Consulates in Ho Chi Minh City: Addresses and Hours

The US consulate is at 4 Le Duan Blvd. and the British one at 25 Le Duan Street. Canada is at 235 Dong Khoi Street and Germany at 33 Le Duan. Book first: the UK consulate admits visitors by appointment only.

By Vincent Nguyen

Seven consulates, seven different rules. Most work by appointment: the US, the UK, Canada and the Netherlands. Germany keeps one short walk-in window. Book first, then go.

Find your consulate in the table, then read its section for the phone number, the booking rule and the emergency line.

United States: 4 Le Duan Boulevard

The US Consulate General is at 4 Le Duan Blvd., Sai Gon Ward. The building is open Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm.

American Citizen Services is the counter you want, and it keeps shorter hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30am to 11:30am and 1:00pm to 4:30pm, closed Wednesdays. Book routine notary and passport services from the Appointments tab on the consulate’s ACS contact page. Picking up a passport, collecting Federal Benefits mail or handing in Consular Report of Birth Abroad papers needs no appointment.

In an emergency, US citizens call (028) 3520 4200 or (028) 3520 4600.

United Kingdom: 25 Le Duan Street

The British Consulate General is at 25 Le Duan Street, Sai Gon Ward. Public access is by appointment only.

The Embassy in Hanoi and the consulate in Ho Chi Minh City provide the same services, so take whichever city has a free slot. For an emergency or any enquiry, use the contact form on the consulate’s GOV.UK page.

Lost passport: apply online for an emergency travel document. The exit visa it needs can take up to 5 working days. Fees are on the full consular fee list on GOV.UK.

Australia: Vincom Center, Ly Tu Trong Street

The Australian Consulate-General is on the 20th Floor of Vincom Center, 47 Ly Tu Trong Street, Saigon Ward. It is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm. Passport and notarial services are by appointment only, 9:00am to 12:00pm. The phone number is +84 28 3521 8100.

If you lose your passport, bring two identical passport photos and as many ID documents with your photo and signature as you have. An emergency passport comes within two working days.

Then the consulate or the Hanoi embassy gives you a letter to the Vietnamese Immigration Department. It asks Immigration to issue an exit or replacement visa in your new passport. The full order of steps is in lost passport in Ho Chi Minh City.

Canada: The Metropolitan, Dong Khoi Street

The Canadian consulate is on the 9th Floor of The Metropolitan, 235 Dong Khoi Street, Sai Gon ward. The phone number is 84 (28) 3827-9899.

Every slot is by appointment, and the booking link sits on the consulate’s page. The office runs Monday to Thursday, 08:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 16:30, and Friday, 08:00 - 13:30. Passport and notarial services use a shorter desk: Monday to Thursday 08:30 - 10:30 and 13:30 - 15:30, Friday 08:30 - 09:30.

Emergency consular assistance from Canada is available 24/7.

Germany: Deutsches Haus, 33 Le Duan

The German Consulate General is in Deutsches Haus, 33 Le Duan, Sai Gon ward. The phone number is +84-(0)28-38 288 100.

The office is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 12:00, and Monday to Thursday also from 13:00 to 15:00. Walk-in consular hours, for services that need no separate appointment, run Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 08:30 to 09:30. For anything bigger, phone first. Out of hours, the emergency number is +84 93 634 2598, in German and English, and it takes no visa questions.

Leave your phone at home. Mobile phones, laptops, tablets and liquids of any kind may not be taken in, and lobby lockers hold the devices.

This consulate covers Ho Chi Minh City, which now includes the former Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Binh Duong provinces.

Netherlands: Saigon Tower, Le Duan Boulevard

The Dutch consulate-general is in Saigon Tower, Suite 901, 29 Le Duan Blvd.. It is open Monday to Friday by appointment only. The phone, +842838235932, is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Travel documents, visas and passports go through the NetherlandsWorldwide website.

South Korea: 107 Nguyen Du Street

The Korean Consulate General is at 107 Nguyen Du Street, Ben Thanh Ward. It opens 08:30-12:00 and 13:30-17:30. The switchboard is +84-(0)28-3822-5757.

Visa questions go to the visa section at SCID Building, 253 Dien Bien Phu, Xuan Hoa Ward, during office hours. The emergency number, +84-93-850-0238, is for accidents involving a Korean citizen only.

If your country is not on this list

Look up your embassy’s contact page for the Saigon address and the appointment rule before you go. Take the hours from the consulate’s own page, not a map listing. Some countries run Hanoi and Saigon as one service: the British offices provide the same services.

If your papers need legalising for a Vietnamese office, see apostille, notarise and legalise documents in Ho Chi Minh City.

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Not confirmed: Korean consulate weekdays: the hours are 08:30-12:00 and 13:30-17:30 but the weekdays are not named. Phone the switchboard on +84-(0)28-3822-5757 before you go.

General information checked against the sources listed above, not legal advice for your situation. Rules and office practice change; confirm with the immigration office or a licensed adviser before you act. See how guides are checked.

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