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[LongShiKong]

Is it only Beijing that wants a lawyer-notarized, gov't-apostilled/authenticated NCRC stamped by the Chinese consular office back home within the past 3 mo's?

What do other prov's, cities require now?

Mine's 4 mo's old, authenticated but missing the consular stamp. I left Canada for Asia a month after I got it and would rather not return just for another police check nor go through the longer process of getting one remotely.

[MisterButtkins]

I am probably going to work for a Beijing school next semester. They want the background check, but were not overly specific about it. Just said "Need the police clearance form."

Also, it has to be lawyer-notarized, gove/t-apostilled? Is this serious? I didn't even know they had such stuff in China. It's gonna be a big problem for me to get a check with all those qualifications done.

I am from Texas, if anyone has gotten one from Texas, I'd appreciate the info.

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[Bud Powell]

Double post Please delete or ignore.

[Bud Powell]

Also, it has to be lawyer-notarized, gov't-apostilled? Is this serious? I didn't even know they had such stuff in China. It's gonna be a big problem for me to get a check with all those qualifications done.


Are they asking for PRC authentication or U.S. gov't authentication?

If it's the U.S. gov't apostillization, you send it to the U.S. Department of State. Eleven years ago, it was a fast turnaround. For PRC authentication, you might have to have it authenticated in the Chinese Washington Consulate.9 (That's right. You are from Texas!). That's what I did when, for a short while, the PRC was asking for authenticated degrees.

I don't get the lawyer part. Whose lawyer? An American lawyer or a Chinese lawyer. The whole apostillization process is is a legal one, performed by officials competent and duly sworn to authenticate certain documents.

Nothing about this in Jiangsu.

[choudoufu]

hainan is currently NOT requiring this.....yet. they did ask for a
self-certification letter. just a statement from me that i didn't have
a criminal history. cause foreigners never lie?

although i dinna have to get one, i wanted to be ready just in case.
i are from texas, and managed to get me a certificate. you can order
the real deal from the state, but that requires fingerprints. texas uses
one outsourcing agency for that, with no provision for overseas fingers.

instead, i went to my county of residence.

for ya'll in texas, if you remember which county you lived in, send a
letter to the county clerk and request a "certificate of search." that
is a search of county records for any outstanding warrants. i also
requested that the sherriff write a short statement on his letterhead
that he didn't want me (anymore). they'll need your driver's license
and social insecurity numbers.

i got both back in about a month. an official-looking "certificate of
search on" from the clerk (notarized), and a one-sentence statement
from the sheriff on letterhead.

cost was $5 for the search, and $5 notary fee.