
Why Embassy Legalization Timelines Can Be Unpredictable
When a document is issued in one country and used in another, an Apostille may be available if the Apostille Convention applies between the two countries. If the Convention does

When a document is issued in one country and used in another, an Apostille may be available if the Apostille Convention applies between the two countries. If the Convention does

A foreign graduate may have three documents from the same Chinese university: a Graduation Certificate, Degree Certificate and Academic Transcript. It is easy to assume that all three can be

Foreigners who have lived, worked or studied in China may later be asked for a China Police Clearance Certificate when applying for immigration, employment, further study, professional registration or another

If you plan to use a Philippine driver’s licence for a driving licence or temporary driving permit application in China, the translation can usually be arranged before you arrive. The

Many international students leave China with their degree certificate and never use CHSI until years later. The issue often appears when the degree needs to be notarised, submitted to an

An Indonesian student who had studied at a university in China recently needed three academic documents prepared for further study in Australia: his Graduation Certificate, Degree Certificate and Academic Transcript.

Foreign professionals moving to Guangzhou sometimes encounter an unexpected document issue. They may already have Chinese translations prepared by a registered translation company in another city, only to find that

A Pakistani student completed his undergraduate studies at a university in Liaoning, China, majoring in Electronic Engineering and Automation. He was awarded a Bachelor of Engineering and later left China

If you are buying goods from China, your Chinese supplier may already have prepared the Commercial Invoice, Packing List, Bill of Lading, Certificate of Origin and other export documents. Then

A German driving licence may contain several vehicle categories, but the holder does not necessarily need to apply for every corresponding category in China. In one recent case, our client

For foreigners who have lived in China for several years, renewing a passport is completely normal. The difficulty sometimes appears later, when a Chinese notary office needs to review documents

Our client was a New Zealand national who had lived in China for three years. When she later needed documents for use in Saudi Arabia, she was asked to provide
