Affadavit of Single Status, AUTHENTICATION FORM SERVICE, Commercial Authentication Forms

AUTHENTICATION FORM 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. Authentication is also called certification or legalization sometimes.

Business / Commercial Authentication Forms:

Are used for commercial transaction purposes such as real estate deals, selling and buying items and notarization documentation. Authentication for selling a home qualifies as a commercial (not private) transaction. Documents will be returned via priority usps mail service unless rush service is requested.

Service Fees, Commercial Authentication

REGULAR SERVICE

$ 45 Consulate Fee

$ 25 S&H Charges (usps)

$ 18 Service Fee

$ 88 Total Fee

RUSH SERVICE

$ 75 Consulate Fee

$ 45 S&H Charges

$ 79 Service Fee

$ 199 Total Fee

MARRYING CHINESE CITIZEN

The applicant who will go to China for marriage registration shall apply for a single/non-marital status certificate.

HOW TO APPLY

An Affidavit of Single Status signed before a notary public.

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.

Certified by the Secretary of the State in which the document is executed.

Certified by the relevant Consulate General. You must apply to the correct Consulate General which holds consular jurisdiction over your area of residence.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Authentication Application Form (G1)
Notarized Affidavit of Single Status
Photocopy of your passport
Notarized Affidavit of Single Status
Certified by the Secretary of the State Office of the state where the document is executed.
Photocopies of all documents.

Additional information

The divorced or the widowed shall have the divorce certificate or death certificate of the ex-spouse be certified/authenticated together with the Affidavit of Single Status.
The divorced whose ex-spouse is a Chinese citizen, and who hold the divorce decree executed by the US court, shall apply to the Chinese court for the acknowledgement of the divorce decree.
According to the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China, the minimum marriage ability age is 22 for men and 20 for women.

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REGULAR SERVICE

$ 20 Consulate Fee

$ 20 S&H Charges

$ 15 Service Fee

$ 55 Total Fee

RUSH SERVICE

$ 30 Consulate Fee

$ 25 S&H Charges

$ 39 Service Fee

$ 94 Total Fee

MONEY ORDER OR PERSONAL CHECK

Make Checks Payable to: BESI LLC

Mail Your Documents with Payment to:

BESI LLC
795 Corbett Avenue #4
San Francisco CA 94131

You must contact us before you submit authentication forms!

(917) 421-9639

Please be noted that, as from December 8, 2006, a consular authentication sticker and a special seal sticker will be placed on the back of the certificate signed by the Secretary of State or Lieutenant Governor. The letter-sized consular authentication page with the red Consulate seal will no longer be used.

Procedures:

Sign before a notary public.
Certified by the Secretary of the State Office of the state where the document is executed.

*Some states require the notarized document to be sent to the notary public's county clerk for verification before presenting to the Office of Secretary of State. Please contact Secretary of State Office of the state where your document is executed for details.
**Certain government or court document can be certified directly by the Office of Secretary of State, like Court Decree, Marriage License, Birth Certificate, etc. Please contact Secretary of State Office of the state where your document is executed for details.
Certified by the relevant Consulate General. You must apply to the correct Consulate General which holds consular jurisdiction over your area of residence. The Consular District of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston covers: Alabama, Arkansas, Flordia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas. Only documents certified by the Secretaries of State Office of the above listed 8 states (Click Here for Their Contact Information) can be certified by the Chinese Consulate General in Houston.

You may come to the relevant Embassy or Consulate Generals for application, or send a representative to apply for you. No appointment is required.
Mailed applications are also acceptable. Make sure you read the Mail Application Instructions.

Documents to be included with applications:

One Authentication Application Form (G1). The form must be completed and signed by the applicant himself.
Photocopy of the applicant's passport.
The original of the documents to be authenticated. For documents related to property, business or commercial use, a complete photocopy of all pages of the original documents must be enclosed. For all other documents, please enclose the photocopy of the pages with seal and signature of notary public and all other certification agencies/officers.
Photocopy of Articles of Incorporation, if the document to be authenticated is a corporate or company document.

Marrying Chinese Citizens, Affadavit of Single Status

AUTHENTICATION FORM SERVICE