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According to the provisions of Vietnamese Law, specifically Article 20, Decree 126/2014/ND-CP requires that the mandatory documents of both men and women when registering marriage in Vietnam must include:

“Certification issued within 6 months counting to the date of dossier receipt by a competent Vietnamese or foreign health organization that this person suffers no mental disease or another disease that deprives him/her of the capacity to perceive and control his/her acts”

So "competent Vietnamese health organizations" must be specialized psychiatric facilities at the provincial level or higher, clearly stated in the list compiled by the Department of Justice and Department of Health of each province for the sake of guiding people. In case there are no specialized psychiatric medical establishments in the province, you can go to the provincial general hospital for examination.

Vietnamese and foreigners going for health check-ups at unauthorized medical facilities will waste a lot of time and money; If those medical facilities issue documents without their authority, they can be handled according to the provisions of law.

Health examination documents at medical facilities usually include:

• Marriage registration statement;

• Certificate of marital status (01 copy);

• Identity card/Citizen identification card (01 copy and the original to present when performing an examination);

• 4 photos sized 3x4cm, taken less than 6 months.

*Note: Although according to regulations, the Health Certificate needs to be issued less than 6 months, you should still check the validity of the Health Certificate to avoid expiration. For example, normally the specialty certificate issued by Ho Chi Minh City Psychiatric Hospital and some other hospitals is only valid for 3 months.

Some addresses for marriage health check-ups in Ho Chi Minh city and Hanoi:

In Ho Chi Minh City,

• Ho Chi Minh City Psychiatric Hospital (Address: 766, Vo Van Kiet, Ward 1, District 5)

• Cho Ray Hospital (Address: 201B, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ward 12, District 5)

In Hanoi,

• Hanoi Mental Hospital (Address: Alley 467, Nguyen Van Linh, Sai Dong Ward, Long Bien District)

• Central Mental Hospital I (Address: Hoa Binh commune, Thuong Tin District)