When things go wrong

If you are a victim of a crime

We can give general information about local police and legal procedures.

We provide a list of lawyers in Vietnam that may be of help.

If you need a doctor, this information tells you what to do.

You can find a list of interpreters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

We aim to contact you within 24 hours of being told that you have been admitted to hospital.

This page introduces how the British Embassy can help if a UK citizen dies abroad.

British nationals arrested abroad should contact the relevant British embassy, high commission or consulate.

We can help if you or a friend is a victim or rape and sexual assault.

International parental child abduction is a human rights issue and one that we take very seriously.

How the British Embassy can help trace a friend or relative who goes missing abroad

You may need to get an Emergency Travel Document

Both Hanoi and HCMC Consular public opening hours are 08:30-11:45 am Monday to Friday. Neither Section are open to the public in the afternoons.

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