According to Clause 1 Article 6 Decree No. 26/2022/ND-CP stipulated as follows:

Standards of Honorary Consul candidates

A person approved to be an Honorary Consul must meet the following conditions:

1. Have the citizenship of the sending country or Vietnamese nationality. In the case of a person with the nationality of a third country or a person with two or more nationalities, the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be obtained according to the procedures specified in Clause 2, Article 5. This consent on nationality is required. may be withdrawn at any time without giving reasons. In this case, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send a diplomatic note to the sending country.

2. Permanently reside in Vietnam or have resided and worked for at least 1 year in the consular area.

3. Not a civil servant, public employee or employee receiving salary from the state budget of any country.

4. Arrange the office or residence in the consular area of ​​the consular office that person is expected to head.

5. Have a clear criminal record.

6. Have financial capacity and prestige in society.

Based on the regulations, people want to become officialsHonorary Consul Foreigners in Vietnam need to meet the conditions for citizenship of the sending country or Vietnamese nationality

In addition, it can also be a person with the nationality of a third country or a person with two or more nationalities. In this case, the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be obtained. This consent to nationality may be withdrawn at any time without giving reasons. In this case, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send a diplomatic note to the sending country.

Besides that, according to Clause 1 Article 2 Decree No. 26/2022/ND-CP stipulates that the sending country is the country that authorizes an individual as an honorary consular officer to perform one or several consular functions on the territory of Vietnam and is approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thus, people who want to become foreign honorary consular officers in Vietnam are not required to have oneVietnamese.