Notarization
Residential Lease, Lending of Premises, Monetary Loans, Settlement Agreements, Purchase/Sales, Gifts, Partnerships, Contracting, Trusts, Joint Bidding Agreements, Marriage, Adoption, Acknowledgment, Prenuptial Agreements, Notarized Wills, Sealed Wills, Divorce Agreements, Egg/Sperm Donation, Entrusted Guardianship, Voluntary Guardianship, Webpage Facts, Opening Safe Deposit Boxes, Other Various Contracts, English Notarial Certificates
Attestation
Power of Attorney, Letter of Authorization, Affidavit, Statement, Household Registration Transcripts, Single Status Affidavits, Educational Certificates, Enrollment Certificates, Transcripts, Death Certificates, Financial Proof, Marriage Certificates, Divorce Certificates, Service Certificates, Employment Certificates, Police Criminal Record Certificates, Medical Certificates, Appraisal Reports, Birth Certificates, Holographic Wills, Passport for Overseas Use, ID Copies, Translations (C-E, E-C), Foreign-related Documents, Cross-Strait Documents
※What is Notarization? What is Attestation?
Notarization: Usually refers to a legal act completed before a notary public, or a fact involving private rights witnessed by a notary public on-site through sensory experience, where a notary deed is created to certify the execution of the legal act or the existence of the fact. Common "notarization matters" in practice include: leasing of premises (factories, storefronts), lending of premises, land leases, land loans, monetary loans, partnership agreements, debt/credit agreements, breaking of seals and opening of bank safe deposit boxes, or notarization of webpage status, etc.。
Attestation: Refers to a notary public, in the presence of the parties, attesting to the signing of a document by the parties or, after legally verifying the document, issuing a notarial certificate to prove the authenticity of the document's creation or its form. Common "notarized items" include: single status affidavits, powers of attorney, letters of authorization, birth certificates, employment certificates, good conduct certificates (criminal record certificates), translated documents, declarations or affidavits, domestic documents, certified true copies of passports, contracts, and agreements, etc. The documents that can be notarized, classified by type, can be divided into four categories: private documents, public documents, certified copies, and translations.
Should I Apply for Notarization or Attestation?If specific matters are legally required to be handled via notarization or certification, the legal provisions must be followed. For example, notarized wills, sealed wills, and written consent for egg/sperm donation can only be handled through "notarization" by law. Furthermore, if parties wish to stipulate "direct compulsory execution" for specific legal acts, they can only choose "notarization" and not "certification." Conversely, public documents, translations, and photocopies can only undergo "certification." If the law does not explicitly specify whether notarization or certification is required for a certain matter, the notary will make a judgment on a case-by-case basis based on the definitions provided above.