If your search is for a missing Vietnamese person, we can be of great assistance to you, depending upon how much prior information you have on the person or family you are seeking. As a rule, these are not easy types of inquires and involve a hands-on approach, in the area your subject was last known in, often travel to distant proviences. Viet Nam is a very "family oriented" culture, and Vietnamese people are very helpful and cooperative in these matters. Without this help and abundence of postive energy, many of our cases would never have been solved. Click to read about a real case If your search is for an American born Vietnamese either missing or adopted out, we can also be of great help to you.

The system of public records in Viet Nam is nearly non-existant, and what there is is certainally not on the internet as with America and some other countries. The exception is telephone directories which are all land-line based. Almost nobody in Viet Nam has a subscription based cell phone service."Pay as you go", no phone bill.

Other Records that are kept, are maintained, by various goverment agencies and the police. In Viet Nam, the police wield enormous power and influence over everyday affairs in people's lives. Having said that, they have at times been of great help to us, for a price.

In Viet Nam, every family household has a book called "So Ho Khau Gia Dinh", in which each family member's name, birth date, state issued national identification number (CMND#)and where born, is registered with and issued by the local police district. This book is very important in Viet Nam and shows family relationships.

Obtaining physical "hard copy" proof of some event or other in the form of a document can be a daunting task. As with all missing person cases, if you have an old photo of the person, (no matter how old, or condition), can be invaluable. Like the old saying: A Picture is worth a thousand words, is very true, but a picture is not mandatory to a successful locate. More important, is tenacity, and skill in knowing what to do and how to do it, accurate subject information, family history and having good luck. Please provide as much information as you can and submit it to us for an evaluation and cost estimate. Some things to provide when making an inquiry are as follows:

Note below sample of a pre-1975 Viet Nam ID card, including ID#, (no longer valid). Most of the people we are searching for fit into these war years catagory, but not always. On the back is a section for distinguishing marks or characterists. This includes things like scars, birth marks, ect...If the person you are looking for has any of these you are aware of- this is also very helpful, especially if visable