China Visa Service Center

All non-government issued documents must be notarized by a local notary public, including power of attorney, adoption papers, single status affidavit, etc.

Send your notarized documents or government issued documents, such as birth/death certificate, marriage certificate, business license, etc, to the Secretary of State's office in the state where the document was issued. The Secretary of State's office will certify your documents for a fee. Check with local Secretary of State's office for detailed instructions.

CVSC can also assist you with this process for a fee.

Documents issued in certain states must also be authenticated by the US Department of State after certification by the local Secretary of State's office. These states include Washington DC, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

CVSC can also help with this process for a fee.

You must send both the ORIGINAL AND A PHOTOCOPY of your documents to CVSC for authentication.

A photocopy of the applicant's passport or driver's license is required by the Chinese Embassy/Consulates. If you are authenticating a business license, you must send a copy of the company's legal person's passport or driver's license.

Fill out the Application Form for Authentication or Notarization. The form must be completely filled, signed and dated.

The Chinese Embassy/Consulates may request additional supporting documents, which is usually handled on a case-by-case basis. For example, if the authenticated documents have to do with property transfer, you must provide a copy of the property's deed. If and when additional documents are required, CVSC will contact you regarding such request.

If you are getting married in China, you must have a Single Status Affidavit authenticated. You can use the sample copy of the affidavit as a reference.

Fill out the CVSC Authentication Order Form. You must include payment information and provide an email address and a day-time phone number where you can be easily reached. Your order will be delayed if you cannot be reached by phone in case we need to contact you with any application issues.

Chinese Embassy Fees
	●For property or commercial documents		$50 per document
	●For civil documents		$25 per document
	●Rush Surcharge (1-2 day processing)		$30 per document
	●Express Surcharge (2-3 day processing)		$20 per document
US Department of State Fees			$8 per document
Secretary of State Fees			Varies from state to state
CVSC Service Fees
	●For Chinese Embassy/Consulate authentication		$75 for 1st document
			$45 for each additional document
	●Rush Surcharge (1-2 day processing)		$40 per document
	●Express Surcharge (2-3 day processing)		$20 per document
	●For US Department of State authentication (optional)		$50 per document
	●For local Secretary of State certification(optional)		$50 per document plus round-trip shipping

Processing fees can be paid by credit card only. The total charges include all government fees, CVSC service fees and appropriate shipping fees. Government fees and CVSC service fees are listed above, and shipping fees are $26 each way via FedEx overnight delivery.

If you need any assistance with your authentication application, please contact us by email: info@mychinavisa.com, or by phone at 1-800-799-6560 during our normal business hours.