China Apostille Service

Certify documents issued in China for official use in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Certify documents issued in China for international use
Documents issued in China can be officially certified for international use with an apostille stamp or by consular legalization (depending on the intended country of use).

Isarey provides expedited Chinese Apostille services with secure collection and delivery of documents worldwide by courier. We also attest Chinese documents at the embassies of UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Vietnam and at other major embassies and consulates in Beijing.

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Chinese Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps

  • Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

    We apostille Chinese birth, marriage and death certificates for legal use abroad. If you need assistance obtaining a duplicate or replacement certificate for authentication or embassy attestation in China, please contact us

  • Criminal Record Certificates

    Apostille China police clearance and criminal record checks.

  • Chinese Education Certificates

    Apostille Chinese University degree certificates and other types of academic and professional qualifications awarded in China.

  • Notarized Documents

    Powers of Attorney, Affidavits, certified passport copies, contracts and other private documents certified by a notary in China.
  • Chinese Apostilles

    Incorporation Documents

    Certify Chinese corporate documents including certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, articles of association, board resolutions for use abroad.

  • Trade documents

    Apostille Chinese certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documents

Isarey provides document attestation services in China to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying Chinese documents for use in the United Kingdom and abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:

6 steps to certify document issued in China

  1. Upload the documents you need attested or send them to us by email.
  2. Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
  3. We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
  4. We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
  5. As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
  6. We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.

Legalize Chinese Documents

Chinese documents can be legalized for cross-border use by means of Apostille Certification or Consular Legalization

Apostille Certification

An Apostille Stamp is a simplified procedure of international attestation. When affixed to documents, Apostilles are directly recognised by the authorities of over 120 countries (Signatories of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents Hague Apostille ConventionExternal link (opens in new tab)) as certifying the document’s validity, without requiring additional certification.

Since China is a signatory to the convention, Isarey can assist by obtaining Apostille Certification for Chinese documents so that they are valid for official use in other signatory countries, including: ES SpainSpain - IT ItalyItaly - PT PortugalPortugal - GR GreeceGreece - CY CyprusCyprus - FR FranceFrance - SA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia - DE GermanyGermany

Consular Legalization
Consular Legalization is required when a document from China is to be used in a non-signatory country. In this case, following authentication by authorities in China, the document must be certified a second time in China by the embassy representing the country where the document is to be used.

Countries which do not recognise Apostille certification and require consular legalization include: AE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates - QA QatarQatar - TH ThailandThailand - TW TaiwanTaiwan - VN VietnamVietnam

Certified Translation

Where Chinese documents are to be used abroad and where the receiving country has a different official language, certified translation may also be required. Isarey takes care of any certified translations required as part of the document attestation process, ensuring that translations are carried out and certified in accordance with local regulations.

Note that a certified translation on its own only provides assurance that the translation itself is accurate and true; it does not confirm the authenticity of the original document. The original document must be legalized for a certified translation to carry equivalent legal weight.

China Document Resources

External resources and news about Chinese documents, apostilles and certification procedures.

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China Document Resources
Academic Documents
FAQs - attesting documents provided by the Chinese Universities
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Frequently asked questions for Indian students about attesting documents issued by the Chinese Universities

Document verification
Apostille Verification System
Apostille Verification System
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Verify Apostille Stamps issued by China

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China Document News
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China Rules on Public Documents Under Apostille Convention
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Chinese government announced public documents under Apostille Convention only need to apply for an apostille before they are sent to China for legal use
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Apostille Convention enters into force in China
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The Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, or the Apostille Convention, enters into force in China.
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The Apostille Convention Will Come Into Effect In China On November 7, 2023
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On March 8, 2023, China acceded to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention).

The above links are provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; Isarey bears no responsibility for the accuracy, content or policies of external websites.

Get a Quotation for your Documents

We price each certification process individually, depending on the type and quantity of documents to be attested, the country of issue, the country of use and intended purpose, urgency, whether certified translations are required as part of the process and courier costs.

To receive a quote, you can upload your documents using our online quotation form or send us your documents by email. After reviewing your documents and requirements, we will get back to you with a quotation:

If you don’t have the documents available, just describe the documents you need to certify, and we will get back to you with an estimation of cost and delivery times.

Using our quotation form, your documents will be uploaded over a secure connection and immediately encrypted on our server. For added protection, you can upload password-protected files (PDFExternal link (opens in new tab), Microsoft Office 365: Save a password protected document to prevent unauthorized people from opening it. Office DocumentsExternal link (opens in new tab), WinRAR Encryption Frequently asked question (FAQ) RAR foldersExternal link (opens in new tab)) and provide us with the passwords separately.

PERSONAL DATA: If your documents contain personal data belonging to people outside your household, please ensure that you are authorised to share this data before uploading your documents. If your documents contain sensitive personal data, such as biometric data, medical data or data on criminal convictions, please ensure that you indicate this when prompted, upon submitting your documents. For further information on our processing of personal data contained in uploaded documents, please see:
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For further information on confidentiality in our handling of document content please see:
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