Change description : 2026-03-27 12:02:00: Annual review. Added clarity around: consent required before sharing; change in visit duration from 1 hour to dependent on the facilities; sending mail: only domestic post allowed not international; mail: outgoing mail is translated into Vietnamese before being sent by the detention facility; bail – Embassy/Consulate does not produce good character bail letters for detainees. [Guidance and regulationForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office]
Updated information under 'Visits: consular staff' section.
27 May 2024
Document revised to include references to Immigration detention centres in addition to prisons.
Clarity on what British Embassies/Consulates can and cannot do throughout the process.
Clarity on what British Nationals can expect in the process of being detained, detention facilities & the Vietnamese legal process overview.
14 March 2023
Update info (money transfer info/medication info) in the current Prisoner Pack.
13 October 2021
Update the pack.
18 July 2019
Update the pack
15 July 2019
Update the pack
18 September 2018
Replace the attachment with up-to-date prisoner pack.
1 June 2018
Updated Prisoner Pack in June 2018
10 July 2015
This guide has was last updated on 9 July 2015.
7 July 2015
First published.
1 August 2014
replace new attachment
21 February 2014
The version is being updated upon the request from Consular Hanoi.