• Chinese Embassy legalisation

    Chinese Embassy legalisation, also called consular authentication or certification, refers to a consular practice ensuring the authenticity of the very last signature or the seal affixed to a document related to the application from a natural person, legal person or other organisation. In accordance with international practice and the consular practice established in China, the purpose of consular authentication is to ensure that notarial deeds issued in one country have due legal effect and can be acknowledged by the relevant authorities in another country with no question as to their authenticity.

    • Non-governmental documents issued in Singapore such as the statutory declaration, power of attorney, business contracts, real estate contracts, testimonial papers, etc. first need to be notarised by a Singapore Notary Public and authenticated by the Singapore Academy of Law – we can help with these steps – please, enquire during application.
    • Governmental documents issued in Singapore government departments such as Certificate of Marriage, Certificate of birth, court documents, no criminal records, etc. first need to be endorsed by the Singapore Academy of Law – we can help with this step – please, enquire during application.
    • Authentication of third country passport data page first need to be notarised by a Singapore Notary Public and authenticated by the Singapore Academy of Law – we can help with these steps – please, enquire during application.
    • Authentication of third country certificates (Degree certificate, Marriage certificate, Birth certificate) first need to be legalised at that third country’s Embassy or High Commission. Please note, not all foreign representations in Singapore can legalise the documents. For example, all United Kingdom documents must be legalised in the UK. Then the document must be notarised by a Singapore Notary Public and authenticated by the Singapore Academy of Law – we can help with these steps – please, enquire during application.

    Required documents for Chinese Embassy legalisation

    • Should you require to print any of the required documents in our office, please note that an additional charge will be applied.

    Processing time for Chinese Embassy legalisation

    • Regular service at the Chinese Consulate is 4 working days excluding the submission day.
    • Express service at the Chinese Consulate is 3 working days excluding the submission day.

    Please add one more day in order for us to check all your paperwork.

    • Please note, once your application is submitted for normal service, it will not be possible to change processing into the express or urgent service or vice versa.

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      • All fees and charges are subject to prevailing GST.

      Delivery of your documents:

      Do not have time to drop off or collect your documents? Let us save your time and money and collect and deliver to you for as low as SGD 10.00. Please, enquire at the time of submission or over the phone.

      • Please note that the Chinese embassy can only legalise documents that were issued in Singapore or issued by a Singapore authority. Any documents that were issued outside of Singapore or issued in Singapore but by a foreign authority will not be accepted by the embassy. You will need to legalise these documents in the country of their origin.
      • To proceed, email us at info@globalsingapore.sg in order to book an appointment. Our opening hours are 8.00 to 18.00 Monday to Friday. The last appointment is at 17.30.
      • The material found on this page, including information accessed by hypertext link, is for general information purposes only. The information has been obtained from the Embassy website in Singapore and was correct at the time of publishing. Although care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, the user of the information agrees that the information is subject to change without notice.