Is it possible to ask a notarial practice organization to keep a will in Vietnam?
Is it possible to ask a notarial practice organization to keep a will in Vietnam? Is there any cost to keep a will in Vietnam?
Hello Lawnet. I wrote a will on 11/7. As I'm old and scared that I will forget where I keep it, I want to bring it to a notarial practice organization and ask them to keep my will. Is it possible to do so? Is there any cost to keep a will?
Thank you!
Is it possible to ask a notarial practice organization to keep a will in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 60 of the Law on Notarization in 2014 stipulating custody of testaments in Vietnam as follows:
1. A testator may request a notarial practice organization to keep his/her testament in custody. When agreeing to keep a testament in custody, a notary shall seal up the testament in the presence of the testator, make a custody receipt and hand it to the testator.
2. When the notarial practice organization that keeps a testament in custody terminates its operation or is transformed, transferred or dissolved, it shall, before operation termination, transformation, transfer or dissolution, reach agreement with the testator on the transfer of the testament to another notarial practice organization for custody. If no such agreement is made or such agreement cannot be reached, the testament and custody charge shall be returned to the testator.
3. The announcement of testaments kept at notarial practice organizations must comply with the civil law.
As regulations above, you shall may bring your will to a notarial practice organization and ask them to keep it for you. You have to be sure that the notary shall seal up the will in the presence of you, make a custody receipt and hand it to you.
Is there any cost to keep a will in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 4 of the Circular 257/2016/TT-BTC stipulating fees for notarization of contracts or transactions regardless of the value of property or the value of contract/ transaction in Vietnam as follows:
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4. Fees for storage of wills: VND 100 thousand/ case.
5. Fees for issuance of copies of notarized documents: VND 05 thousand/ page, and VND 03 thousand for each further page beyond two pages, provided the total fee shall not exceed VND 100 thousand/ copy.
6. Fees for notarization of translation: VND 10 thousand/ page for the first copy of translation.
If there are many copies of translation are requested, from the second copy onwards, the fee shall be VND 05 thousand/ page for the first and second pages and VND 03 thousand for each further page beyond two pages, provided total fee shall not exceed VND 200 thousand/ copy.
7. Fees for certification of copies from original documents: VND 02 thousand/ page for the first and second pages, and VND 01 thousand for each further page beyond two pages, provided total fee shall not exceed VND 200 thousand/ copy.
8. Fees for authentication of signatures appended on documents/ papers: VND 10 thousand/ case (a case herein refers to one or more signatures appended on a document or paper).
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As regulations above, the fee for storage of wills is VND 100 thousand/ case.
Best regards!
