anchor.diff:  s3. [Check what documents you’ll need to bring to your appointment](/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-vietnam).
   s4. Attend your appointment and sign your affirmation or affidavit document in front of a consular officer.
   s5. [Get your affirmation or affidavit translated](/government/collections/lists-of-translators-and-interpreters) into the local language. 
  -s6. [Get your affirmation or affidavit ‘legalised’ (certified as genuine)](https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised) by the local authorities. 
  +s6. [Get your affirmation or affidavit ‘legalised’ (certified as genuine)](/get-document-legalised) by the local authorities. 
   
   The embassy or consulate should be able to give you advice on getting your document translated and legalised.
   
  
positive.code: 
  ###When you’re in Vietnam
  
  You‘ll usually need to provide an [affirmation or affidavit document](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affirmation-affidavit-of-marital-status-vietnam) as proof that you’re allowed to marry. 
  
  Check what documents you’ll need with the local People’s Committee (known in Vietnam as the UBND) in the region of Vietnam you’re getting married in. 
  
  
negative.code: 
  If you’ve been divorced or widowed, you’ll also need:
  
  - a [decree absolute or final order](/copy-decree-absolute-final-order) or the [death certificate](/order-copy-birth-death-marriage-certificate/)
  
  - evidence of nationality or residence where your divorce took place if it was outside the UK
  
  