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· Does the document issued abroad and delivered to China require consular authentication?
· Is it permitted that the documents issued abroad and to be delivered and used in China only be authenticated by the local Chinese Embassy or Consulates?
· Where can the documents intended to be used in China be sent for relevant notarization and legalization before being legalized by the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia?
· What kind of documents shall not be accepted for legalization?
· Can notarial deeds be legalized by Chinese embassies or consulates after being taken abroad but not yet legalized?
· How to authenticate notarial deeds，commercial certificates and other documents issued in China?
· What are the required documents for applying to Chinese Embassies or Consulates for consular authentication of foreign documents issued abroad and to be delivered and used in China?
· What's the procedure of a foreign commercial document for consular authentication by the Chinese Embassies or Consulates?
· How long does it take to for a foreign document to be authenticated by the Chinese Embassies or Consulates?
· Could the Chinese Embassies or Consulates provide consular authentication for the death certificate issued by the local authorities?
· A Chinese citizen, Mr. Zhang is going to apply for residence or household registration in the mainland of China for his child born aboard, and he is required by the local public security bureau in the mainland of China to show the birth certificate of the child authenticated by the overseas Chinese Embassies or Consulates. What should he do?
· A Chinese citizen, Mr. Rong who resides in a foreign country is going to send a notarized document in English issued by the local authority to China, and he inquires whether the local Chinese Embassy or Consulates could provide consular authentication for him?
· Mr. Li, a Chinese citizen who resides in a foreign country and has graduated from a local university with a diploma, would like to work in China. He asks how to apply for consular authentication for his diploma?
· Mr. Li, a Chinese citizen who resides in a foreign country and has graduated from a local university with a diploma, would like to work in China. He asks how to apply for consular authentication for his diploma?
· Mr. Wang and Mrs. Li, who are both Chinese citizens and get married in Malaysia, inquire that whether their marriage certificate shall be used when they try to purchase a house in the mainland of China?
· How to apply for consular authentication for notarial certificates, commercial identification and other certificates issued in China?
· Can I apply for consular authentication in the Chinese Embassies or Consulates if notarized certificates issued in China have been brought abroad with no consular authentication?
· Required Information for Consular Legalization Application
· Consular Legalization Category
· What is authentication?
· Schedule of Fees for Legalization
· Not Acceptable application
· Procedures for legalisations
· Marital status
· Adoption