Vietnam Visa & Document Legalization from Canada
Visa Jet is a private document and travel support agency assisting clients across Canada with Vietnam files — from short business trips to teaching contracts and long-term work permits. Vietnam still requires consular legalization of Canadian documents, and our team coordinates that process alongside your application. We are not a government office and cannot decide or guarantee any outcome.
Tourist Trips and the E-Visa Question
For straightforward tourism, many Canadian travellers can apply for Vietnam's electronic visa online, which has made short leisure trips considerably simpler. Eligibility, permitted entry points, and stay lengths are set by the Vietnamese government and can change, so we encourage travellers to confirm the current rules before booking non-refundable travel.
Where the e-visa route does not fit — longer stays, certain purposes of travel, or cases where a traveller prefers a consular visa — Visa Jet helps prepare the application and supporting documents and provides submission support to the relevant Vietnamese mission serving applicants in Canada.
Teaching and Working in Vietnam
Vietnam has become a major destination for Canadian English teachers, along with professionals in manufacturing, tech, and development work. A Vietnamese work permit file typically requires legalized Canadian documents: a university degree, a police clearance certificate, and often teaching credentials such as a TESOL or TEFL certificate. Employers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang usually cannot finalize a work permit until these documents arrive properly legalized.
This is where most delays happen. Visa Jet coordinates the sequence — notarization where needed, authentication in Canada, then legalization at the Vietnamese embassy — and arranges certified Vietnamese translation where the receiving authority requires it, so your documents land in Vietnam ready to use.
Why Vietnam Still Requires Consular Legalization
Vietnam is not a party to the Apostille Convention. Although Canada now issues apostilles for many destinations, an apostille alone generally does not satisfy Vietnamese authorities: documents must be authenticated in Canada and then legalized by the Vietnamese embassy. The same applies to corporate documents Canadian companies use in Vietnam — incorporation records, powers of attorney, and agreements supporting investment or a representative office.
Because each step depends on the one before it, the chain cannot be compressed by doing steps out of order. We plan the sequence when your file opens and keep you informed as your documents move through each stage. We do not quote government fees or processing times, as these are set by the authorities and change.
Working with Visa Jet from Anywhere in Canada
Our service is fully remote: documents travel by secure courier, updates arrive by email, and the finished package is returned to you or forwarded as you direct. Whether you are a teacher in Winnipeg finalizing a contract or a company in Montreal setting up a Vietnamese entity, the process is the same.
Approval of any visa or permit rests solely with the Vietnamese authorities — we are clear about that from the first conversation. To get started, contact info@visajet.ca or +1 819-635-8787 with your checklist or contract requirements.
Our step-by-step process
- 01Tell us what you needShare the service you're looking for and the destination country. We'll confirm what applies to your situation.
- 02We review the requirementsOur team reviews the official requirements for your document or visa so nothing is missed.
- 03We prepare & submitWe prepare your documents or application and provide submission support to the embassy, consulate, or office.
- 04We track & update youWe track the file and keep you informed with clear updates until the process is complete.
Frequently asked questions
No. Visa Jet is a private agency and cannot guarantee visa approval, document acceptance, or processing times. Final decisions rest entirely with the Vietnamese authorities. We prepare, legalize, and coordinate your file so it is as complete as possible.
Many Canadian tourists can, for eligible short stays. Conditions and eligibility are set by the Vietnamese government and can change, so confirm current rules before travel. Work, long stays, and some other purposes generally require a different route with legalized supporting documents.
Work permit files commonly require a legalized university degree, a legalized police clearance certificate, and often teaching credentials such as a TESOL/TEFL certificate. We confirm your employer's exact list and manage the legalization sequence.
Vietnam is not an Apostille Convention member, so an apostille alone is generally insufficient. Documents typically require authentication in Canada followed by legalization at the Vietnamese embassy. We confirm the current requirements for your documents.
Important: Visa Jet is a private travel, visa, and document support agency. We are not a government office, embassy, or consulate. We assist with document preparation, legalization support, application review, embassy submission, and tracking. Final approval and processing times are determined by the embassy, consulate, government office, or destination country.
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