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Archives and Libraries

• Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
• If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
• Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

National Archives Center I
18 Vu Phan Ham
Phuong Yen Hoa, Cau Giay
Ha Noi, Vietnam

(Colonial Records)

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National Archives II
2 Le Duan, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

(Republic of Vietnam Records)

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National Archives III
34 Phan Ke Binh
Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi
Vietnam

(Post-1945 records of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam)

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U.S. National Archives--Vietnam War
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Record Offices

The civil registration system in Vietnam is primarily organized by the Ministry of Justice at national level, which then coordinates with its offices at Provincial, District and Commune level, each time in collaboration with the local People’s Committee. At commune level, this organization relies on the community and Village workers. Each of the levels helps with Civil registration management and production of Vital statistics. The Ministry of Justice collaborates with the Ministry of Public Security.
58 – 60 Tran Phu
Ba Dinh
Hanoi, Vietnam

Telephone: 024.62739718
Fax: 024.62739359
Email: banbientap@moj.gov.vn

Records might also be at the National Civil Registration Office or the local police registry offices.