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scrimshanker wrote:

I will soon embark on the process of trying to get my 'No Record of Marriage' document approved in Danang for marriage to a Vietnamese national.
Does anyone have personal knowledge if 'Apostille' of the document is required?
Must the document be translated into Vietnamese and notarized before submission?
Must I be present when the documents are submitted, or can my Vietnamese partner submit the documents?
Where in Danang should the document be submitted?
Thanks

You should ask these questions to the UBND(People's Committee) that you are dealing with. Each UBND has their own way in interpreting the national laws.

Not sure of it's the same while in Vietnam. But before I left the UK I had to have certified and then legalised in my home country - certificate / document stating I was free to marry.

This can be self typed and prepared (plenty of examples on Google) then your signature witnessed by a solicitor in the UK. After which you need to send it to the FCO to have an apostille attached, this is the part that makes it a legal document in the UK.... And then to make it useable in Vietnam you need to have it legalised by the Vietnamese embassy. Now I am not sure if the final part can be done in Vietnam or not.

Once it has been legalised it will also need translating.. you can have that done here cheaply.

Your wife to be can submit the documents here in VN... And it might be a lot easier as she speaks the language.

At some point you will also need to take a mental test along with your wife.. sounds scary, but just a formality that it's a few simple questions

Jlgarbutt wrote:

Not sure of it's the same while in Vietnam. But before I left the UK I had to have certified and then legalised in my home country - certificate / document stating I was free to marry.

This can be self typed and prepared (plenty of examples on Google) then your signature witnessed by a solicitor in the UK. After which you need to send it to the FCO to have an apostille attached, this is the part that makes it a legal document in the UK.... And then to make it useable in Vietnam you need to have it legalised by the Vietnamese embassy. Now I am not sure if the final part can be done in Vietnam or not.

Once it has been legalised it will also need translating.. you can have that done here cheaply.

Your wife to be can submit the documents here in VN... And it might be a lot easier as she speaks the language.

At some point you will also need to take a mental test along with your wife.. sounds scary, but just a formality that it's a few simple questions

Had much the same experience and at the time, a while back now, I got the letter of no impediment from the local registrar and took 3 weeks. All went well here in Vietnam until I was told that my dead wife's death cert, even though issued by the relevant government office in the UK, had to be verified by the FO as genuine, translated and submitted to the Viet embassy in London to be stamped. This was done without me having to return to the UK via the FO service they offer.
The mental test was not worth the effort but necessary and only took 5 mins.

scrimshanker wrote:

Does anyone have personal knowledge if 'Apostille' of the document is required?

Vietnam is not a party to the Hague Treaty which enables the use of apostilles so you should banish the word from your thinking.  Since you are from the US, the documents must be translated, notarized, then legalized by your State's Secretary of State and subsequently by the Vietnamese Embassy or one of the consulates.  Fortunately one of the steps, the US Dept. of State, is no longer required.  Here is a link to the San Francisco Consulate which I recommend over the Embassy in DC:    See item #I-6.

If you are already in Vietnam, there are fewer steps and translation will be less expensive.  I had to do some of my Work Permit documents over again and it was a lot easier and faster than doing it in the US.  I did not do this particular document in Vietnam so I would be more comfortable if someone else can give you the step by step.

I had the same issue with this document with apostilling my single status affidavit for my marriage in Vietnam. I found this guide by National Apostille to be helpful:

Thanks for your reply TrotterMcQueenTech.
Were you attempting to authenticate a 'No Record of Marriage' document issued by a US State?
It seems, from my research, that documents issued in the US must be first 'notarized', and then 'authenticated' by a State level official before they will be accepted by Vietnamese authorities. Was this your experience?
As I assume the notary is notarizing the signature of the issuing authority, can the whole process be orchestrated from Vietnam?

I got married over 10 years ago, so I don't know if the process is still the same.  I remember there was a form for an affidavit of single status at the U.S. consulate that you filled out and had notarized then it was translated into vietnamese. This was the only document I needed to prove my single status.  Hope this helps.