Legalization

China - the Hague Apostille Convention Member

From 7th Nov 2023, China Became the Hague Apostille Convention Member.
Since then the Apostille documents can be directly used in China, and China started to Apostille Chinese documents to use in the territory of other Hague Apostille Convention Members.
If the country in which you will use documents is not listed there, you have to go through our authentication/attestation process.

Benefits of Using our China Apostille Service

The following are just some of the many benefits for using our China Apostille Service.

Speed – We provide the apostille in just 2-3 working days. Of course you can choose 6-7 working days option.

Service – Customer support by phone, wechat and email.

Extra Services –

  • We can get your documents notarized and translated.
  • We attest documents with many embassies in Beijing, in case of your country is not a Hague Apostille Convention Member.
  • Discounts for bigger orders and regular customers

Instead of asking why choose us, you should be asking why you would not use our apostille service.

Required documents for Apostille in China

  • Application Form (Scan Copy)
  • Passport (Scan Copy)
  • Notarial Certificate (Original Hard Copy)

It's a complicated process to make documents legalized / authenticate by Foreign embassy / consulate in China and use in other countries. As the embassy of each country has its own requirements for document legalization/authentication, there is no formula for all countries. We would like to assist in  and simplify the process for you, you only need to follow our steps of China legalization / authentication.

 

Step 1: Collecting documents

The notarial certificate is crucial for the legalization / authentication in China, so before contact us please get notarial certificate of your document.

The above mentioned notarial certificate (instead of your actual document) will be legalized / authenticated for the country you want to use your certificate. 

Step 2: Sending hard copy to our office

Please send the following documents to our office address listed https://www.beijingesc.com/contact-us.html

  1. The notarial certificate mentioned above.
  2. Passport of the applicant (Bio/photo page is good enough)
  3. Application Form

Step 3: Paying 50% as down payment

You are welcome to pay by Chinese payment methods, such as Wechat and Alipay, of course you can pay by oversea payment methods as well.

Step 4: Getting legalized/authenticated file

Our service fee does not cover courier fee by default.

We use DHL as default courier for oversea address. See DHL fee to various countries here https://www.beijingesc.com/shipment.html

We use SF-Express as default courier for Chinese address.

 

We can legalize the following China-issue Personal Documents:

  1. Birth Certificates,
  2. Marriage Certificates,
  3. Diploma/Degree Certificates.
  4. Divorce Certificates,
  5. Divorce Decree,
  6. Power of Attorney,
  7. Affidavits,
  8. Police Check,
  9. Police Clearance

In this process of applying Chinese work permit and work visa, foreign applicant's Degree Certificate has to be authenticated/legalized. In its Foreigner’s Work Permit Service Guide, the Chinese authority www.safea.gov.cn mentioned 3 places to visit:

  1. Oversea Chinese embassy/consulate
  2. Foreign embassy/consulate in China
  3. Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) of the China Ministry of Education

Here we provide the information for degree certificate authentication/legalization by the CSCSE of Chinese Ministry of Education.

CSCSE Information

Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE) is the subsidary organization of Chinese Ministry of Education, and it's the only official organization that provides overseas credential evaluation and recognition services in China.

CSCSE is an active member in the international education community who facilitates global talent mobility and improves international recognition of qualifications.

 

Get your Degree Certificate authenticated/ legalized in 5 steps

Step 1

Scanning the required documents listed below, see how to scan correctly.

1. Passport (Scan as a jpg)

  • Your current passport Photo/Bio page
  • In case of you studied outside of your country, provide the passport that you used to study, including the photo/bio page and visa pages and exit/entry stamps.

2. Degree Certificate (Scan as a PDF)

  • If your degree certificate has two languages copies, provide both copies.

3. White-background photo (Scan as a jpg)

4. Declaration  (Scan as a PDF)

5. Supplementary (Scan as a jpg)

  • It's not a must, but highly recommended. Such as transcripts or enrollment verification letters.

Providing forged and altered document, you will face 2-year CSCSE ban.

Step 2

Typing the following information for us to forward to CSCSE.

Personal Information

  1. First Name*
  2. Middle Name
  3. Last Name*
  4. Your Email*
  5. Phone Number*

Degree Certificate information

  1. Country of Study*
  2. University Name*
  3. Study Time (YYYY-MM to YYYY-MM)*
  4. Student ID*
  5. Your Major*

Second Highest Education Information: If you want CSCSE to authenticate your bachlor's degree, please fill your high school information.

  1. Country of Study*
  2. University Name*
  3. Study Time (YYYY-MM to YYYY-MM)*
  4. Diploma/Degree Obtained*

Step 3

Sending the scan of documents and information mentioned in Step 1 and Step 2.

Step 4

Paying us after we confirm your request and provide payment instruction to you by email.

Step 5

Getting your digital authentication of degree certificate.

Brief Contact Information

 
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