LEGALISATION OF CHINESE DOCUMENTS TO BE USED IN SINGAPORE
For documents issued by Chinese authorities/entities and for use in proceedings in Singapore, please see below procedure.
- Bring the documents to a local Notary Public for legalisation. A Notarial Certificate is issued accordingly;
- Legalised documents should be brought to the Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) of the province or municipality for attestation.
- After the attestation by FAO, the documents should then be brought to the Singapore Mission for endorsement. The Singapore Consulate-General in Shanghai can only legalise Notarial Certificates issued by the FAO of Shanghai Municipality and of Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. Please refer to the attached consular jurisdictions of the Singapore Missions in China when sending 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).
For documents executed in Singapore and for use in proceedings in China, please see below procedure.
Legalisation of Singapore Government Documents
(eg. Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate etc)
- 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.
- 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)
- Bring the Non-government documents to Notary Public (any law firm offering notarial services) in Singapore for notarisation;
- The documents are then to be certified by SAL. You may refer to https://legalisation.sal.sg for more information
- 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
If you have documents (e.g. documents relating to purchase/sale of property, documents issued by CPF / HDB / other Singapore government agencies or Singapore law firm) that need to be signed in the presence of a Consular Officer, please make an appointment for the attestation of signatures at least ten working days in advance by emailing us at singcg_sha@mfa.sg, with a copy of the documents. You are required to bring along the documents listed below and take note of the following:
- Passport and/or identification documents (e.g. NRIC). The Consulate-General is unable to carry out the attestation of signatures if your identity cannot be verified.
- Complete set of documents to be signed. Please do not sign the documents in advance as you are required to sign them in the presence of our officers. The Consulate-General is unable to carry out the attestation of signature if the documents are signed in advance.
- Payment in cash only
Fees (with effect from 1 January 2023)
Certify True Copy of Documents: RMB 20 for each copy
Statutory Declaration: RMB 24 for each copy
Notarial Certificate: RMB 47 for each copy
Witness Signature: RMB 80 for each copy
Other Information
If you need advice or more information, please contact the Consulate-General:
Tel : +(86 21) 6278 5566
Fax :+(86 21) 6295 6099
Email: singcg_sha@mfa.sg
