Document Notarisation & Apostille in China

Service Document Notarisation & Apostille in China We prepare, translate and submit the commercial and qualification documents that carry a company across a border, and see them through notarisation and the Apostille. What this covers A Chinese company going abroadBusiness licence, articles, resolutions and powers of attorney, for registering a subsidiary, opening a bank account or bidding for a tender overseas. A foreign company coming into ChinaCertificate of incorporation, constitution, director and shareholder registers and directors’ resolutions, notarised and apostilled in the home country, then translated into Chinese for the registration authority, the bank and the tax bureau. Contracts & commercial papersAgreements, invoices, audit reports and technical or product documentation that a counterparty, bank or authority needs in certified translation. Qualification documentsDegrees, transcripts and professional qualification certificates, for employment and academic purposes, notarised, apostilled and translated. How it runs Tell us the destination and the purpose in the form below. The requirement is set by whoever receives the document: a registry, a bank, a tender authority, a university. We confirm the exact route. The set. We assemble and check the documents the route calls for. Notarisation and Apostille. We book and submit the set at a public notary office (公证处), then to the competent Foreign Affairs Office. For matters of personal status, the notarial procedure rules require the individual to appear in person. Certified translation. Where the receiving side needs it, in either direction. See certified translation. Tell us about the documents Fill in what you know. A list of the documents is enough at this stage; do not send the documents themselves yet. If the receiving side reads the other language Certified translation delivers the document with a statement of accuracy and the company seal. Certified Chinese and English Translation Common questions Do I still need embassy legalisation for a Chinese company document used abroad? Usually not. Since 7 November 2023 China is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. For use in another member state, a Chinese public document needs only an Apostille, and the old consular legalisation step is removed. Much of the English-language guidance online still describes the outdated chain, and for a destination outside the Convention that older chain does still apply. We do not currently take documents through that consular route; if you need it, tell us the country anyway, because demand decides whether we add it. Which company documents usually need this? Most commonly a business licence, articles of association, a board or shareholder resolution, a certificate of good standing, a power of attorney or a signature specimen. For a foreign company registering in China, see which documents need notarisation and an Apostille for China. Notarisation and apostille, or certified translation? Often both, in a set order. The receiving institution decides what it will accept, so check its list before commissioning either. Option You receive From Turnaround Choose this when Document Notarisation & Apostille Notarised, apostilled and translated document set from US$220 5–15 working days An authority abroad or in China must recognise the document itself: business licences, resolutions, powers of attorney Certified Chinese and English Translation Certified PDF, hard copies on request from US$45 / page 2–5 working days The document is accepted but the institution needs it in the other language, with a translator’s statement it will take Read first Short answers from our answers library to the questions that usually come before this service. How do I get a document apostilled for use in China?Which documents does a foreign company need notarised and apostilled for China? Ready to get this sorted? Book a 45-minute consult. We map your situation to the right process, tell you honestly what is and is not possible, and give you a fixed fee. No obligation. Book a consult · US$120 Credited in full against any service you go on to book.