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If you are getting married in China, see Getting Married in China Documents to bring to interview The hukou is the Household Registry which contains the information used to produce the white books. Notarial Certificate of Birth Most confusion with the Chinese Notarial Documents is with the Notarial Certificate of Birth. Prior to 1996, birth certificates were not issued at birth. A notarial certificate with translation must be generated from the hukou. Note that if the applicant is no longer in their parents' hukou, they may need to provide other certified evidence to indicate the parents' names. A notarial certificate is NOT necessarily a translation of an existing document. It is a statement BY the notarial official based on the evidence you present as to the facts of the matter. In other words, the Notarial Certificate of Birth will be generated ON THE SPOT at the Notarial Office, or Gong Zheng Chu (公证处). If they demand that you produce a "birth certificate" for them to certify, you may need to get creative, such as by going back to the PSB to get a certified statement of the facts needed for the Notarial Certificate of Birth. If the applicant is no longer on their parents' hukou, they MAY need to go to the hometown PSB where they were originally registered. The notation on the notarial birth certificate is 出生公证书, or chu sheng gong zheng shu, which is what you need to ask for at the Gong Zheng Chu, or 公证处֤֤֤. A sample Notarial Certificate of Birth may be found at http://candleforlove.com/forums/topic/48295-chinese-essential-documents-white-books/?p=626052 Chinese Notarial Documents - see DOS China Reciprocity Schedule NOTE: If the link is broken, try http://travel.state.gov/ and search for "Reciprocity by Country" (they seem to change this periodically) Most of the documents needed can be obtained from one of China's Notarial Offices (Gong Zheng Chu, or 公证处֤֤). All Chinese documentation to be used abroad is processed through the notary offices and issued in the form of notarial certificates (known as "white books"). Notarial offices are located in all major Chinese cities and in rural county seats Google 上海公证处, substituting the name of your home city. The documents required are the GongZhengShu (公证书֤) ֤֤ or Notarial Certificate. Sample application for documents (your province or hukou may vary): https://bjfy.egongzheng.com/flagship/online//bid/notary.html?notaryCode=223 - or - https://www.gongzheng.gov.cn/article/315 A discussion of the huji (or hukou system can be found at Hukou System. Chinese residents should go to their hukou for all notarial documents (birth, divorce, and/or single certificate, and police records). For the police record, one obtained at the hukou will cover all of China. A notarial document will be in the standard white notarial booklet, have an official red seal, an English translation, and an attestation to the true translation. Note that police records and single certificates are valid for one year from the date of notarization. Others are valid indefinitely. Marriage certification for I-130 or K-3 must be in the same format. Only ONE is needed. Your choice as to which. Marriage is bilateral. If ANY document is unobtainable or the document is unavailable, you should submit a statement of WHY it is unobtainable, and what effort you made to obtain it. Sample letter of attestation (for a non-professional translation of a non-required document (such as a relationship letter): What police certificates do I need and how do I get them - http://www.avvo.com/...w-do-i-get-them It is usually not necessary to submit police certificates for a stay in the United States. On Obtaining an "Unobtainable" Police Certificate (China) - Unobtainable police certificate from Beijing, China (a Visa Journey topic) Police Certificates for Foreigners Living in China An excellent write-up on this from the Gary Chodorow law firm - https://lawandborder.com/china-police-certificates/ If you need a police certificate for any reason from having lived in China, it may be possible to obtain one from the local PSB Entry and Exit Bureau. You will need a Chinese work permit and a letter from your employer. Contact the PSB folks for the details of what they need. A "crazy mixed-up process - mission accomplished" - a detailed account on Visa Journey You WILL NOT need one for the US visa process, unless you are notified otherwise. This thread from 2016 covers the (ultimately successful) efforts by a couple of foreigners - Police (criminal record) report process is broken from the British embassy http://ukinchina.fco...-other-services A report on their services Jan., 2016 - http://candleforlove.com/forums/topic/48344-translation-of-documents/?p=626584 Cost of Notarial Certificates One member reported this in 2013. Cost varies, of course, by province, and over time. Getting Married in China

My mom was born in GuangDong, China in 1929 and moved to Hong Kong in 1951. NVC asked for birth certificate which we were not able (or don't know how) to obtain from the Chinese authority since record keeping back in 1920s was very poor. Most of her childhood friends have already passed away or lost connection with. Can anyone please help on how to obtain the birth certificate for her to fulfill the NVC civil document request? Thank you so much.

First, I'm just going to say thank you to all the members on the board for explaining so many things so well. I've read a few other topics on this, which have been really helpful, but we've a (seemingly) insurpassable wall here. My wife was born in 1992, and where she lives in Qingdao they didn't produce birth certificates until 1994. I know what document we need for the interview and exactly what it looks like, the 顣When we went to the notorial office, they said we couldn't get a unless we had a birth certificate (even though we had her parents' ID cards, wedding certificate, and the hukouben). They told us to go the to get that. We went to two of them, one being her hukou, the other in the city. However at both of those we were told that her ڱ and all of her other documents were enough to prove her birth, and we couldn't get any kind of birth certification. We've made many calls to /notary offices and different paichusuo, and they say we can't possibly get the documentation we need in order to get that notarized document. Any body else with similar problems, and what did you do to get past them? I have a feeling this is just bureaucracy in China, but I'm worried if we can't get this if it will be an issue come time for my wife's interview and the final issuance of her visa. I also have a few other questions that I hope can be answered. In terms of notorized documents, I need (I don't know the English names, but I can explain them): 1) notorial certificate of birth 2) notorial certificate of criminal background check 3) notorial certificate of wedding certificate (hers) 4) notorial certificate of wedding certificate (mine) Am I missing anything there? Also, do I need to go in person to the. Guangzhou consulate to submit my application, and how do I set up that appointment? Do I need to have lived in China for 6 months to do DCF still? I heard you didn't. Becauese it's convenient for me to go at my 5 months and 20 plus days mark of being in China. On my travel visa I'm required to leave every 60 days, so I go to Hong Kong, spend the night, then fly back the next morning. Are my visa stamps enough proof for 6 months, if it is still needed? Thank you very much!