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.

3. A photocopy of the applicant's passport or driver's license. For business authentication, a copy of the company's legal person's passport or driver's license and a copy of the company's business license are also needed.


Please call us to make sure your materials meet the requirements before you send them out.


 

Document Authentication
Application Form (G1)

 

• 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