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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, Authentication in Vietnam ?

Hello DMS Attorneys in 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 ?

Hello DMS Attorneys in Vietnam! Could you advise me about procedures for notarization of ready-made contracts and contracts drafted by notary in Vietnam ?

Notarization of real estate purchase agreements in Vietnam

Hi DMS Attorneys 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 ?

Hi DMS Attorneys in Vietnam! 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 Vietnam

Hi DMS Attorneys in Vietnam! We are expats living in Vietnam. We have made a modification of a notarized contract, may we notarize the modified contract ? Can you advise me ?

Notarization of a Foreign Language Document in Vietnam

Hi DMS Attorneys in Vietnam! I am a foreigner living in Da Nang. I need to notarize some documents in English. Could you advise me on the notarization of foreign language documents in Vietnam ?