A notarization institution is a judicial means to prove the legality of civil legal acts, facts and documents with legal significance according to the application of natural persons or other organizations and legal procedures.

Compared with authentication, notarization is relatively easy and simple. When handling notarization, the applicant can apply directly at the local notary office, and only need the applicant to prepare the relevant notarization documents and materials to assist the authenticity of the notarization documents, and the staff can get the valid documents after review.

Because the notarization process is relatively simple, only the agent needs to submit the materials to the notary office for review by the staff, so the applicant can get a valid certificate in about 4 working days, but the time required for reviewing different certificates will be different.

Certification:

According to the application of natural persons or other organizations, the activities of consular institutions to confirm the authenticity of the last seal and signature on foreign-related notarial certificates, certification documents or other foreign-related documents are classified, and the handlers can choose single certification or double certification according to actual needs.

Single certification: it is a kind of certification submitted by the handler to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the destination country after obtaining the notarial certificate.

Double authentication: the agent submits the notarial certificate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwards it to the embassy of the destination country in China for secondary authentication.

However, whether it is single certification or double certification, it is necessary for the agent to prepare a valid notarial certificate and submit it to the embassy or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When doing double certification, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first certifies the notarial certificate provided by the agent, and then the embassy in China certifies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and makes a final decision after confirming that there is no problem with the certification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.