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Law on Notarization in Vietnam

Law on Notarization in Vietnam No. 53/2014/QH13 dated June 20, 2014, took effect on January 01, 2015 (replaced the Law on Notarization No. 82/2006/QH11 dated November 29, 2006). This Law provides for notaries, notarial practice organizations, notarial practice, notarization procedures and state management of notarization. Some prominent articles are:

Notarization, Certifying copies and Authentication in Danang, Vietnam ?

I am an expat, living in Nha Trang, Vietnam. I am going to get married to a Vietnamese citizen. I have to do some paper works for marriage registration in Vietnam, but I am confusing of the terms “notarization”, “Certifying copies of originals as true”, and “authentication”, can you help to clarify ?

Notarization of ready-made contracts and contracts drafted by notaries in Vietnam ?

Attorneys in Danang, Vietnam advise about procedures for notarization of ready-made contracts and contracts drafted by notary in Vietnam ?

Notarization of real estate purchase agreements in Vietnam ?

We are foreigners, living in HCMC. We are going to buy an apartment in Da Nang, Vietnam. Can we notarize the real estate purchase agreement of our apartment in HCMC ? How long does it take to notarize such agreement ? What about testimonies of notary in Vietnam ?

What if a notarization requester is not fluent Vietnamese ?

I am an expat living in Vietnam. I want to notarize a real estate purchase agreement. This document is in Vietnamese, but I am not fluent Vietnamese. Do I need to invite an interpreter to assist me during the notarization process ?

Notarization of the modification of a notarized contract in Danang, Vietnam ?

We are expats living in Vietnam. We have made a modification of a notarized contract, may we notarize the modified contract ? Lawyers in Danang advise about notarization of the modification of a notarized contract in Vietnam ?