Australian Embassy Vietnam

What Australian Embassy Vietnam does

The Australian Embassy in Vietnam is the diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, operating under the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The mission delivers consular assistance to Australian citizens, processes visa and migration applications, promotes bilateral trade and investment, administers development cooperation programming, and manages cultural and educational exchange initiatives. It serves as the primary governmental channel between Australia and Vietnam, engaging with Vietnamese government ministries, Australian businesses operating in Vietnam, and the broader expatriate and local community.

The Embassy's development cooperation portfolio for the 2026-2027 cycle is approximately AUD 98.3 million, funding initiatives in climate resilience, economic integration, and governance. Recent strategic commitments include an AUD 40 million guarantee facility supporting a pedestrian bridge project in partnership with HSBC and Nutifood, a US$10 million commitment to Do Ventures Fund II for climate-focused venture capital, and active participation in regional frameworks such as the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). The mission also maintains bilateral memoranda of understanding with Vietnamese counterparts in defense cooperation and immigration, and runs programs such as the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy and the Trading and Investing with Australia (TIA) Programme.

Operationally, the Embassy is funded through the Australian Government consolidated revenue fund and does not generate commercial revenue. Its service model is structured around public diplomacy, official development assistance, and trade facilitation rather than market-based pricing. The mission's strategic orientations span climate action, economic integration, people-to-people links, and regional stability, with bilateral trade between Australia and Vietnam referenced at approximately US$4 billion.

Name

Australian Embassy Vietnam

Legal name

Australian Embassy Vietnam

Website

https://vietnam.embassy.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Australian Embassy in Vietnam is Australia's official diplomatic mission, delivering consular services, visa processing, trade promotion, and an approximately AUD 98.3 million development cooperation portfolio spanning climate, governance, and economic engagement.

Ownership category

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Product category

Diplomatic and Consular Services

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (928), International Affairs (928120), International Affairs (92812)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Diplomatic Missions & Embassies (Bilateral Relations) (BPAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consular Services & Citizen Assistance (BPAIAIAB), Economic & Trade Diplomacy (Commercial, Investment, Sanctions Policy) (BPAIAIAF), Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy & Strategic Communications (BPAIAIAE)

Keywords

• Diplomatic services
• Consular services
• Passport services
• Visa information
• Bilateral trade promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanoi

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Australian Embassy Vietnam is a diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia providing consular services (passport, notarial, emergency assistance), visa and migration information, travel advice, trade promotion, and development cooperation programs between Australia and Vietnam. It also coordinates bilateral relations across defense, law enforcement, education, and cultural exchange sectors, operating from its Hanoi headquarters and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City.

Product overview

Australian Embassy Vietnam is a diplomatic mission providing consular, visa, passport, notarial, and travel services to Australians in Vietnam and Vietnamese citizens seeking to travel, study, or invest in Australia. The embassy also manages development cooperation programs, trade promotion, and cultural exchange initiatives between the two countries. Services are delivered through the Hanoi embassy and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City, with online appointment booking via SetMore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consular Services

Quantifiable outcome

• AUD 98.3 million development partnership budget for 2026-2027
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NutifoodcoreOthers · 19 May 2026Vietnamese nutrition company developing landmark pedestrian bridge across Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City with support from Australian Government through Export Finance Australia.
• Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian Government agency helping Australian companies win overseas business by reducing time, cost and risk involved in selecting, entering and developing international markets.
• Australian Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (AusCham)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent, not for profit, membership-based NGO representing and promoting interests of Australian businesses operating in Vietnam. Provides business and cultural support to members.
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner17+ years of agricultural research cooperation with Vietnam, funding collaborative projects on rice cultivation, biofertilizers, and sustainable farming practices through partnerships with Vietnamese research institutions.
• Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (AFAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian NGO implementing environmental conservation projects in Vietnam, including a decade of collaboration with AusAID on protected area management and wildlife conservation.
• Fred Hollows FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralian NGO working with Vietnamese eye health institutions since 1992 to combat avoidable blindness, funded through AusAID support totaling millions of Australian dollars.
• Clinton FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for HIV/AIDS care programs for women and children in Vietnam, funded through AusAID.
• ANZ BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMet with Australian parliamentary delegation during visit to Vietnam to discuss bilateral business relations.
• RMIT University VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst foreign university established in Vietnam, with Australian PM Julia Gillard officially opening RMIT's Hanoi campus in 2010. Offers education services to Vietnamese students.
• University of SydneycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with Hanoi Medical University through the More Than A Doctor program, training medical students and professionals. Professors Kerry Goulston and Ronald Oates awarded Honorary Professorships.
• Festival HueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual cultural festival where Australia showcases contemporary performing arts and music, including collaborations with Vietnamese-Australian director Le Quy Duong.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Embassy of France in Vietnam: France maintains an embassy in Hanoi and a consulate-general in Ho Chi Minh City with overlapping consular, cultural, academic, and trade-promotion mandates comparable to Australia's footprint.
• Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Vietnam: China's embassy in Hanoi is the largest bilateral diplomatic counterpart in Vietnam and shares the same consular, visa, trade, and party-to-party diplomatic mandate.
• High Commission of India in Vietnam: India's diplomatic mission in Vietnam performs comparable consular, visa, ITEC education, and trade facilitation functions, with strong bilateral strategic partnership ties.
• Embassy of Japan in Vietnam: Japan's embassy in Hanoi operates parallel consular, ODA, JETRO trade-promotion, and cultural exchange functions, and is one of Australia's most active bilateral partners in Vietnam.
• Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Vietnam: The Korean embassy in Vietnam delivers overlapping consular, visa, trade (KOTRA), and development cooperation services, with strong bilateral economic and labour mobility ties.
• Embassy of Germany in Vietnam: Germany's diplomatic mission in Vietnam (with a consulate in HCMC) runs parallel development cooperation (GIZ), trade (AHK), and consular services, and is a peer in the development-partnership space.
• British Embassy Hanoi: The UK diplomatic mission performs the same consular, visa, trade, and development functions in Vietnam as the Australian Embassy, with a comparable Commonwealth-state relationship profile.
• U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Vietnam: The U.S. diplomatic mission in Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) is the closest analogue: another foreign embassy operating with the same consular, visa, trade-promotion, and development-cooperation mandate in the same host country.

Others

• Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade): Austrade is the Australian Government agency that delivers the trade and investment facilitation services executed through the embassy; a key ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor, but highly comparable in trade-promotion function.

Broad incumbents

• Australian Embassy in Indonesia: Another Australian diplomatic mission in Southeast Asia with the same consular, visa, trade, and development mandate; useful as a regional peer within the same DFAT network for capability and scale comparison.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AustralianEmbassyVietnam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/australian-embassy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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