular legalization process, the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam reported on its website.
