List of COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates Accepted for Vietnam Visa Application

The Covid Vaccination Certificate (also known as Proof of Vaccination, or Covid Vaccine passport) or Covid Recovery Certificate is now a very important document for visa application and entry into a foreign country, including Vietnam.

According to the current regulations, those with a valid vaccine passport/Covid recovery certificate can apply for 7-day quarantine (instead of 17 days otherwise) in the process of applying for a Vietnam entry permit (Vietnam visa).

Additionally, if everything goes as planned, those entrants will be eligible for

• no quarantine from January 2022 and can visit other destinations in Vietnam after a 7-day tour in a specified destination upon arrival in Vietnam (Kien Giang, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh to be expected), and then
• no quarantine and restrictions from April 2022.

👉 Keep you updated on those policies here.

The question is “How does a valid Vaccine Passport/Covid recovery Certificate look like?”. Let’s find your answer here.

1. List of COVID-19 Vaccination/Recovery Certificates accepted by Vietnam

This section will let you know how a valid Vaccine passport/Covid recovery certificate looks like.

Vietnam is temporarily accepting the vaccination certificate forms, otherwise known as vaccine passports, from 78 countries and territories that have been recommended to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via foreign missions of those countries in Vietnam. The Ministry is also discussing with nearly 80 partners the acceptance of each other’s vaccine passports.

You can check the list of those countries and accepted forms:

In case your form is included in the list, you can directly use it for Vietnam entry permit application and entry into Vietnam. Otherwise, you need to have your form legalized as guided below.

In case you are not sure about your form, let us help you to check it via:

• Hotline/Whatsapp/Viber/Zalo: +84. 946.583.583
• Email: support@vietnam-visa.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VietnamVisaService/

2. How to legalize Vaccine Passport/Covid Recovery Certificate

Since Vietnam is not a member of the Hague Convention, all Covid Vaccination/Recovery forms which have not been accepted by the Vietnam government will need to be legalized in 02 steps as follows:

• Authentication by the competent authority of the origin country, and then
• Legalization by the Vietnam embassy/consulate in the origin country.

The authority competent for authentication in the origin country may vary from country to country, for example:

• It can be provincial and territorial authentication service or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs if your form is issued in Canada;
• It is the Supreme Court of Hong Kong if your form is issued in Hong Kong;
• It is the  Office of Authentications – U.S. Department of State if your form is issued in Hong Kong;
• It is:
  • the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (for United Kingdom),
  • the Department of Foreign Affairs (for Ireland), or
  • the Legalization Offices in the UK Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man).

However, before taking your forms to the authentication office, please check the requirements carefully to avoid wasting your time.

In case you need help in this regard, please feel free to contact us via:

• Hotline/Whatsapp/Viber/Zalo: +84.946.583.583
• Email: support@vietnam-visa.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VietnamVisaService/