China (Mainland) - Competent Authorities (Art. 6)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China is the competent authority for issuing an Apostille onto the public documents issued in Chinese mainland.
The following Foreign Affairs Offices entrusted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China can also issue an Apostille onto the public documents issued within their own administrative jurisdiction:
- Hebei Foreign Affairs Office
- Shanxi Foreign Affairs Office
- Inner Mongolia Foreign Affairs Office
- Liaoning Foreign Affairs Office
- Jilin Foreign Affairs Office
- Heilongjiang Foreign Affairs Office
- Shanghai Foreign Affairs Office
- Jiangsu Foreign Affairs Office
- Zhejiang Foreign Affairs Office
- Anhui Foreign Affairs Office
- Fujian Foreign Affairs Office
- Jiangxi Foreign Affairs Office
- Shandong Foreign Affairs Office
- Henan Foreign Affairs Office
- Hubei Foreign Affairs Office
- Hunan Foreign Affairs Office
- Guangdong Foreign Affairs Office
- Guangxi Foreign Affairs Office
- Hainan Foreign Affairs Office
- Chongqing Foreign Affairs Office
- Sichuan Foreign Affairs Office
- Guizhou Foreign Affairs Office
- Yunnan Foreign Affairs Office
- Shaanxi Foreign Affairs Office
- Gansu Foreign Affairs Office
- Changchun Foreign Affairs Office
- Harbin Foreign Affairs Office
- Ningbo Foreign Affairs Office
- Jinan Foreign Affairs Office
- Qingdao Foreign Affairs Office
- Shenzhen Foreign Affairs Office
The list of Foreign Affairs Offices is available here.
Online verification of the Apostilles issued in Chinese mainland is available through the following website: https://consular.mfa.gov.cn/VERIFY/.
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