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Legalisation for China

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Legalisation of Documents Issued by Italian Authorities for the Use in China

China hasn’t signed the Hague Convention of April 5, 1961 which allows a simplified procedure for documents legalisation by means of Apostille. Therefore, a Consular legalisation is used in order to legalise the documents. Furthermore, the legalised document will be valid only on the territory of the Popular Republic of China.

However, the administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macao are indipendent members of the Hague Convention and for them the Apostille procedure is used.

In order to legalise the documents issued in Italy for their presentation in China the following procedure is applied:

1. Authentication by notary or in court,

2. Putting a stamp and a signature in Prefecture or Public Prosecutor’s Office,

3. Presentation of the documents and their copies to the Consular Department for legalisation.


For the legalisation of commercial agreements, charters, legal documents first of all it is necessary that they have been translated by an authorised translator in court and then legalised by the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office.

VHS Srl occupies of the entire process including translation, authentication and legalisation of the document at the Consulate.

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Necessary documents

For the legalisation of non commercial documents such as study documents, certificates, etc., the following documents are required:

  • The original document for legalisation with a copy (both sides);

  • The copy of the applicant’s ID;

  • The original of the power of attorney signed by the applicant that authorizes VHS Srl to submit and collect the documents.

The documents required for a commercial legalisation (for such documents as invoices, certificates of origin of goods, etc.):


  • The original document for legalisation with a copy (both sides);

  • The copy of the company’s registration certificate with the owner’s data;

  • The passport copy of the authorised representative or a physical person with the power of signature;

  • The original of the power of attorney with a stamp and a signature of the authorized representative or of a physical person with the power of signature according to company’s registration certificate, that authorizes VHS Srl to submit and collect the documents.


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