French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to France. Applications may be taken here or by a visa centre working for France.

2025 figures: 24,081 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at France’s consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, and 21,757 visas were issued. 2,300 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 9.6%. The refusal rate fell by 3.6 points from 13.2% in 2024. Applications rose by 18% compared with 2024 (20,452).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 9.6% (2025) to 17.3% (2023).

France issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Vietnam; this office handled 47% of their 50,756 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Hanoi 7.2%, which makes Ho Chi Minh City the highest 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.

5.1% 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 is in Hanoi, about 1,142 km away. Besides the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, France has 1 other mission in Vietnam. Vietnam in turn has an embassy in Paris.

About the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of France in Ho Chi Minh City. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai 27, Ho Chi Minh City. The record for the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City includes an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

French citizens travelling to Vietnam

Vietnam admits French citizens without a visa for stays of up to 45 days.

When the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City is closed

Expect the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City to be shut on New Year's Day (Tết dương lịch) on Friday 1 January 2027 and Reunification Day on Friday 30 April 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Armistice 1918) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in France.

Before visiting the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

Current procedures for the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City

Within 1 km of the French consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City there are 11 other foreign missions.