1. Only documents legalized by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are admissible for consular legalization by our Center, and only sticker legalization, not E-legalization. These authenticated documents shall bear the same relevant seal or stamp of the Belgian Ministry Foreign Affairs and name/specimen signature of the undersigning official as previously certificated and recognized at the Chinese Embassy in Belgium.
2. Consular officer will review the documents submitted at the front desk. The application documents will be rejected and returned to the applicant in case of the problems identified during the verification process, including, incomplete procedure, incorrect format, illegal content, alteration or substitution of the document.
3. If the document submitted by the applicant for legalization contains two or more pages long, it shall be bound as a volume by applying sealing wax, paging seal or steel seal to avoid any substitution. If the document is unbound or the binding is too simple, legalization will not be accepted.
4. Documents for use of marriage registration in China including marital status certificate, statement of no spouse or other relevant statements are valid for a period of 6 months since the issuing date and will not be accepted for consular legalization beyond validity. Documents for use in China for adoption affairs, such as marital status certificate, health examination certificate, property and income certificate and attestation of no criminal records, are valid for a period of 6 months since the date of notarization and will not be accepted for consular legalization beyond validity.
5. Documents already legalized by the Chinese Embassy in Belgium shall not be altered or substituted. Any problems and legal responsibilities arising from the applicant's own modification or replacement of documents shall be borne by the applicant.