7. Other documents deemed necessary by the Embassy or Consulate General. For documents that need to be legalized at foreign consulates in cities other than Beijing, provincial FAO and some municipalities under the jurisdiction of consulates are authorized by the Ministry to legalize the documents*. 4.2 In order to process the Client`s visa or authentication applications, the Application Centre shall collect the relevant personal data about the Client from the submitted application documents and enter the information into its IT system. 3. Documents issued in the British Overseas Territory of the Isle of Man, the Bailiwicks of Jersey, the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and the Cayman Islands may be submitted to the Chinese Embassy or Consulates for legalisation after being legalised by a local official of a department authorised by the FCDO. Documents issued in other territories such as the Virgin Islands must first be legalized at the FCDO legalization office before being submitted to the Chinese embassy or consulates. The types of documents that can be authenticated include: Have the document notarized legalized by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Documents issued in certain states must also be certified by the U.S. Department of State after legalization by the local Secretary of State`s office. These states include Washington DC, Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.
This includes federal documents such as FBI background checks. CVSC can also help with this process for a fee. 4.3 The Application Centre may collect personal data from the Client by telephone, e-mail, fax, application documents (including passports and photos), online application system, online appointment system, video surveillance system and other media. 4. If the designated person or company submitting on your behalf is unwilling to open the envelope containing the document for legalization and is unable to answer relevant questions or provide relevant documents, the Chinese Embassy or Consulate reserves the right to reject the application and assumes no responsibility for delaying the processing of the application, if the required document is not submitted on time. In accordance with international practice and Chinese regulations, documents issued by Chinese authorities for overseas use are generally legalized first by the Department of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China (hereinafter referred to as “the Ministry”) or authorized foreign offices of local governments (FAO), and then by the embassies or consulates of countries, in which the documents must be used, legalized. The Ministry and its authorized FAOs are the competent authorities responsible for legalization issues in China. If the content of a legalized document is subsequently modified or replaced, the consular certificate becomes invalid. 1) Applicants with written documents in Bahasa Malaysia or any other foreign language must provide a recognized translation document in Chinese or English. The applicant may contact the translation agency licensed by the Malaysian court and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for translation services. (The translation of a declaration does not need to be signed if it is to be used with the original document).
2. At present, the Hague Convention on Exemption from Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents applies only to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region. Documents issued in the United Kingdom can be used in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region without legalization from the Chinese embassy. However, they still need to be legalized by the BKartA and have their apostille certificate. Visa Express specializes in helping to obtain document authentication from the Chinese consulate and embassy easily and quickly. In order for us to assist you, you must first have the documents authenticated by the appropriate state authentication office (or U.S. Department of State). U.S. Department of State authentication is required if the document is from certain states (see step 2 for more information). Please carefully follow the instructions below and follow all the steps listed before submitting your request to us.
1. The Chinese Embassy and Consulates are ONLY responsible for the legalization of stamped seals and signatures of FCO officials. The disclosing party should be responsible for the content of the documents. All documents not issued by the government must be notarized by a local notary, including power of attorney, adoption documents, affidavit of individual status, etc. For government-issued documents such as birth/death certificate, marriage certificate, business license, skip to step 2. 5. A document legalized by the Chinese Embassy may not be intentionally linked, unbound or altered. Applicants are solely responsible for all legal consequences and responsibilities arising from unauthorized linking, non-linking or modification of the document. 6. For more important information, see my.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn/fwzc/lsyw/gzrz/201805/t20180507_1790970.htm (1) Time and Fee for Legalization of Documents by the Ministry (iii) All of the above fees must be paid in cash when submitting applications.
Collection forms and invoices will be given to applicants after payment. Applicants should keep both of these documents carefully, as the forms are proof of document collection, and invoices are essential to reimburse the overpayment and make up the shortfall due to frequent changes in embassy fees. In order for the Chinese government to ensure that documents issued in the United States are authentic, they must be certified by the U.S. Department of State and then certified by a Chinese consulate. 5. The original and photocopy of the documents to be legalized by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after legalization. The original and a photocopy of the document certified by the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its legalization authorities. Documents issued in the UK for use in China with legalisation by local notaries/lawyers and legalisation by the Legalisation Office of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) or its authorised institutions may be legalised by the Chinese Embassy and Consulates in the UK. 1) Notary: For non-governmental documents such as affidavit, diploma, copy of passport, power of attorney, bank deed, etc., a notary must first authenticate the document; For government documents such as birth certificates, security certificates, etc., you must obtain a certified copy from the state.
The notary is not required. *Please note that you can also complete and submit your application free of charge (without embassy fees) by visiting the Chinese Embassy website. We have no affiliation with any embassy or government agency. All documents must be certified by the office of the Secretary of State of the state where the document was issued. CVSC may bundle this service with your Chinese authentication for a fee. All rights to explain the above content are reserved by the Chinese Embassy and Consulates. The Chinese embassy and consulates certify documents exported to the United States and used in China. Document types include: birth/death certificates, powers of attorney, marriage certificates, diplomas, adoption documents, affidavits of individual status, business licenses, etc. Document authentication is also known as legalization or certification. This is a multi-step and multi-step process to obtain authenticated documents. Read the steps in the document authentication process below to learn how to use our handy document authentication services. Documents issued by Apostille Member States* may be used directly in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region of China upon receipt of apostilles from the competent authorities.
4). If your documents (including covers) contain a blank page, please mark that page with letters such as “This page has no content”. In general, the documents required for legalization are: birth, death, marriage, absence of criminal record, kinship, academic qualification, professional qualification, declaration, mandate document, power of attorney, contract, statutes, certificate of inspection and quarantine of animals or plants, certificate of origin, invoice and other notarial acts, certifications or notes for civil or commercial purposes, etc. These documents are issued by Chinese notaries, immigration and exit inspection and quarantine bureaus, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). Extremely important: the notarized stamp, signature and confirmation statement must be affixed in the documents themselves (next to the signatory) and not on a separate sheet. Failure to certify documents in accordance with Chinese Embassy regulations will result in rejection. 4.8 The Application Centre will take all reasonable precautions to strictly ensure the security of applicants` personal information and documents in accordance with the relevant laws of the country of residence, but will not be liable for consequences due to events or actions beyond its reasonable control, such as natural disasters (force majeure). accidents and unplanned thefts, etc., which may occur when information and documents are located between the application centre and embassies or consulates.