Degree Diploma Authentication Guidance for China Work Permit

6th Nov 2023 Updated - According to the government newest regulation, when you apply your China Foreigner's Work Permit (FWP). If your university degree diploma is not issued in China, then an extra authenticated copy of your diploma is necessary - It means your degree diploma has to be Legalized by any one of following authority:

• Way A: Chinese Consulate or Embassy in your country
• Way B: Your diploma issued country's Embassy or Consulate in China
• Way C: China Ministry of Education (MOE, Website: http://zwfw.cscse.edu.cn/)
• Way D: Legalized as an < Apostille > in your country

Tips: Based on our experience, a True-Copy certify of your original diploma and then legalized by any one of above authority also works, so please check first to see if a true-copy certify service is available or not, because it’s much easier than authentication service.

Procedure of Diploma Authentication

First of all, if you are already inside of China, please check with your diploma issued country's Consulate here in shanghai (above Way B) to see if they can help you to do your diploma authentication or legalization or not. (As our experience, a lot of Consulates here in Shanghai can provide this kind service, but even they don't, they still can share some useful information with you).

If way B is not available, you can think about way C, please check the China MOE website for more details about it (The website is in Chinese, so it's better you have a Chinese friend who can help you with that, it takes about 2-3 weeks to get it done and cost about 300RMB): http://zwfw.cscse.edu.cn/

If you are outside of China or above way B & way C are not available, then you can choose way A (if your country is NOT the signatory country in the Hague Convention) or Way D (if your country is the signatory country in the Hague Convention), please check the signatory country listed below:

Asia:
China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan

Africa:
Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Eswatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, SAO Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tunisia

Europe:
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Moldova, Romania, Russia, SAN Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

North America:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

South America:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Oceania:
Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu

Who should I check with to get more details about how to do Way A or Way D? (VisaInChina suggest you check with):

• Notary Public in your country
• Foreign affairs office in your country

Following are samples of the diploma authentication/legalization:

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