Are resumes authenticated at the place of temporary residence in Vietnam?

1. Are resumes authenticated at the place of temporary residence in Vietnam?

Article 5 of Decree 23/2015/ND-CP stipulates authorities and responsibilities for authentication, specifically as follows:

1. The Justice offices of provincial-affiliated districts and cities (hereinafter referred to as the Justice Office) shall:

a) Certify true copies from originals of papers, documents issued or certified by Vietnamese competent authorities, foreign competent authorities, or Vietnamese competent authorities in association with foreign competent authorities.

b) Authenticate signatures on papers and documents;

c) Authenticate signatures of translators with respect to papers and documents translated from foreign language to Vietnamese or vice versa;

d) Authenticate contracts concerning properties as movables;

dd) Authenticate agreements for division of heritage, written admission of heritage as movables;

Heads, deputy heads of the Justice Office shall carry out authentication for the aforesaid matters as regulated in this Clause, sign their names and affix seals.

2. People’s Committees of communes (hereinafter referred to as the People’s Committee of communes) shall:

a) Certify true copies from originals of any paper, document issued or certified by Vietnamese competent authorities;

b) Authenticate signatures on papers and documents except signatures of translators;

c) Authenticate contracts concerning properties as movables;

b) Authenticate contracts concerning land use right according to the Law on Land;

dd) Authenticate contracts concerning houses according to the Law on Housing;

e) Authenticate testaments;

g) Authenticate written refusal of heritage;

h) Authenticate agreements for division of heritage, written admission of properties as movables as defined in Points c, d and dd of this Clause;

Presidents, deputy presidents of People’s Committees of communes shall carry out authentication, sign names and affix seals;

3. Diplomatic missions, consulate representative agencies and other agencies authorized to act as consuls in foreign countries (hereinafter referred to as the representative agency) have authorities and responsibilities for authenticating the matters as defined in Points a, b and c of this Clause. Diplomats, consuls shall carry out authentication, sign names and affix seals;

4. Notaries have authorities and responsibilities for authenticating the matters as defined in Points a, Clause 1, Point b, Clause 2 of this Article, signing names and affixing seals of the Notary Office.

5. Certification of true copies from originals, authentication of signatures, contracts concerning properties as movables, authentication of testament as defined in this Article shall not be dependent on residency of requesters for authentication.

6. Authentication of contracts concerning land use rights shall be performed at the People’s Committee of commune where the land is. Authentication of contracts concerning houses shall be performed at the People’s Committee of commune where the house is situated;

According to this Article, if you have a request to authenticate your resume, you can carry out this procedure at the district or district judicial office or the People's Committee of the commune or ward where you permanently or temporarily reside in Vietnam.

2. What are regulations on time limit for authentication in Vietnam? 

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 23/2015/ND-CP stipulating time limit for authentication, as follows:

Time limit for authentication must be ensured right in the day the request for authentication is received or in the following day if the request is received after 15 hours except otherwise as prescribed in Articles 21, 33 and 37 hereof.

Thus, time limit for authentication must comply with the above provisions in Vietnam.

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