What is the notarization and certification process for a Canadian marriage certificate?
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There are many opportunities to use Canadian documents in China. Among them, the longest used documents are marriage certificates, birth certificates, non-criminal certificates, passports, maple leaf cards, single certificates and other documents.
When Canadian documents are used in China, they have to go through the Chinese embassy. Certified by the Canadian embassy, certified documents have legal effect only when they are used in China, otherwise they will not be recognized and cannot be used in China.
After obtaining a marriage certificate in Canada, they will choose to return to China to live. In the future, they will need to go through the notarization and certification procedures of the Canadian marriage certificate embassy, Canadian notarization and embassy certification in the process of household registration, real estate transactions, spouse job placement, divorce proceedings, visa extension, and application for long-term residence in China.
The procedures are simple, the process is brief, and the processing time is short. The following is a detailed introduction to the Canadian marriage certificate notarization and certification process.
More and more people are getting married in Canada, so the question is, do I need to obtain the certificate again after returning to China after obtaining the certificate abroad?
First post the answer: No need!
Legal basis: According to Article 143 of the "General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China", "Where a citizen of the People's Republic of China resides abroad, his civil capacity can be governed by the laws of the country of residence."
Chinese citizens marry in foreign countries according to local laws, As long as it does not violate the basic principles of our country's marriage law and the social and public interests of the People's Republic of China, the marriage relationship is valid within the territory of China, and the parties do not need to go to the marriage registration authority to re-register for marriage after returning to China.
In addition, according to the 1997 "Reply Letter of the General Office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs on the Issue of Overseas Marriage Certificates for Chinese Citizens" (Ting Ban Han [1997] No. 63), "two citizens of the People's Republic of China who have been studying, working and visiting relatives abroad for a long time (Except for overseas Chinese) If you marry abroad, in principle, you should go through the marriage registration process at the Chinese embassy or consulate in the country (except those that are not recognized by the country of residence).
If the country has no diplomatic relations with our country or the country does not recognize the marriage registration handled by our embassy or consulate abroad, the parties get married in the country in accordance with the law of the place where the marriage was concluded, as long as it does not violate the basic principles of the "Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China" and the Chinese The social and public interests of the People's Republic of China, the marriage relationship is valid within the territory of China." Therefore, two Chinese citizens who get married abroad according to local laws do not need to go to the marriage registration authority to go through marriage registration after returning home.
How to use a foreign marriage certificate in China?
If the marriage certificate used in accordance with the law of the place where the marriage was concluded is used in China, it should be notarized at the place where the marriage was concluded and certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country or an agency authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and notarized by the Chinese embassy or consulate in the country.
That is to say, if If you want to use a marriage certificate obtained abroad in China, if you need to go through a divorce at home, you should go through notarization at the place where the marriage was concluded and the certification of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country or an agency authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in the country notarization.
If the Canadian marriage certificate needs to be notarized, the party applying for notarization should submit the following materials according to the requirements of the consular officer:
(1) The “Application Form for Notarization and Authentication” completed item by item.
(2) A valid original Chinese passport and a photocopy of the information page (or the qualification certificate of a legal person and the identity certificate of its legal representative, the qualification certificate of other organizations and the identity certificate of its person in charge).
(3) Original and photocopies of valid legal residence documents in Canada, such as Maple Leaf Card, work permit, and study permit.
(4) According to the type of notarization application, other materials that should be submitted or other certification materials required by consular officials.
(5) The original documents for notarization.
(6) For the notarization application that can be handled on behalf of an agent, the certificate of agency power should also be submitted. The entrusted agent should provide a valid identity certificate and a notarized power of attorney issued by the notarization party, and the legal representative should provide his identity certificate and ability Materials proving their guardianship relationship with the party concerned (generally, parent-child kinship relationship), etc.
(7) Matters that involve the transfer or change of important property rights and other matters that have a significant interest relationship with the parties concerned should be interviewed at the request of the consular officer, and the "Interview Transcript" should be signed or fingerprinted.
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