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Apply for a China Legalisation

You must obtain a visa prior to travel. VisaSmart can assist you with this. Please find the requirements for this service below.

Legalise British Documentation for use in China or for visa purposes.

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Available Services For

China Legalisations

Please Note: All processing times listed are at the discretion of the issuing authority and can not be guaranteed. Please allow sufficient time to process your application when sending your documents. All processing times are listed in business days. 

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VisaSmart Ltd Charge

Total (inc VAT, exc Return Delivery)

Embassy

Fee

Available

Services

Authority Processing Time (in Days)

Document Notarisation

FCDO Attestation 


Tues/Thurs

10


£60.00

£45.00


£80.00

£60.00


£140.00

£105.00


Documentation Required To

Apply for a China Legalisation

You must enclose all required documentation in full when sending your application to us. Failure to do so may result in a delay with your application while this information is sought.


  • Copy of Passport 

  • Documents to be notarised &/or attested 

  • Letter from applicant authorising VisaSmart Travel Solutions Ltd to act on your behalf for notary purposes (template is available in our visapack). 

Important Information
If this service has any special requirements, processes or rules they will be listed here. If applicable to this service, please read this section carefully to ensure you fully understand the entirety of the process.

All foreign documents to be used in China must be attested by the FCDO. Before the FCDO can legalise a document, some may

need to be Notarised.

Notarisation is required where a copy of the document is made which must be confirmed by a notary solicitor that it is true to

the original. Please note that birth, marriage or ACRO police certificates will not require notarisation as the original document

must be used for attestation purposes. The Notary authorisation form within our pack should only be completed if you require us to

have your documents notarised.

For police certificates, please ensure that they are not issued more than 2 months old.

Processing time is usually 2-3 weeks.

The service can only be completed for documents that were issued in the UK or Northern Ireland. Should your documents have been issued overseas, you will need to have them attested in the issuing country. Should you still require assistance with this, please let us know as we have associates all around the world ready to assist!

Our service fee is charged per person/per visit for a maximum of 5 documents that require the process. Notary & FCDO fees

are per document.



For further foreign travel advice and the latest information regarding landing/entry requirements, please visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

Scheduled Consular Closures

This Embassy have announced that their consular section is scheduled to be closed on the following dates:

To begin your application, click on the 'Apply for' button in the banner at the top of this page. This will open your visa pack containing the forms necessary for your application and a checklist of requirements for your information. You must complete all the forms provided and print them once you have done so. Finally, sign where necessary and send the complete list of required documentation to us to begin processing your application.  

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