Embassy legalization for use in Vietnam
Vietnam will not act on a plain Italian stamp on its own, so a paper leaving Verona has to be vouched for twice. The Italian authority confirms that the signature on the record is genuine. A Vietnamese mission then confirms that the Italian authority is one it recognises. Only when both marks sit on the file does it stand up abroad.
What the Vietnamese consulate looks at
The consular desk reads the Italian mark before it reads the record itself. It wants a clean original or a certified copy, a legible Italian legalization stamp, and its fee. Document legalization for Vietnam stalls most often on small things: a faded seal, a page left out of the bundle, or a name spelled two ways across two papers.
The Verona → Vietnam route step by step
Start with the record and work forward in order. Certify or notarize it if it is private. Bring it to the Prefettura (Prefecture) for a public register record, or to the Procura della Repubblica for anything a court or a notary produced. Buy the tax stamp where it is due. Then hand the file to a Vietnamese mission in Italy for the closing mark.
Cost and timing for this corridor
Two charges sit on this route. The Italian one is fixed at €16 per paper as a tax stamp. The other is an official consular fee set by the Vietnamese side, so it is not an Italian figure at all. Time is the larger cost: 10–15 business days for the standard chain, or 3–5 business days if you take the express track.