1. The applicant must be a citizen of China living in the United States. China citizens who go abroad temporarily (e.g. holders of US B 1/B2 visa) will be notarized, and only urgent matters such as death cases in the United States will be handled.
2. The applicant shall apply for notarization to the corresponding embassy or consulate according to his residence and the consular district of the embassy or consulate in the United States. If the application is not submitted by geographical division, the application may be rejected.
3. Types of notarization acceptable to embassies and consulates: power of attorney; Declaration; The seal signature and date on the document are true and notarized; Fingerprint notarization
4. The applicant shall have full capacity for civil conduct. If the applicant is a person without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, he shall be represented by his legal representative (i.e. guardian) and accompany the applicant to the embassy or consulate.
Materials required for entrustment notarial certificate:
1, 1 A copy of the completed application form for notarization of China people and China embassies and consulates abroad.
2. The applicant's original valid China passport and a copy of the photo information page (or the legal person qualification certificate and the identity certificate of its legal representative, the qualification certificate of other organizations and the identity certificate of its responsible person); And the original and photocopy of Chinese ID card (if used).
3. The original and photocopy of the applicant's valid legal residence certificate in the United States (such as green card, work card, I-20 form, etc.). ).
4. Submit other materials according to the type of notarization application.
5, involving important property rights transfer, change and other matters of great interest to the applicant, should be based on the requirements of consular officials to talk, and in the "real estate notarization interview record" signed or fingerprinted. For general notarization, you need to fill in the ordinary "interview record" and sign it;
6. The applicant should prepare the power of attorney or statement according to the requirements of domestic document users and refer to the reference template provided by the embassy or consulate website (please click here to view the document reference format), and it is not allowed to sign or fill in the date in advance.
Extended data:
The American embassy or consulate does not handle notarization:
1. The matters applied for notarization are untrue and illegal, the materials provided by the applicant are insufficient, the facts are fabricated or false documents are provided to apply for notarization, and the notarization fee is not paid as required.
2. Do not notarize contracts and agreements. Notarization of real estate, articles of association, registration documents, bidding, bills, loans and other documents related to company and financial notarization shall be handled by local notary agencies in China or the United States;
Real estate notarization should be handled in the notary office where the real estate is located. Notarization of companies and finances, involving financial and corporate legal affairs in China or the host country, should be handled at the local notary office in China or the United States.
3. Notarization of birth, death and no criminal record is not handled. If the fact occurs in China, it shall apply to the domestic notary office; If the fact happened in the United States, it should apply to the American government for a certificate. If it needs to be brought back to China for use, it must be handled according to the certification procedures.
4. Don't notarize the certificate issued by China. For example, academic degree certificate, professional qualification certificate, driver's license, birth certificate, marriage certificate issued in China, etc.
References:
Chinese Embassy in the United States-Notary Notice