Consular Legalization means the legalization of the last signature or seal / stamp of the relevant authority affixed on a document. An consular legalization in no way attests to the authenticity of the contents of a document.

Documents issued by non-member countries of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents and to be used in Chinese mainland, shall be legalized first by the competent authorities in that country, and then be legalized by the Chinese embassies or consulates there.

Requirements for consular legalization

1.Before submit your documents, please complete an consular legalization application form. It is available upon request at consular section in Chinese embassy.

2.When applying for Consular Legalization, legal and valid ID (Foreign citizen should submit their original passports or other international travel documents and a copy of the information page), both the original and copied notarial certificate , and other materials required must be submitted.

3.If an agent applies on behalf of the applicant, a photocopy of the applicant's valid passport, as well as the original and a photocopy of the agent's valid passport, should be submitted. If the matter to be legalized is significant, the agent should provide a power of attorney signed or stamped by the applicant.

4.Document which contains more than two pages should be tightly banded with ribbons and notary public seal should be produced to avoid any forgery behavior.

5.If a company or other organization is applying for a consular legalization, it should submit its certificate of legal representative or other Certificate of Organization, as well as the identity certificate of its legal representative or person in charge.

Notes:

1.Please be advised that the authentication only confirms that the last signature and stamp on the page attached to your document are genuine. It does not mean that the contents of the document are correct or the Embassy approves of the contents.

2.According to the Sino-British Agreement, Hague Convention is still effective in Hong Kong after July 1, 1997. If the document has already been authenticated by the country that is signatory to the Hague Convention , it can be used in HK without consular legalization of the Chinese Embassy.

3.On the receipt of the application, the Embassy will only issue the applicant with a pickup form, rather than signing any document.

Fees for consular legalization:

1.Regular:310 NKF for civil affairs, 630 NKF for business affairs.

2.For express, an extra fee of 350 NKF per application.