Important notice
From 8 September 2009, the British Consulate-General in HCMC is temporarily unable to accept visa applications. We appologise for any inconvenience.
Ambassador's Vietnamese languague blog
Ambassador Mark Kent writes blog in Vietnamese about hot topics as he is keen to engage more with the public.
Contact us
British Embassy
Central Building
4th floor
31 Hai Ba Trung
Hanoi
Hanoi
Telephone:
(+84) (4) 3936 0500
Fax:(+84) (4)3936 0561 (for Embassy in general)
Office hours, Monday-Friday:
08:30-12:30 / 13:30-16:30 (Local time)
01:30-05:30 / 06:30-09:30 (GMT)
UK in Vietnam - the British Embassy in Hanoi
"Welcome to the website of the British Embassy in Vietnam.
The UK and Vietnam are working closely on five shared priority areas: trade and investment; development (including good governance, accountability and rule of law issues); foreign policy (including reform of international architecture, Security Council co-operation and climate change); education and tackling illegal migration and organised crime. See details
Swine Flu advice
Up-to-date information for people travelling to countries affected by the Swine Flu outbreak.
Chevening Scholarships Programme
We are now inviting applications for the Chevening Scholarships Programme for the academic year 2010-1011.
Important visa notice
From the 1st October 2009, for all PBS Tier 4 applications made outside of the UK, the amounts required to meet the maintenance criteria must be held in your personal or your parent(s)/ legal guardian(s) bank account for a minimum period of 28 days prior to application lodgement. The end of that 28 day period must not be more than one month before the date of your application, for which you must show bank statements/other evidence.
The transitional arrangements that were in place allowing funds to be held on the date of application only will no longer apply to applications made outside the UK, on or after 1 October.
LATEST NEWS
British Embassy, British Consulate-General and DFID Vietnam now all WWF “Green Offices”
1 November 2009
World Wide Fund Vietnam today certifies UK team as green office for the successful implementation of an environmental managment plan.
Ambassador's update: Classic Diplomacy and Digital Diplomacy
30 October 2009
Ambassador Mark Kent writes about all important UK-Vietnam cooperation activities, visits from both directions and events during the past busy two weeks.
British Council Vietnam
