Certified Translation

Documents submitted to Vietnamese authorities must generally be in Vietnamese, translated by an approved translator and notarised. A translation that is accurate but not properly certified will be rejected.

Wise Counsel arranges certified translation and notarisation of documents for use in legal, administrative and court procedures.

What we help with

• Certified translation of personal documents — birth, marriage, death and civil status records
• Translation of court documents, judgments and legal submissions
• Translation of contracts, powers of attorney and corporate documents
• Notarisation of translations for submission to Vietnamese authorities
• Advising on whether legalisation is also required for foreign documents
• Ensuring legal terminology is rendered correctly rather than literally
• Bilingual document preparation where both versions must be signed
• Urgent translation where a filing deadline is imminent

Legal terms rarely have a single correct translation. A translator who does not understand the legal effect can change the meaning without changing the words.