Authentication Procedures:
Step 1:Have your document notarized by a local notary public.
Step 2:The document needs further to be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea.
Step 3:The document is to be authenticated by the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General through CVASC.
Documents to be Submitted:
1. One duly completed and signed Authentication Application Form.
2. The original document to be authenticated.
3. The photocopy of the authentication page issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea (the page with the signature and seal).
4. The original and a photocopy of the applicant's passport/Korean ID/Korean driver license.
5. For commercial documents, please provide a photocopy of the passport/Korean ID of the company's legal representative and the original company document that can prove the person's legal representative status.
6. If your application is submitted by an agent, please include a photocopy of the applicant's valid passport/Korean ID/Korean driver license as well as the original and a photocopy of the agent's passport/Korean ID/Korean driver.
7. Other supporting documents a consular officer may request.
Other Important Information:
1.The document is truthful, legal and without contents violating Chinese law or threatening to China's national or public interests. Consular officials of the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General will review the documents to be authenticated. If there is any problem, such as uncompleted process, wrong document format, illegal contents, or alteration or substitution of the document, the application will be rejected.
2.A document with more than two pages must be properly bound as a volume to avoid any substitution. Sealing wax, paging seal or steel seal should be applied to ensure the integrity of the documents.
3.According to regulations of China, a single status affidavit used for marriage registration in China is valid for only 6 months from the date of issuance. If an applicant needs to use it after it has been issued for 6 months, he or she needs to obtain a new single status affidavit.
4. A document that has been authenticated by the Chinese Embassy/Consulate General shall not be wilfully bound, unbound or altered. An applicant is solely responsible for all consequences and legal responsibilities arising from his or her unauthorized binding, unbinding or altering of the document.