China Visa News , 2020-03-10
If you are looking to authenticate a birth certificate in NY, you must obtain a birth certificate issued along with a Letter of Exemplification in order to be certified by County Clerk. A Letter of Exemplification can only be issued during processing of a birth certificate request. The letter cannot be requested separately.
Example:
China Visa News , 2020-02-25
If you need to have a business document from Washington State authenticated to use in China,
you must obtain certified copies or certificates from Washington Secretary of State-Corporations Division. During the request process for certified copies or certificate, you must request for authentication for use in China at the same time. Any documents that have left the SoS office for more than 30 days cannot be regressed and you must make an entirely new request if the document was not authenticate……
China Visa News , 2019-12-02
Here are the three important steps for document authentication:
Notary: For non-government documents such as affidavit, power of attorney, bank letter, etc., a notary public must notarize the document first; For government documents such as birth certificates, good standing certificates, etc., you will need to obtain a certified copy from the state; notary is not required. For University or college degree/diploma, we recommend to obtain a notarized copy to avoid damage to your original. Please ……