Question

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 ?

Answer

Notarization, Certifying copies and Authentication in Danang, Vietnam ?

Notarization in Vietnam:

Notarization means the written certification by a notary of a notarial practice organization of the authenticity and lawfulness of a contract or another civil transaction (below referred to as contract or transaction) or of the accuracy, lawfulness and conformity with social ethics of the Vietnamese or foreign language translation of a paper or document (below referred to as translation) which is prescribed by law or voluntarily requested by an individual or organization to be notarized (Clause 1 Article 02 Law on notarization No. 53/2014/QH13 dated June 20, 2014).

Certifying copies of originals as true and Authentication:

“Certifying copies of originals as true” means competent agencies as defined hereof shall certify copies of the originals as true based on the originals.

“Authentication of signatures” means competent agencies as defined hereof shall authenticate signatures on papers, documents as signatures of the person concerned.

 “Authentication of contracts” means competent agencies as defined hereof shall authenticate time and venue where the contracts are executed; civil capacity, willingness, signatures or append fingerprints of contracting parties.

 “Authenticating person” means head or deputy head of the Justice Office of provincial-affiliated districts and cities; presidents, vice-presidents of the People’s Committees of communes, notaries, notary offices; diplomats, consuls of diplomatic missions, consulate representative agencies and other agencies authorized to act as consuls in foreign countries (Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 9, Article 2 Decree No. 23/2015/NĐ-CP dated February 16, 2015)./.

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