{"id":4323,"date":"2020-07-13T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2020-07-13T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T16:00:25","slug":"requirements-for-notarizing-a-document-before-consulate-authentication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/visa\/4323","title":{"rendered":"Requirements for Notarizing a Document Before Consulate Authentication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Document Notarization Requirements<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"bold\">A local notary public will need to notarize documents for non-government documents such as power of attorney and affidavits.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For school records like diplomas or transcripts, we recommend to request for a certified copy from your school&#8217;s registrar office to avoid damage to your original. If your document is issued from the government, notarization will not be needed BUT you must obtain a certified copy from the State. Government documents include vital records such as birth certificates and marriage certificates or business documents such as good standing certificates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The document should be signed in the presence of the Notary Public. An acknowledgement must be added by the Notary Public such as: &#8220;Signed and sworn (or affirm) to before me this___ day of _______, 20__.&#8221; and completed with notary seal and signature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Document issued by the State such as vital records or certificate of good standing does not require notarization. You can obtain a certified copy or certificate and skip this step.<\/li>\n<li>The Chinese Consulate in San Francisco requires that all attached pages be stamped with the same notary seal if your document is multi-page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*Certain states will require a County Clerk to certify the notary&#8217;s signature. Please check with your state if such a requirement exists, otherwise you can proceed to next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Notary-Sample.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Notary-Sample.png 798w, https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Notary-Sample-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Notary-Sample-768x584.png 768w, https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Notary-Sample-420x319.png 420w, https:\/\/www.chinaentryvisa.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Notary-Sample-560x426.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After a document has been notarized, you can proceed to next step: State Authentication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Document Notarization Requirements A local notary public will need to notarize documents for non-government documents such as power of attorney and affidavits.\u00a0\u00a0For school records like diplomas or transcripts, we recommend to request for a certified copy from your school&#8217;s registrar office to avoid damage to your original. 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