Embassy of Brunei in Hanoi: Address, Hours & Services (2026)

The Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Hanoi is at 298C Kim Ma Street, Hanoi (former Ba Dinh district); phone +84 24 3726 2001 / +84 24 3726 2002, hotline +84 902 224 661, email hanoi.vietnam@mfa.gov.bn. It opens Monday to Friday, 8:30–16:30, with shorter Ramadan hours of 9:00–14:00 (Monday–Thursday) and 9:00–12:00 (Friday). The embassy renews Brunei passports, issues Emergency Certificates, registers births and certifies true copies of Brunei documents. Info Travel helps Bruneian citizens with visas, residence cards, legalisation and notarised translations – WhatsApp +84327828822.

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Contact details

Item	Details
Address	298C Kim Ma Street, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound, Ngoc Ha Ward, Hanoi
Phone	+84 24 3726 2001 / +84 24 3726 2002 Hotline: +84 902 224 661
Email	hanoi.vietnam@mfa.gov.bn
Website	https://www.mfa.gov.bn/vietnam-hanoi/
Opening hours	Monday–Friday: 8:30–16:30 Ramadan: Monday–Thursday 9:00–14:00; Friday 9:00–12:00
Area covered	All of Vietnam (Brunei has no other consular post in Vietnam)

Some older directories show a villa address on Van Bao Street; Brunei’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Google Maps both now give 298C Kim Ma, inside the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound (Ngoc Ha Ward). The +84 24 3726 2001 number and the 8:30–16:30 hours on Google Maps also match the embassy’s own details.

Consular services for Bruneian citizens

The embassy’s consular services page (published in 2018 and noting that rules may change without notice) lists:

Brunei passport renewal/replacement – for expiry or loss; requires the form, old passport, a cover letter, four blue-background photos, IC copy, copy of the Vietnamese visa and a police report if lost. Published fee: BND 60, paid in VND at the current rate.
Emergency Certificate – a one-way travel document back to Brunei after loss of a passport or for a child born abroad; published fee BND 20; flight itinerary required.
Birth registration for a child born abroad to a Bruneian father.
Certified true copies of Brunei documents.

Brunei Identity Cards (IC) are not renewed at the embassy; that is done at the Department of Immigration and National Registration in Brunei.

What to know before you go

Call the switchboard or hotline first to confirm requirements – the online checklist dates from 2018.
Note the shorter Ramadan hours and Bruneian holidays (Hari Raya, National Day on 23 February…) as well as Vietnamese ones.
Bring the right number of blue-background photos – a Brunei-specific requirement.
Hanoi is one hour behind Brunei; keep that in mind if the embassy needs to check something with Bandar Seri Begawan the same day.
The embassy is inside the Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound; when booking a ride, enter “298C Kim Ma, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound” so the driver takes you to the right compound gate.
There are almost no visitor reviews on Google Maps yet, so do not rely on the map for waiting times – call first and ask whether you need an appointment.

What foreigners usually need when they contact the Brunei Embassy

Info Travel sees the same handful of requests again and again from Bruneian citizens living, working or travelling in Vietnam:

Passport lost: the right order is (1) police report where it happened, (2) replacement document from the mission, (3) a new visa or exit visa at the Immigration Department, because the old visa disappeared with the passport. Details: exit procedures.
Renewing a passport while resident: once the new book is issued, have your visa or temporary residence card transferred so that your status matches your passport at the border.
Marriage, a child’s birth, a work permit: original documents from Brunei must be legalised and turned into a notarised translation.
Signature certification and certified copies for use in Vietnam or back home.
Visa running out or overstay: sort out a visa extension before the deadline.

Help with Bruneian passports in Vietnam

Yes – the Brunei Embassy in Hanoi accepts passport renewal and replacement applications. Bruneians married to Vietnamese nationals must add their marriage certificate and the spouse’s ID or passport. If you need to fly home urgently after a loss, the Emergency Certificate is the quicker route.

Info Travel can check current requirements, fill in forms, arrange blue-background photos, translate and legalise a Vietnamese marriage certificate, and guide or accompany you to 298C Kim Ma. Once the new passport is issued we transfer your visa or residence card; if you travel on an Emergency Certificate we handle the exit visa. Applicants normally attend in person, and Info Travel assists only within what the embassy allows.

Apostille, consular legalisation, consular certification (Ministry of Foreign Affairs / HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs stamp) and notarised translation

Vietnam has joined the Hague Apostille Convention: its instrument of accession was deposited on 31 December 2025 and the Convention entered into force for Vietnam on 11 September 2026. Brunei is a party and did not object to Vietnam’s accession, so public documents moving between the two countries now follow the apostille route – far simpler than the old legalisation chain (background: apostille vs consular legalisation).

a) Documents issued in Brunei for use in Vietnam

Main route: obtain an apostille from the competent authority in Brunei for public documents such as birth and marriage certificates, police certificates or diplomas. An apostilled document no longer needs legalisation by a Vietnamese embassy or by the Consular Department; you only need a Vietnamese notarised translation before submitting it to the Vietnamese authority.

Consular legalisation remains the fallback – for documents outside the Convention (for example documents executed by diplomatic or consular agents, or administrative documents dealing directly with commercial or customs operations) or where the receiving office still insists: legalisation at the Vietnamese mission in Brunei, or certification by the Brunei Embassy (where it handles that document) followed by legalisation at the Consular Department in Hanoi or the HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs, unless exempted under an international treaty.

b) Vietnamese documents for use in Brunei

The Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hanoi) and the HCMC Department of Foreign Affairs are Vietnam’s apostille authorities. Vietnamese documents (a marriage certificate with a Bruneian spouse, a child’s birth certificate, degrees…) apostilled there can be used in Brunei without legalisation at the Brunei Embassy; add a translation into the language the authority in Brunei requires. The old chain – consular certification followed by legalisation at the Brunei Embassy – is only needed for documents outside the apostille system.

Because the new rules only apply from September 2026, check with the receiving authority before you start so nothing has to be redone. Info Travel handles the whole process: translation, notarisation, the apostille or the Ministry/Department of Foreign Affairs stamp, and – where still needed – submission and collection at the mission. See our consular legalisation service; fees and timing are quoted on WhatsApp +84327828822.