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After securing the state seal on the required documents, you will need to send your documents to the appropriate Chinese Consulate or Embassy for the Chinese seal or authentication. Each document is sent to the Consulate or Embassy serving the state which put its seal on the document. We suggest sending your documents through an express service including a self-addressed return express service envelope. Listed below are the Chinese Consulates and Embassy with the states each Consular and Embassy serves.
When submitting documents to the Chinese Consulate or Embassy for authentication purposes, you need to include a completed Authentication Application Form (G-1 Form). The G-1 form varies slightly for different locations.
As of this date, consulates charge $20 per document for certification/authentication. In addition there is a one-time $5 handling charge. For example, ten documents certified would cost $205 (10 documents times $20 plus $5). We strongly recommend that you not send personal checks but instead send money orders or certified checks.
Expedited services could be available at certain locations. Please check the Consulates/Embassy web site for detailed information. You will need to submit your paperwork in person or utilize a courier service to use the expedited services. The courier services will charge a fee for their service.
Note: No expedited service is available for documents mailed to the Consulate.
A citizen of the United States must obtain a visa from the Chinese Embassy or Consulate to travel and be admitted to China. You can apply for a visa at any of the Consulates or Embassy in the United States after you receive your referral.
The Consulate or embassy does not accept mailed visa applications. You have to either apply in person or have a courier service to hand over your application.
Please pay by money order or cashier's check. Personal checks are not acceptable. Please make the cashier's check or money order payable to Chinese Embassy or Chinese Consulate. Please ask your FTIA coordinator to write a letter for the Consulate stating that your documents are for the purpose of a Chinese adoption, as they charge less per document if this information is included.
For mailing instructions please see the Consulate’s Authentication By Mail instructions at: http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/qianzhen/t42284.htm
Please pay by money order or cashier's check. Personal checks are not acceptable. Please make the cashier's check or money order payable to Chinese Embassy or Chinese Consulate. Mark your envelope with "Authentication Application" or "Consular Application".
For mailing instructions please see the Consulate’s Authentication By Mail instructions at:
http://houston.china-consulate.org/visa/english/yj.htm
Passport and Visa Office
520 12th Avenue
New York, NY 10036
Recording: (212) 868-2078, (Chinese recording, then English)
FAX: (212) 465-1745
Website: www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/
Districts:
Connecticut - Maine - Massachusetts - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New York - Ohio - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - Vermont
The New York Consulate requires that you use a courier service to hand deliver your documents for authentication. Please visit our courier resources to find a courier.
Please pay by Money Order or Cashier's Check. Personal checks are not acceptable. Please make the check or money order payable to Chinese Consulate in Chicago.
For mailing instructions please see the Consulate’s Authentication By Mail instructions at:
http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/qzhz/gz/t175266.htm
Only money orders or bank checks are acceptable. Please do not send any cash or personal checks for consular payment. The payment should be made payable to "Chinese Consulate." Please ask your FTIA coordinator to write a letter for the Consulate stating that your documents are for the purpose of a Chinese adoption, as they charge less per document if this information is included.
For mailing instructions please see the Consulate’s Authentication By Mail instructions at:
http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/mailservice/t27610.htm
Please make the check or money order payable to Chinese Embassy or Chinese Consulate.
For mailing instructions for the state department, please see instructions at: http://www.ftia.org/resources/authentication.asp
For mailing instructions for the Chinese Embassy, please see the
Embassy’s Authentication By Mail instructions at:
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/yisq/t169582.htm
Note: People using the Chinese Embassy (Washington, D.C.) to authenticate their documents must take an additional step. After having your documents notarized and receiving "state seals" from the your appropriate state government office, send them to the U.S. State Department before sending your documents to the Chinese Embassy for authentication.
