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（一）办理符合要求的涉外公证书或其他证明文书，可直接办理附加证明书的文书除外。
（二）向外交部或其委托的地方外办申办附加证明书。
一、中国出具的文书、证明等送国外使用需要办理什么证明手续？
中国国内出具的需送往国外使用的文书，文书使用国要求办理领事认证或附加证明书的，需经国内公证机构公证或者证明机构证明后，办理领事认证或附加证明书手续。
Q：What needs to be done before documents issued in Chinese mainland can be used in foreign countries?
A：If consular legalisation or apostillisation is required for documents issued in Chinese mainland by the foreign country, the documents should first be either notarized by the Notary Public Offices in Chinese mainland or verified by competent authorities and then be legalised or apostillised.
二、涉外公证书送国外使用，必须办理附加证明书/领事认证吗？应该向谁申办？
涉外公证书送国外使用，如文书使用国要求办理附加证明书或领事认证，一般应根据要求办理相关手续，建议提前向文书使用方了解对文书内容和形式的具体要求。
如需办理附加证明书或领事认证，可以向外交部或外交部委托的地方外事办公室申请办理。对于办理领事认证的文书，如文书使用国要求双认证，则应在办妥中方领事认证后，再办理该国驻华使领馆的领事认证。
Q：Do I need to have my Notarial Certificates legalised or apostillised for use in foreign countries? Where should I go to apply for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation?
A：If consular legalisation or apostillisation for documents issued in Chinese mainland is required by the foreign country, the documents should be legalised or apostillised before used in the foreign country. Kindly be advised to inquire in advance for requirements of the content and format of the documents where they will be used.
Please apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (MFA) or authorized Foreign Affairs Offices of local governments (FAO) for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation. If needed, documents should be legalised by the embassies or counsulates of the foreign countries in China after being legalised by MFA or authorized FAOs.
三、如何分辨应为文书办理附加证明书还是领事认证？
中国是《取消外国公文书认证要求的公约》缔约国，对于拟送往《公约》缔约国使用的文书，通常应办理附加证明书；拟送往非缔约国使用的文书，通常办理领事认证手续。请点击以下链接查看《公约》缔约国名单：
https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/fjzms/dygmd/202310/t20231018_11162993.shtml
Q：How to verify whether the documents should be legalised or apostillised？
A：Generally,documents issued in Chinese mainland and to be used in member countries of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (hereinafter referred to as the Apostille Convention), shall be apostillised. Documents issued in Chinese mainland and to be used in non-member countries of the Apostille Convention, shall be legalised. Kindly click the link for the list of member countries of the Apostille Convention:
https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/lsrz/cjwt_660511/202508/t20250819_11692223.shtml
四、中国国内教育机构出具的学历证明（毕业证书）、学位证明、成绩单等可以直接申办附加证明书/领事认证吗？
不可以。需先就上述事项向国内公证机构申办公证，取得涉外公证书后，再办理附加证明书/领事认证手续。
Q：Are Diploma/Graduate Certificate, Degree Certificate and transcript issued by the Chinese educational institutions acceptable for Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation applications?
A：The documents should be first notarized at the Notary Public Offices before Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation.
五、申办附加证明书只能向外交部提出申请吗？是否可以直接在文书、证明出具地办理？
外交部可以受理全国范围内公证机构或证明机构出具的涉外公证书或其他证明文书的附加证明书申请。部分省、自治区、直辖市等外事办公室也可以为本行政区域内签发的涉外公证书和其他证明文书办理附加证明书。具体受理机构名单请点击以下链接查询：
https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/fjzms/bzxz/202310/t20231018_11163030.shtml
Q：Is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Beijing the only authority to conduct Apostille? Could Apostille be conducted directly in the city where the documents were issued?
A：The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Beijing can apostillise documents issued within the scope of the Chinese mainland. Some authorized Foreign Affairs Offices of local governments could apostillise documents issued within the relevant province, autonomous region or municipality. Kindly click the link for the list of agencies for Apostille: https://cs.mfa.gov.cn/zggmcg/fjzms/bzxz/202310/t20231018_11163030.shtml
六、申办附加证明书/领事认证是否必须提供纸质文书原件？能以电子文件、扫描件的形式提出申请吗？
目前，除中国贸促会签发的电子原产地证书可以直接申办电子附加证明书外，其他涉外公证书或证明文书申办附加证明书或领事认证，均需提供纸质文书原件，暂无法以扫描件等形式提交申请。
Q：Are the original paper documents required for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation applications? Are electronic documents or scanned documents acceptable for applications?
A：At present, only e-Certificates of Origin issued by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade are accepted for e-Apostille applications. All other original verification documents need to be printed.
七、附加证明书/领事认证是否必须本人办理？可以委托他人代办吗？
申办附加证明书/领事认证可以委托他人代办。
Q：Do I need to apply for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation applications in person? Can I entrust other person to apply on my behalf?
A：You may entrust other person to apply for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation on your behalf.
八、如何向外交部预约办理附加证明书/领事认证？
可通过支付宝APP搜索“领事服务中心”小程序，按照小程序指引进行预约，并按照预约时间到外交部受理机构办理。
Q：How is an appointment made for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation applications at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China?
A：Kindly search for mini app “Consular Service Center” on Alipay and follow the instructions to make an appointment, and then go to the Legalisation Service Reception of Ministry of Foreign Affairs as instructed.
九、外交部是否接受邮寄方式办理附加证明书/领事认证？
可以。请通过支付宝APP“领事服务中心”小程序预约在线办理邮寄送达和回邮业务。
Q：Does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide mail service for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation applications?
A：Yes, you could submit applications by mail and receive return-mails by making appointments at mini app “Consular Service Center” on Alipay.
十、外交部附加证明书/领事认证收费标准是多少？可以申请加急办理吗？
外交部办理附加证明书收费标准为：民事类文书50元（人民币，下同）/份，商事类100元/份。
外交部办理领事认证的收费标准为，对中国公民提交的认证申请，民事类文书50元/份，商事类文书100元/份；对外国公民提交的认证申请按国别对等收费。
外交部可提供加急服务，急件每份加收50元加急费。
Q：How are the fees charged for the Consular Legalisation/Apostillisation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)? Is express service available?
A：Fees for Apostillisation are 50 Yuan/document of civil affairs and 100 Yuan/document of business affairs.
Fees for the Consular Legalisation by MFA for Chinese applicants are 50 Yuan/document and 100 Yuan/document of business affairs. Fees for the Consular Legalisation by MFA for foreign applicants of different nationalities are charged on the reciprocal basis.
Express service is provided by MFA with an extra 50 Yuan/document.
