China Notary Certificates

Our firm helps clients apply for China notary certificates, including but not limited to police certificates and birth certificates.

We represent foreigners, Hong Kong / Macao / Taiwan residents, and current and former citizens of mainland China with these applications. Our clients typically use these certificates in connection with immigration and citizenship applications for the USA, Canada, Australia, Italy, and other countries. See generally Getting China Notarial Certificates for Your U.S. Immigration Case | Chodorow Law Offices.

We can also arrange for the notary certificates to be apostilled.

Police Certificates

For more information and to get a quote, see How to Apply for a China Police Certificate. For related articles, see:

Getting China Notarial Certificates for Your U.S. Immigration Case
Getting China Notarial Certificates for Your U.S. Immigration Case

1. Introduction This article explains how to apply for China notarial certificates for your U.S. immigration case. We recommend you get all your certificates in duplicate, in case one is lost or damaged, or in case you may need to keep one for later use. As background, the U.S. State Department publishes Reciprocity and Civil…

China Joins Hague Apostille Convention
China Joins Hague Apostille Convention

Introduction On March 8, 2022, China officially acceded to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the “Hague Apostille Convention.” The Apostille Convention will officially go into effect in China on November 7, 2023. The Convention was adopted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in 1961,…

Translation: Notary Department of the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China, Notice Regarding Handling Certificates of No Criminal Conviction for Foreigners’ Periods of Residence in China (1990)

What follows is an unofficial translation of the Notary Department of the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China, Notice Regarding Handling Certificates of No Criminal Conviction for Foreigners’ Periods of Residence in China (关于办理外国公民在华居住期间是否受过刑事制裁证明的通知), Dept. Doc. No. 55 (May 15, 1990), available at China Court Laws and Regulations Index, http://fgcx.bjcourt.gov.cn:4601/law?fn=chl341s663.txt&truetag=2&titles=&contents=&dbt=chl. Title: Notice…

Birth Certificates

For more information and to get a quote, see How to Apply for a Notarial China Birth Certificate. For related articles, see:

Getting China Notarial Certificates for Your U.S. Immigration Case
Getting China Notarial Certificates for Your U.S. Immigration Case

1. Introduction This article explains how to apply for China notarial certificates for your U.S. immigration case. We recommend you get all your certificates in duplicate, in case one is lost or damaged, or in case you may need to keep one for later use. As background, the U.S. State Department publishes Reciprocity and Civil…

China Joins Hague Apostille Convention
China Joins Hague Apostille Convention

Introduction On March 8, 2022, China officially acceded to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also known as the “Hague Apostille Convention.” The Apostille Convention will officially go into effect in China on November 7, 2023. The Convention was adopted by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) in 1961,…