Aspect
Purpose
Professional Involvement
Focus
Key Verification
Common Use Cases
Key Outcome
Process Involvement
Notarization
Verifies document legitimacy and signatories.
Conducted by a Notary Public.
Emphasizes document authenticity and signatures.
Signatures, legitimacy of content.
Legal documents, contracts, affidavits.
Adds legal validity to the document.
Observes and verifies signatures and document content.
True Copy Attestation
Validates the accuracy of a duplicate compared to the original.
Typically carried out by a lawyer.
Ensures faithful replication of the original copy.
Accuracy of duplicate compared to the original.
Visa applications, legal proceedings, official paperwork.
Verifies credibility of duplicate documents.
Carefully examines and attests to the duplicate's accuracy.