Nowadays, more and more foreigners and foreign families choose to develop in China for a long time, and the residence permit is a necessary material for foreigners to stay in China for a long time. No matter what kind of residence permit is applied for, it will involve the use of foreign documents, and foreign documents must be certified by embassies abroad to be used in China. This article SFBC is about how to authenticate documents in foreign embassies.

What is Embassy accreditation?

什么是使馆认证

Embassy certification is also known as consular certification, according to international practice, the purpose of consular certification is to enable a notarial certificate issued by a country to be recognized by the relevant departments in the territory of another country and has legal effect, and will not affect the legal effect of the document due to doubts about whether the seal and signature on the document are true. The embassy in the United States may conduct consular certification on the basis of notarial certificates or other supporting documents issued by relevant United States agencies and certified by the United States Department of State or the Secretary of State of each state or state to be sent to China for use.

使馆认证又称领事认证，根据国际惯例，办理领事认证的目的是使一国出具的公证书能在另一国境内被相关部门承认并且具有法律效力，不致因怀疑文书上的印章和签字是否属实而影响文书的法律效力。驻美大使馆可以为由美国有关机构出具，并经美国务院或各州州务卿或国务卿认证的、拟送往中国使用的公证书或者其他证明文件等办理领事认证。

Consular certification system is an international practice gradually formed in the diplomatic and consular practice in order to facilitate the exchange of documents. The development of international exchanges is accompanied by a large number of documents flowing among countries in the world, but the forms and requirements of notarial certificates and commercial certificates are different in different countries. The consular certification system through a chain certification method, by a country's diplomatic or consular agencies abroad to confirm the final link of the seal and signature is true, will not be affected by the relevant agencies doubt the authenticity of the document itself and its use in the local, so that foreign-related documents can be smoothly circulated and used between countries.

领事认证制度是世界各国为了相互便利文书往来而在外交领事实践中逐渐形成的国际惯例。国际交往的发展伴随着各类文书在世界各国间大量流动，但各国关于出具公证书、商业证明等形式和要求却不尽相同。领事认证制度通过一环扣一环的连锁认证方式，由一国驻外外交或领事机构确认最后环节的印章和签字属实，不致因有关机构怀疑文书本身的真实性而影响其在当地的使用，从而使涉外文书能在各国间顺利流转和使用。

What are the common documents that the embassy certifies?

大使馆认证常见的文件有哪些？

1. The documents that the company needs to be certified include: registration certificate, articles of association, legal personality, power of attorney, contract, credit certificate, asset certificate, shareholder information and director information

1.公司需要认证的文件包括：注册证书、公司章程、法人资格、委托书、合同书、资信证明、资产证明、股东信息、董事信息

2. The documents that individuals need to be certified are: marriage certificate, power of attorney certification, single certificate, green card certification, birth certificate, kinship, no crime certificate, graduation certificate certification, education degree certification

In the United States, for example, there are three main steps in the process of consular certification:

以美国为例，领事认证的办理流程主要有三个步骤:

1. The scanning document of the birth certificate in the United States shall be notarized by an international notarial lawyer;

1.将美国出生证扫描文件由国际公证律师先办理公证；

2. Have the U.S. birth certificate notarized and submitted to the U.S. Secretary of State for certification;

2.将美国出生证公证好后提交到美国州务卿认证；

3. Submit the documents certified by the U.S. Secretary of State to the Chinese Embassy in the United States for certification.

3.将美国州务卿认证的文档提交到我国驻美国使领馆认证。

Of course, in the actual process of certification is divided into two kinds, one is the state certification, one is the federal certification. The effectiveness of different ranks is naturally different. You can make different choices according to the requirements of your business.

当然，在实际办理的过程中认证分为两种，一种是各州认证，一种是联邦认证。所属级别不同，效力自然不同。根据您办理的事由要求可做不同的选择。