Notarial Services

The Consulate-General provides notarial services in connection with the legalisation of documents covering transactions between parties in two or more countries.

The notarial services include legalisation and authentication of documents, attestation and certification of signatures and stamps.

LEGALISATION OF CHINESE DOCUMENTS TO BE USED IN SINGAPORE

Documents issued by Chinese authorities/entities and for use in proceedings in Singapore, please see below procedure.

1. Bring the documents to a local Notary Public for legalisation. A Notarial Certificate is issued accordingly; 
2. The legalised documents are then to be presented to the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) of the province or municipality for their attestation;
3. After attestation by the FAO, the documents should then be presented to the Consulate-General for endorsement. The Consulate-General in Guangzhou can only legalise Notarial Certificates issued by the FAO of Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan provinces and Guangxi zhuang autonomous region. Please refer to the consular jurisdictions of the Singapore Missions in China before presenting the documents to the respective mission.

LEGALISATION OF SINGAPORE DOCUMENTS TO BE USED IN CHINA

With effect from 20 January 2021, legalisation of documents in Singapore will be performed by the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). 

Documents issued by Singapore authorities/entities and for use in proceedings in China, please see below procedure.

Legalisation of Singapore Government Documents

(eg. Registry of Marriage Certificates, Birth Certificates, etc)

1. Bring the documents issued by the Singapore Government Departments in their original text to the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) for legalisation. Please visit the SAL’s Legalisation portal at https://legalisation.sal.sg for more information.
2. After the legalisation by SAL, the documents should then be brought to the Chinese Embassy in Singapore for authentication. For more details, visit the website of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore.

Legalisation of Non-Government Documents

(eg. Foreign / Private / Company documents)

1. Bring the Non-government documents to Notary Public (any law firm offering notarial services) in Singapore for notarisation;
2. The documents are then to be certified by SAL. You may refer to https://legalisation.sal.sg/ for more information;
3. After the legalisation by SAL, the documents should then be brought to the Chinese Embassy in Singapore for authentication. For more details, visit the website of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore.

Attestation of signatures

For documents which require your signature in the presence of a Consular Officer, please bring along your original passport/NRIC for verification of identity. The Consulate-General will refuse to process documents that are already signed but not in the presence of the Consular Officer.

Other information

If you require advice or more information, please contact the Consulate-General at:

Tel: +(86 20) 38912345
Fax: +(86 20) 38912933
Email: Singcg_gzu@sgmfa.gov.sg

Singapore Academy of Law

1 Coleman Street #08-06

The Adelphi

Singapore 179803

Tel: +(65) 6332 4388

Website: https://legalisation.sal.sg/

Email: enquiries@sal.org.sg

Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Singapore

150 Tanglin Road

Singapore 247969

Consular Department

Tel: + (65) 6471 2117

Fax: + (65) 6479 5345

Website: https://www.chinaembassy.org.sg

Email: chinaemb_sg@mfa.gov.cn