EMBASSIES &CONSULATES

Vietnamese Embassies & Consulates

The following are Vietnam diplomatic representations abroad.

Australia ( 026286 6059, fax 6286 4534) 6 Timbarra Crescent, O’Malley, Canberra, ACT 2603

Consulate: ( 029327 2539, fax 9328 1653) 489 New South Head Rd, Double Bay, NSW 2028

Cabodia ( 051881 1804, fax 236 2314) 436 Blvd Preach, Monivong, Phnom Penh

Canada ( 613232 1957, fax 236 2704) 470 Wilbrod St, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0L9

China ( 010532 1125, fax 532 5720) 32 Guanghua Lu, Jianguomen Wai, Beijing

Consulate: ( 020652 7908, fax 652 7808) Jin Yanf Hotel, 92 Huanshi Western Rd, Guangzhou

Consulate: ( 22591 4510, fax 591 4524) 15^th floor, Great Smart Tower Bldg, 230 Wanchai Rd, Hong Kong

France ( 01 44 14 64 00, fax 01 45 24 39 48) 626 rue Boileau, Paris 75016

Germany (228357021, fax 351866) Konstantinstrasse 37, 5300 Bonn 2

 Italy ( 06854 3223, fax 854 8501) 34 Via Clituno, 00198 Rome

Japan ( 033466 3311, fax 3466 3312) 5011 Moto YoyogiCho, Shibuyaku, Tokyo 151

Consulate: ( 06263 1600, fax 263 1770) 10^th floor, Estate Bakurocho Bldg, 410 Bakurocho, Chuoku, Osaka

Laos ( 21413409) 1 Thap Luang Rd, Vientiane

Consulate: (41212239, fax 12182) 418 Sisavang Vong, Savannakhet

Philippines ( 2500 364/508 101) 54 Victor Cruz, Malate, Metro Manila

Thailand (2251 7201251 5836) 83/1 Wireless Rd, Bangkok

UK (0171937 1912, fax 937 6108) 1214 Victoria Rd, London W8 5RD

USA (202861 0737, fax 861 0917) 1233, 20^th St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Embassies & Consulates in Vietnam

With the exception of those for Laos and Cambodia, Hanoi’s embassies and HCMC’s consulates do very little visa business for nonVietnamese. You may, however, have several good reasons to visit your own country’s embassy.

            It’s important to realize what your country’s embassy can and can’t do to help if you get into trouble. Generally speaking, it won’t be much help if the trouble you’re in is remotely your own fault. Remember that you are bound by the laws of the country you are in. Your embassy won’t be sympathetic if you end up in jail after committing crime, even if such country (though they can intervene to make sure that you’re being treated fairly).

            In genuine emergencies you might get some assistance, but only if other channels have been exhausted. For example, if you need to get home urgently, a free ticket is exceedingly unlikely – the embassy would expect you to have insurance. If you have all your money and documents stolen, it might assist with getting a new passport, but a loan for onward travel is out of the question.

            Some embassies used to keep letters for travelers or have a small reading room with home newspapers, but these days the mailholding service has mostly stopped and the newspapers tend to be out of date.

            If you’re staying a long time in Vietnam, you should register your passport at your embassy (this makes it much easier to issue a new one if yours is lost or stolen). Also consider registering with your embassy if you intend on travelling to more remote areas. Your embassy can also help you obtain a ballot for filing incometax returns. Embassies can also advice business people and will sometimes intervene in trade disputes.

            However, remember that the people who work at your embassy are busy – please don’t bother them with trivial matters.

            The following are some of the embassies and consulates found in Vietnam.

Australia ( 831 7755, fax 831 7711) 8 Đ Dao Tan, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 829 6035, fax 829 6031) The Landmark, 5B Đ Ton Duc Thang, District 1, HCMC

Cambodia ( 825 3788, fax 826 5225) 71 Pho Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi

Consulate: (829 2751, fax 829 2744) 41 Đ Phung Khac Khoan, District 1 HCMC

Canada ( 824 5025, fax 823 5333) 31 Pho Hung Vuong, Hanoi

Consulate: (824 5025, fax 829 4528) 10^th floor, Metropolitan Bldg, 235 Đ Dong Khoi, District 1, HCMC

China (845 3736, fax 823 2826) Pho Hoang Dieu, Hanoi

Consulate: (829 2457, fax 829 5009) 39 Đ Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, HCMC

France ( 825 2719, fax 826 4236) Pho Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 829 7231, fax 829 1675) 27 Đ Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, HCMC

Germany ( 845 3836, fax 845 3838) 29 Pho Tran Phu, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 829 1967, fax 823 1919) 126 Đ Nguyen Dinh Chieu, District 3, HCMC

Japan ( 846 3000, fax 846 3043) 27 Pho Lieu Giai, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 822 5314, fax 8225316) 1317 ĐL Nguyen Hue, District 1, HCMC

Laos ( 825 4576, fax 822 8414) 40 Pho Quang Trung, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 829 9272) 93 Đ Pasteur, District 1, HCMC

Netherlands ( 048315650, fax 048315655) Daeha Office Tower, 6^th Floor, 360 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi

Consulate: (823 5932, fax 823 5934) Saigon Tower, 29 ĐL Le Duan, District 1, HCMC

New Zealand ( 824 1481, fax 824 1480) Level 5, 63 Pho Ly Thai To, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 822 6907, fax 822 6905) 5^th floor, Yoco Bldg, 41 Đ Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, HCMC

Philippines ( 825 7948, fax 826 5760) 27B Pho Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi

Thailand ( 823 5092, fax 823 5088) 635 Pho Hoang Dieu, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 822 2637, fax 829 1002) 77 Đ Tran Quoc Thao, District 3, HCMC

UK ( 825 2510, fax 826 5762) 31 Pho Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 829 8433, fax 822 1971) 25 ĐL Le Duan, District 1, HCMC

USA ( 843 1500, fax 843 1510) 7 Pho Lang Ha, Hanoi

Consulate: ( 8229433, fax 822 9434) 4 ĐL Le Duan, District 1, HCMC