Obtaining Chinese Notarial Documents Abrod

[SBB 74]

My wife and I are starting to get our documents in order to apply for her AOS from an F-1 visa. It appears that we need to obtain several notarial documents from the Chinese (People's Republic of) government to do so (birth certificate, certificate of no criminal record, certificate of no marriage)? Is there any way to obtain these documents abroad such as through a Chinese consulate or do we need to have her parents get them in China and mail them to us?

[Little_My 464]

I have no idea about how to obtain documents from China, but what I can tell you is that 1) you do not need a certificate of no criminal record - you only need documents related to that if you HAVE a criminal record, convictions, or prosecutions that were dismissed in your past. In that case, you would have to get all the related paperwork from China. If your wife has no criminal record, she doesn't need any police certificates for AOS. 2) Same goes for marriages - she does not need a document stating she has never been married. She would only need divorce certificates if she had been married before.

[LindaC1990 23]

You don't need all this

I am from China, all I need to ask from my parents is just the birth certificate. And I got it notarized here in the US

Good luck

[Darnell 8,478]

(birth certificate, certificate of no criminal record, certificate of no marriage) -

anyone besides the lass listed in her hukuo book back home ?

if so, she can ask that person to handle all in China.

Don't forget the notarial translations

The Hukuo 'controls all' for getting these other documents. She's listed in someone else's book already - who's is she listed in ?

[SBB 74]

(birth certificate, certificate of no criminal record, certificate of no marriage) -

anyone besides the lass listed in her hukuo book back home ?

if so, she can ask that person to handle all in China.

Don't forget the notarial translations

The Hukuo 'controls all' for getting these other documents. She's listed in someone else's book already - who's is she listed in ?

She's still in her parents' hukou. She called the local notarial office in her hometown last night and apparently her parents need to bring her national ID, their marriage certificate, and a handful of passport photos for them to do it.

[LindaC1990 23]

She's still in her parents' hukou. She called the local notarial office in her hometown last night and apparently her parents need to bring her national ID, their marriage certificate, and a handful of passport photos for them to do it.

I tried to ask my dad to notarize my birth certificate in China

And the office asked for my passport, current visa, and a handwritten letter from me says I am asking my dad to do this for me

and It's gonna take more than 15 days,

So I found someone here in the US to do it

[SBB 74]

I tried to ask my dad to notarize my birth certificate in China

And the office asked for my passport, current visa, and a handwritten letter from me says I am asking my dad to do this for me

and It's gonna take more than 15 days,

So I found someone here in the US to do it

What about immunization records? Did you have to (were you able to, and if so, how?) track down a copy of that and get it translated or did you just get all the shots again? Thanks for your help.

[LindaC1990 23]

What about immunization records? Did you have to (were you able to, and if so, how?) track down a copy of that and get it translated or did you just get all the shots again? Thanks for your help.

When your wife first came to the US as a student. She should have a little yellow immunization record book shows that she had MMR in china

I had mine but I lost it when I moved. So I had to get 4 shots in total

You can also have them test your blood to see what vaccine you have. But it takes time and money.

[Darnell 8,478]

She's still in her parents' hukou. She called the local notarial office in her hometown last night and apparently her parents need to bring her national ID, their marriage certificate, and a handful of passport photos for them to do it.

That's cool - so probably one month turn around, if'n YOU use USPS International Express Mail to get it to them. If they not have a postal address, that's a problem - usually one of the family friend's has a valid postal address, or works at a company with a valid address that can be handled by UPS, DHL, and EMS (The China Equivalent of Express Mail) . Coming back to you, the parents can use EMS Express or DHL.

So - suss out the address bits, for the family back home, and git R done !

[SBB 74]

When your wife first came to the US as a student. She should have a little yellow immunization record book shows that she had MMR in china

I had mine but I lost it when I moved. So I had to get 4 shots in total

You can also have them test your blood to see what vaccine you have. But it takes time and money.

Apparently, she didn't get a yellow book when she did her medical exam before coming over here, so it looks like it's time for shots. The civil surgeon is claiming she needs MMR and Hep B vaccine even though the CDC page says you should only need Hep B if you're under 18.