French Embassy in Hanoi

The French embassy in Hanoi is listed as open Monday to Friday, 08:30–11:40.

Vietnamese citizens need a visa for France, obtained before travel. Check with the French embassy in Hanoi whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 26,675 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at France’s embassy in Hanoi, and 24,733 visas were issued. 1,934 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 7.2%. That is barely different from 2024 (8.3%). Applications rose by 13% compared with 2024 (23,547).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 7.2% (2025) to 13.9% (2023).

France issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Vietnam; this office handled 53% of their 50,756 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Ho Chi Minh City 9.6%, which makes Hanoi the lowest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Vietnam, 9.4% of applications were refused in 2025; France’s rate worldwide was 14.2%. France received the largest number of applications of the 16 Schengen states represented here.

9.3% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Vietnam.

The French embassy in Hanoi is one of 2 missions of France in Vietnam. Consulates: Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam in turn has an embassy in Paris.

About the French embassy in Hanoi

It appears in official lists as Embassy of France in Hanoi.

Address and contact

Address: Trần Hưng Đạo 57, 10312 Hà Nội. The record for the French embassy in Hanoi includes a phone number, a fax number and an official website.

French citizens travelling to Vietnam

French citizens can visit Vietnam without a visa for up to 45 days.

When the French embassy in Hanoi is closed

The next closures of the French embassy in Hanoi for public holidays in Vietnam are New Year's Day (Tết dương lịch) on Friday 1 January 2027 and Reunification Day on Friday 30 April 2027; it may also close for Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the French embassy in Hanoi

Current procedures for the French embassy in Hanoi, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French embassy in Hanoi

The French embassy in Hanoi has 24 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.