Vietnamese Passport

I'm also a Vietnamese- American trying to get a vietnamese passport in Hanoi. The vietnamese immigration in Hanoi told me to apply in the US.This office won't accept my application in Hanoi.

Hongma1975 wrote:

I'm also a Vietnamese- American trying to get a vietnamese passport in Hanoi. The vietnamese immigration in Hanoi told me to apply in the US.This office won't accept my application in Hanoi.

Wow...is that really the case?! What is the reasoning with that, besides the money. Such an ass backwards rule if that is true.

I know the VN immigration has an office in HCM that is dedicated to repatriation of Viet Kieu.

The only negatives I have heard are occasional requests for money (bribes) from impatient applcants with deadlines.

Once an application is in process, i.e. after filing, they will extend the visa until the application is processed.

Ha Noi is notoriously slow and lazy.

I helped a woman gain VN citizenship+passport. She was the daughter of a deceased Ede father, whose wife (Mother of Applicant) was French. The embassy in the Middle East even staged a small ceremony for her at which she received her passport and citizenbship documents.

BTW, the San Fran VN consulate is very helpful, the Embassy in Washington is far too busy doing diplomatic parties to really help visa applicants efficiently.

Jaitch wrote:

I know the VN immigration has an office in HCM that is dedicated to repatriation of Viet Kieu.

The only negatives I have heard are occasional requests for money (bribes) from impatient applcants with deadlines.

Once an application is in process, i.e. after filing, they will extend the visa until the application is processed.

Ha Noi is notoriously slow and lazy.

I helped a woman gain VN citizenship+passport. She was the daughter of a deceased Ede father, whose wife (Mother of Applicant) was French. The embassy in the Middle East even staged a small ceremony for her at which she received her passport and citizenbship documents.

BTW, the San Fran VN consulate is very helpful, the Embassy in Washington is far too busy doing diplomatic parties to really help visa applicants efficiently.

I appreciate your response but I'm not sure I understand. Did you say somewhere in your post that this can be done some where in Vietnam? I'm fine with doing it in HCMC sometime when I am in Vietnam. It would be a lot easier for me and probably a lot cheaper(it cost $300 here, not sure if this was the price given to me since I spoke to them in english). I am not in a hurry since I have my visa extension good until 2016 anyhow. Please clarify.