Closing days - Vietnam
Closing days 2026
The embassy in Hanoi and the consulate-Ageneral in Ho Chi Minh city will be closed on the following days:
Please note that this list is subject to change. Therefore, no rights can be derived from it.
| Day | Date | Occasion |
|---|---|---|
| Monday - Friday | 29 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 | Consular desk closed (only reachable for emergencies) |
| Monday & Tuesday | 26 & 27 January | Embassy & CG Strategy Days |
| Monday - Friday | 16 - 20 February | Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tết) |
| Monday | 6 April | Easter Monday |
| Monday | 27 April | Vietnamese Hung King's Commemoration Day / NL King's Day |
| Thursday | 30 April | Reunification Day |
| Friday | 1 May | International Labour Day |
| Tuesday | 9 June | Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City closed |
| Monday | 31 August | Bridge Day |
| Tuesday & Wednesday | 1 & 2 September | Vietnamese National Days of Independence |
| Friday | 11 September | Consulate-General closed |
| Tuesday | 24 November | Vietnam Culture Day |
| Friday | 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Monday - Friday | 28 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Consular desk closed (only reachable for emergencies) |
Closing days 2027
The embassy in Hanoi and the consulate-Ageneral in Ho Chi Minh city will be closed on the following days:
Please note that this list is subject to change. Therefore, no rights can be derived from it.
| Date | Holiday (*) | Closing days (**) |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 01 Jan 2027 | New Year’s Day | 1 |
| Thu 04 Feb | Lunar New Year (Tet) | 2 |
| Fri 05 Feb | Lunar New Year (Tet) | 3 |
| Mon 08 Feb | Lunar New Year (Tet) | 4 |
| Tue 09 Feb | Lunar New Year (Tet) | 5 |
| Wed 10 Feb | Lunar New Year (Tet) | 6 |
| Fri 26 March | Good Friday | open |
| Mon 29 March | Easter Monday | open |
| Mon 05 April | State Visit prep day, Embassy + CG closed for public | open |
| Tue 06 April | State Visit, Embassy +CG closed for public | open |
| Wed 07 April | State Visit, Embassy + CG closed for public | open |
| Thur 08 April | State Visit, Embassy + CG closed for public | open |
| Fri 16 April | Hung Kings Commemoration Day | 7 |
| Tue 27 April | Kings Day NL | open |
| Fri 30 April | Reunification Day | 8 |
| Mon 03 May | International Labor Day | 9 |
| Wed 05 May | Dutch Liberation Day | 10 |
| Thu 06 May | Ascension Day | open |
| Mon 17 May | Pentecost Monday | 11 |
| Thu 02 Sep | National Day of Independence Day | 12 |
| Fri 03 Sep | National Day of Independence Day | 13 |
| Wed 24 Nov | Vietnam Culture Day | 14 |
| Mon 27 - Fri 31 Dec | Consular section closed for public / embassy open | open |
| Mon 03 Jan 2027 | Embassy + CG open | open |
| * The airconditioning system in the chancery in Hanoi will be switched off on closing days which are national holidays declared by the Vietnamese government | ||
| ** An expat employee who works on Dutch public holidays (New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter, King's Day, Liberation Day, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Christmas) can compensate for that on another day | ||