Embassy of Malaysia in Hanoi: Address, Hours, Services 2026

The Embassy of Malaysia in Hanoi has been at 43–45 Dien Bien Phu Street since 2004; phone +84 24 3734 3836 (according to Google Maps). Google Maps lists Monday to Thursday opening, but the public counter may open in the morning only, so check the Malaysian foreign ministry (Wisma Putra) website or call before going. It is the contact point for Malaysians in northern Vietnam who lose a passport, need an emergency document or document attestation. Info Travel supports Malaysian nationals with visas, residence cards, consular legalisation and translations – WhatsApp +84327828822.

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Contact details of the Malaysian Embassy in Hanoi

Item	Details
Address	43–45 Dien Bien Phu Street, Hanoi (at this site since 2004)
Phone	+84 24 3734 3836 (per Google Maps); older published number: +84 24 3734 3849
Email	mwhanoi@kln.gov.my (last published data – please confirm)
Website	kln.gov.my/web/vnm_hanoi
Opening hours	Google Maps lists Monday–Thursday 09:00–17:00, closed Friday–Sunday; visitors report the public counter opens only around 09:30–12:30 – call before visiting
Consular district	Northern and central provinces (the south is covered by the Consulate-General in HCMC – exact split to be confirmed)

Before moving to Dien Bien Phu in 2004, the mission was housed at the Thong Nhat Hotel (today’s Sofitel Legend Metropole, 1976–1983), the Van Phuc diplomatic compound and the Fortuna Hotel.

Consular services for Malaysia citizens

The Wisma Putra website blocks automated access, so we could not verify the embassy’s exact service list. Malaysians typically contact their mission about:

an Emergency Certificate after losing a passport;
registration as a Malaysian citizen abroad;
attestation of documents for use in Malaysia;
registering the birth of a child born abroad;
consular protection after accidents or arrest.

Check the consular services page on the embassy website or phone to confirm what is currently offered.

What to know before you go

Malaysians enter Vietnam visa-free under ASEAN arrangements, but staying beyond the permitted period still requires a visa or residence card.
Don’t turn up unannounced: ask whether you need an appointment, which days applications are accepted and when to collect.
ID to bring: your Malaysia passport (including expired ones if you have them), proof of residence in Vietnam and photos to Malaysia’s specifications.
Closures cover both Vietnamese public holidays and Malaysia’s national and religious holidays.
Follow the security rules at the entrance; phones and bags may be checked.
Several visitors found the actual public hours shorter than those on Google Maps (mainly mornings, Monday to Thursday); arrive early and be ready to wait if staff are busy.
Questions about Malaysia eVisas (for non-Malaysians) are handled online; the guard and staff at the gate usually refer you to the online customer care channel rather than help on the spot.
You are met first at the guard booth by the gate, where Vietnamese is the main language; Malaysians in difficulty can come for advice, but bring your passport and relevant papers.

Common reasons foreigners contact the embassy

Most Malaysia nationals contact their mission for one of four reasons:

Lost passport: police report → emergency travel document or new passport from the mission → new visa or exit procedures, because the old visa was in the lost passport.
Expired or full passport: after renewal, transfer your visa or temporary residence card to the new passport at the immigration office.
Marriage, a child’s birth, a work permit: certificates of single status, birth certificates and criminal records need legalisation and a notarised translation.
Signature certification, powers of attorney, citizen or overseas voter registration.

For a visa extension or an Vietnam e-visa for visiting relatives, you deal with the Vietnamese authorities.

Help with Malaysia passport applications in Vietnam

There is no current official information confirming whether Malaysia’s mission in Vietnam issues or renews passports on site. If it does not, the usual options are applying through the passport authority at home (in person or via relatives, where Malaysia’s law allows) or obtaining an emergency travel document to return home and apply there.

Malaysia’s Immigration Department offers MyOnline Pasport online renewal when the current passport is intact; ask the embassy whether it can be used while you are in Vietnam.

Where passports are issued, applicants normally attend in person for photos and biometrics. Info Travel helps within what the mission permits: checking requirements and booking, forms, photos, translating Vietnamese documents and directions. On the Vietnamese side we handle everything: extending your stay while you wait, transferring your visa or temporary residence card to the new passport, a new visa or exit procedures if you travel on an emergency document.

Consular legalisation, certification (MOFA / HCMC External Relations stamps) and notarised translation

Malaysia is not a party to the Apostille Convention (even though it has applied to Vietnam since 11 September 2026), so documents between the two countries still follow the certification-and-legalisation chain. Background: apostille vs consular legalisation.

a) Malaysia documents for use in Vietnam: certification by Malaysia’s competent authority (usually the foreign ministry) and legalisation at the Vietnamese embassy or consulate in Malaysia; or certification by Malaysia’s mission in Vietnam (if it offers this) followed by legalisation at the Consular Department (MOFA, Hanoi) or the HCMC Department of External Relations. Then a notarised translation into Vietnamese. Legalisation is required in every case unless exempted under an international treaty to which both Vietnam and Malaysia are party.

b) Vietnamese documents for use in Malaysia: translation, consular certification at the Consular Department or HCMC External Relations, then legalisation at Malaysia’s mission in Vietnam (ask first about submission days and translation requirements).

Info Travel handles the whole chain: translation, notarisation, MOFA/External Relations stamps (or apostille), and submission and collection at the mission. See our consular legalisation service; quotes on WhatsApp +84327828822.

Malaysian Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City

Malaysia opened a consular office in Ho Chi Minh City in 1991 and upgraded it to a Consulate-General about a year later. Malaysians in the south should contact it: Consulate-General of Malaysia in Ho Chi Minh City. Note that Google Maps now places it at 109 Nguyen Van Huong (Thao Dien area, An Khanh Ward) rather than Me Linh Point – call to confirm before going.