Distinction Between Notarization and Authentication in Vietnam

00:56, 12/07/2024

Hello Law Secretary,My name is Nguyen Van Phuoc. I notice that many documents sometimes require notarization, and other times they require authentication, which makes it difficult for me to differentiate. Could you please explain the difference between authentication and notarization?I look forward to receiving support from the Law Secretary.

Current law practice indicates that most people still confuse the two concepts of notarization and authentication, while they are fundamentally different. Many job advertisements require "Notarized copies of relevant degrees" or people are unaware of which authority to approach for "authentication" of copies from original documents in Vietnamese, foreign languages, or other matters.

To better understand these two concepts, see the table below:

Criteria	Notarization	Authentication
Concept	Notarization is the certification of the authenticity and legality of a contract or other written transactions that must be notarized by law or voluntarily requested by individuals or organizations.	Authentication is the verification based on the original to certify that a copy matches the original.
Subjects	Notarization of contracts and other written transactions that must be notarized by law; Or voluntarily requested by individuals or organizations.	Authentication of copies from the original of prescribed documents and papers; Signatures in documents and papers; Contracts and transactions related to movable property; Contracts and transactions related to the exercise of land use rights, house transactions as per regulations; Wills; Documents declining inheritance; Documents on inheritance division agreements, documents on inheritance acceptance as prescribed
Performing Authority, Organization	Notary Office; Notary Public Office.	District-level Justice Office; District-level People's Committee; Notary of the Notary Office, Notary Public Office; Diplomatic officers, consular officers of the Representative Diplomatic Agency, Consular Representative Agency, and other agencies authorized to perform consular functions of Vietnam abroad.

These contents are detailed in Law on Notarization 2014 and Decree 23/2015/ND-CP.

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