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Document Authentication Service |
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Document Authentication Service |
The Chinese Embassy and Consulates authenticate documents which are executed in the United States and will be used in China.
Type of documents include:
- Birth/death certificates
- Power of attorney
- Marriage certificates
- Diplomas
- Adoption application papers
- Business license, etc.
Please note: you may only authenticate documents at the Consulate in Chicago if you are within the consular jurisdiction:
Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri documents may be notarized through our office. If you have documents from another state, please see the following link to find out where you can apply for notarization:
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/t84229.htm
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Prior to notarization by the consulate, your document must be:
1. Signed before a notary public.
2. Certified by the clerk of Court of the County in which the document is commissioned if applicable.
It may be omitted if the authority in item 3 will certify
directly to the notary.
3. Certified by the Secretary of the State in which the document is executed.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Prior to authentication by the consulate, your application must include:
1. One Authentication Application Form (G1). (Download here)
2. The documents to be authenticated and a photocopy of the paper where the notary public and certification officer signed and stamped the document.
Please call us to make sure your materials meet the requirements before you send them out.
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Document Authentication
Application Form (G1)
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Fee Schedule:
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- Consular Fees (Dollars in US)
Civil Documents (Adoption record, marriage certificate,
birth/death/kinship certificate, etc.) ----------------------
$20
Property or Commercial Documents (Business license, labor
agreements/contracts, inheritance documents, property transfer
paperwork, etc.)------------------- $40
Survival Certificate ------------------- $5
Rush Service (Same Day) ----------- $30
Express Service (2 to 3 Days) ------- $20
- USCCC Fees
(Dollars in US)
Processing Fee* --------- $60 + Postage**
Expedition Fee (Same Day) --- $70
Expedition Fee (Express) --- $20
We submit all applications to the
Chinese Consulate before 12:00 p.m. every day. Any application
that arrives after 11:00 a.m. will be processed on the
following business day.
Application for Same Day Service should arrive at our office
by 9:30 a.m. for special processing. Please use FedEx
First Overnight delivery
or UPS Early Morning
delivery if you request a Same Day Service.
*USCCC Members Free (Twice a Year for
a General Member)
**USCCC can ship an applicant’s visa using their
shipping account (FedEx, UPS, or DHL).
If the applicant does not have a shipping account, we charge
the actual shipping fee to cover the shipping cost through our
FedEx account.
- You may pay by check or credit
card:
Please Make Check Payable To US-China Chamber of Commerce
55 West Monroe Street Suite 630
Chicago, IL 60603
Please provide your credit card
number, name as it is listed on the card, and the expiration
date. We accept: MasterCard, Visa, American Express, and
Discover credit cards
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