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1.Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation to China
Documents issued by non-member countries of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents ( hereafter referred to as "the Apostille Convention") and to be used in Chinese mainland, shall be legalised first by the competent authorities in that country, and then be legalised by the Chinese embassies or consulates there.
Documents issued by member countries of the Apostille Convention, can be used in Chinese mainland directly after being apostillised by the competent authorities.
2.Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation in China
(1)Introduction of Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation in China
In line with the Apostille Convention and Chinese regulation, documents issued by Chinese agencies can be used in the member countries of the Apostille Convention directly after being apostillised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter referred to as "MFA") or authorized Foreign Affairs Offices of local governments ( hereafter referred to as "FAOs") .
Documents issued by Chinese agencies to be used in non-member countries of the Apostille Convention, in general, shall be legalised first by MFA or authorized FAOs, and then be legalised by the embassies or consulates of those countries in China.
Generally, documents required for Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation are as follows: Certificate of birth, death and marriage, non-criminal record, kinship, academic qualification, professional qualification, declaration paper, entrustment paper, power of attorney, articles of association, certification of inspection and quarantine of animals or plants, certificate of origin, invoice, and other notarial certificates, etc.. These documents are issued by Chinese notary public offices, Chinese customs, and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).
(2)Instruction of Applying for Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation in China from MFA
(1) When applying for Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation, legal and valid ID (Foreign citizen should submit their original passports or other international travel documents and a copy of the information page), the original notarial certificate (or CCPIT certificate etc.), and other materials required by MFA must be submitted.
(2) For documents needed to be legalised by MFA and the foreign embassies in Beijing, some FAOs or other authorized agencies can help applicants transfer the above said materials to MFA.
For documents needed to be legalised in the the foreign consulates in cities other than Beijing, provincial and some municipal FAOs in the consular district of the consulates are authorized to legalise the documents.
3.Agencies for Consulate Legalization/Apostillisation in China
MFA（for nationwide public documents） | |||||
MFA | Leg. | Apos. | Tel | Address | |
Legalization Service Reception | √ | √ | 010-65889761 | 11th Floor, Zone B, Full Link Plaza, Chaoyangmen Waidajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing | |
FAOs (for local public documents only) | |||||
FAOs | Leg. | Apos. | Tel | Address | |
Hebei | Foreign Affairs Office of Hebei Province | √ | √ | 0311-87807336 | Room 103, Zone B of Provincial Government Office Building( Min Xin Guang Chang ), No. 75 Shi Fan Street, Shijiazhuang City. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Qinhuangdao Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 0335-3652320 | No.78, Youyi Road, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao | |
Shanxi | Foreign Affairs Office of Shanxi Province | √ | √ | 0351-4083617 | 2nd Floor of Service Hall, No. 366 Ying Ze Da Jie,Taiyuan City, Shanxi. |
Inner Mongolia | Foreign Affairs Office of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | √ | √ | 0471-6946380/ | Room 104 of Building 8, No. 63 Xin Hua Da Jie, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Manzhouli Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 0470-6234991 | Room 1203, Party and Government Office Building, New District, Manzhouli City, Inner Mongolia. | |
Liaoning | Foreign Affairs Office of Liaoning Province | √ | √ | 024-23271077 | No. 96-6, Huanghe Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province，qiyun building. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Shenyang Municipality ※ | √ | 024-23271077 | No. 96-6, Huanghe Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province，qiyun building. | ||
Jilin | Foreign Affairs Office of Jilin Province | √ | √ | 0431-82752831 | Legalization Counter of Foreign Affairs , 1st Floor of Provincial Government Affairs Service Hall( No 9999 Ren Min Da Jie, Changchun City.) |
Foreign Affairs Office of Changchun Municipality | √ | √ | 0431-88775332 | No.3066, Nanhuancheng Road, Nanguan District, Changchun (10th Floor, Building A, 2nd Zone of Changchun Municipal People's Government) | |
Helongjiang | Foreign Affairs Office of Heilongjiang Province | √ | √ | 0451-53607560/ | No. 300 Guo Ge Li Da Jie, Nan Gang District, Harbin City |
Foreign Affairs Office of Harbin Municipality | √ | √ | 0451-84664237/ | No.1 Century Avenue, Songbei District, Harbin City | |
Shanghai | Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipality | √ | √ | 021-62470833 | Room 104, 1st Floor, Guidu Office Building, 228 Hua Shan Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai |
Jiangsu | Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangsu Province | √ | √ | 025-83666440 | F District, 2rd floor, NO.145 Han Zhong Men Street, Nanjing |
Foreign Affairs Office of Nantong Municipality | √ | 0513-85215932 | Room 308, Comprehensive Building of Administrative Center, No.6, Shiji Road, Nantong | ||
Foreign Affairs Office of Yangzhou Municipality | √ | 0514-87883370 | Visa Center, No. 206 Si Wang TingStreet, Yangzhou City. | ||
Zhejiang | Foreign Affairs Office of Zhejiang Province | √ | √ | 0571-87054949/ | No. 1 Shi Han Street, Hangzhou City. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Ningbo Municipality | √ | √ | 0574-87187512/ | Counter 2046, 2nd Floor of Ningbo Administrative Service Center, No. 1901 Ningchuan Road, Yinzhou District, Ningbo City | |
Foreign Affairs Office of Wenzhou Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 0577-88315299/ | Overseas Service Center, 2nd Floor of Building A, Citizen Center, No.1288, Huizhan Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou | |
Anhui | Foreign Affairs Office of Anhui Province | √ | √ | 0551-62999842 | Counter 6, Hall 1, 1st floor of Building C, Government Affairs Service Center of Anhui Provincial People's Government, No, 509 Ma An Shan Street, Hefei. |
Fujian | Foreign Affairs Office of Fujian Province | √ | √ | 0591-87815074/ | Service Hall, 2nd Floor of Fujian Foreign Affairs Office Building, No. 97, Hua Lin Street, Fuzhou City |
Foreign Affairs Office of Xiamen Municipality ※ | √ | 0592-5142959 | 19th Floor of Xing Ye Building, No. 78 Hu Bin Bei Lu, Xiamen. | ||
Foreign Affairs Office of Quanzhou Municipality ※ | √ | 0595-22110192/ | 2th Floor, Building A of Dong Hai Citizen Center, Feng Ze District, Quanzhou City, Fujian. | ||
Jiangxi | Foreign Affairs Office of Jiangxi Province | √ | √ | 0791-86739846/ | Square Building, No. 993, Bei Long Pan Street, Hong Gu Tan District, Nanchang City (Window of Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, 4th Floor of Provincial Government Affairs Service Center) |
Foreign Affairs Office of Jingdezhen Municipality※ | √ | √ | 0798-8210973 | 666 Cidu Avenue, Jingdezhen City, Jiangxi Province (Room 117, Jingdezhen Foreign Affairs Office, Building 2, Development Center) | |
Shandong | Foreign Affairs Office of Shandong Province | √ | √ | 0531-51778592/ | Shandong Foreign Affairs Service Hall, No. 28-1 Qian Fo Xi Road, Lixia District, Jinan City |
Foreign Affairs Office of Jinan Municipality | √ | √ | 0531-86931248 | 7th Floor of Qianfoshan Building, No. 15 Wenhua West Road, Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province | |
Foreign Affairs Office of Qingdao Municipality | √ | √ | 0532-66200531 | 4th Floor, No. 17 Fuzhou Nan Lu, Shi Nan District, Qingdao City. | |
Foreign Affairs Office of Yantai Municipality | √ | 0535-6601183 | No.9 Xin Yuan Lu,Laishan District,Yantai City. | ||
Foreign Affairs Office of Zibo Municipality ※ | √ | 0533-5770439 | Room 502, North Building, Zibo Customs Building, No. 312 Liuquan Road, Zhangdian District, Zibo City, Shandong Province. | ||
Foreign Affairs Office of Linyi Municipality ※ | √ | 0539-8726683 | Window 4302, Government Affairs Center, No. 8 Beijing Road, Lanshan District, Linyi City, Shandong Province | ||
Foreign Affairs Office of Weihai Municipality | √ | 0631-5188696 | Foreign Affairs Counter, 3rd Floor of Government Affairs Service Center, No.86, Wenhua Zhong Road, Weihai | ||
Henan | Foreign Affairs Office of Henan Province | √ | √ | 0371-65688864 | No. 15 Jin Shui Street,Zhengzhou City. |
Hubei | Foreign Affairs Office of Hubei Province | √ | √ | 027-87301852 | No. 3 Ba Yi Street, Wu Chang District, Wuhan City. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Wuhan Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 027-82847467 | Counter B29-30, 1st Floor of Wuhan Municipal Government Affairs Service Center, No. 117 Jin Qiao Da Dao, Hankou District, Wuhan City. | |
Foreign Affairs Office of Yichang Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 0717-6733275 | No.37, Lv Luo Road,Xi Ling DistrictYichang City. | |
Foreign Affairs Office of Xiangyang Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 0710-3756559 | No. 8 Zhongyuan West Road, High tech Zone, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province (Xiangyang City Citizen Service Center). | |
Hunan | Foreign Affairs Office of Hunan Province | √ | √ | 0731-81127825 | 3rd Floor of Xiang Hui Building, No. 12 Shao Shan Bei Lu, Changsha City. |
Guangdong | Foreign Affairs Office of Guangdong Province | √ | √ | 020-81217589/ | No. 2 Chi Gang You Lin Yi Lu, Hai Zhu District, Guangzhou City. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Shenzhen Municipality | √ | √ | 0755-88120331 | Administration Service Hall Citizen Center, Fu Zhong San Lu, Fu Tian District, Shenzhen City. | |
Foreign Affairs Office of Zhuhai Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 0756-2125402 | Service Counter of Zhuhai Foreign Affairs Bureau, No.27, Zhong Xin Jie(kangling Lu),Xiang Zhou District, Zhuhai City. | |
Guangxi | Foreign Affairs Office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region | √ | √ | 0771-5595561 | Foreign Affairs Office, Counter 5, 2nd floor, Government Service Center, No.6 Yi Bin Lu, Qing Xiu District, Nanning City |
Hainan | Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province | √ | √ | 0898-65316350 | Counter of Social Management Services, 2nd Floor, Government Affairs Center, No.3, Wuzhishan Nan Road, Haikou City, Hainan |
Chongqing | Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipality | √ | √ | 023-63873733/ | No. 57 Hong Hu Dong Lu, Yu Bei District, Chongqing City. |
Sichuan | Foreign Affairs Office of Sichuan Province | √ | √ | 028-84392778 | No. 100 Dong San Duan of Yi Huan Lu, Chengdu City. |
Foreign Affairs Office of Chengdu Municipality | √ | 028-86635279 | 2nd Floor of Foreign Affairs Service Center, No.2, Renmin Xi Road, Chengdu | ||
Guizhou | Foreign Affairs Office of Guizhou Province | √ | √ | 0851-8661599 | No.172 Guan Shan Xi Lu,Guan Shan Hu District, Guiyang City, Guizhou. |
Yunnan | Foreign Affairs Office of Yunnan Province | √ | √ | 0871-64098094 | No. 230 Da Guan Street, Kunming City. |
Shaanxi | Foreign Affairs Office of Shaanxi Province | √ | √ | 029-83232980/ | North Hall, 3rd Floor, Sheng Chan Li Building, No.1 Huan Cheng East Road, Beilin District, Xi'an City |
Foreign Affairs Office of Xi'an Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 029-86787882/ | No.109 Feng Cheng Ba Lu, Wei YangDistrict, Xi'an City. | |
Gansu | Foreign Affairs Office of Gansu Province | √ | √ | 0931-8320709 | No. 805 Nan Chang Street, Lanzhou City. |
Tianjin | Foreign Affairs Office of Tianjin Municipality ※ | √ | √ | 022-58785378 | 2nd Floor of Guang Yin Building,YouYi Bei Lu, He Xi District,Tianjin City. |
Xizang | Foreign Affairs Office of Xizang Autonomous Region ※ | √ | √ | 0891-6328433/ | No. 11 Lin Kuo Bei Road, Lasha City,Xizang. |
Xinjiang | Foreign Affairs Office of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region | √ | √ | 0991-6176788 | No.226,Dong Huan Road,Tianshan District,Urumqi City. |
Qinghai | Foreign Affairs Office of Qinghai Province ※ | √ | √ | 0971-8249837/ | No.14 Jie Fang Street, Xining City,Qinghai. |
Ningxia | Foreign Affairs Office of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region ※ | √ | √ | 0951-5044617 | No. 106 Feng Huang Bei Jie, Yinchuan City, Ningxia. |
Xinjiang | Foreign Affairs Office of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps | √ | √ | 0991-2327565 | Room 101, East Building, No. 8 Jian She Xiang ( No.12 Jian She Street), Tian Shan District, Urumqi City. |
※: The agency need to send the applications to the Provincial Foreign Affairs Office or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the processing time may be extended. | |||||
4.Processing Time and Fees for Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation
(1)Processing time and fees for Consular Legalisation by MFA and the foreign embassies in China
Processing Time | Fees (RMB Yuan/Document) | ||
Civil Affairs | Business Affairs | ||
Regular | (1) 4 working days + time needed by the Embassy
|
50* + Embassy charges |
100* + Embassy charges |
Express | (2) 2 working days + time needed by the Embassy
| 50*+50 express fee + Embassy charges | 100* +50 express fee + Embassy charges |
Note: Fees of Consular Legalisation by MFA (marked with *) are different for foreign applicants of different nationalities on the reciprocal basis.
(2)Processing time and fees for Apostillisation by MFA
Processing Time | Fees (RMB Yuan/document) | ||
Civil Affairs | Business Affairs | ||
Regular | 4 working days | 50 | 100 |
Express | 2 working days | 50 + 50 express fee | 100 + 50 express fee |
(3) Notes
(i) The express fee is collected only when the applicant requests express service. Beside, some foreign embassies also provide extra charged express services of their own, requests should be made upon submitting applications.
(ii) MFA provides mail back service. For mail-back applications, together with other required materials, applicants should fill out and submit EMS envelops at counters.
(iii) All the fees stated above need to be paid while submitting applications. Pick-up forms and invoices will be given to the applicants after payment. The forms are the proofs for picking up documents, and invoices are essential for refunding the overpayment and making up the balance due to the frequent changes of the fee charged by the Embassy.
(4)Office Hours, Contact Phone Number, Address and Email of MFA
Office Hours: 8:30-11:00AM, Monday to Friday (except for Chinese Public Holidays).
Telephone for inquiry: 010-65889761
Location: 11th floor, Block B, Fenglian Plaza, No.18 Chao Yang Men Nan Da Jie, Chao Yang District, Beijing.
Email address: lss8@mfa.gov.cn
