pinoy0320 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hello, When my wife and I got married we only received two red books with our photo enclosed. We didn't receive any white book during this time. Did i miss something? thank you. best regardsjulian Link to comment
Randy W Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) Hello, When my wife and I got married we only received two red books with our photo enclosed. We didn't receive any white book during this time. Did i miss something? thank you. best regardsjulian The white book is basically the same document, in a format intended for use in other countries Chinese Notarial Documents - see DOS China Reciprocity Schedule NOTE: If the link is broken, try http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.htmlor go to 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). All Chinese documentation to be used abroad is processed through the notary offices and issued in the form of notarial certificates. Notarial offices are located in all major Chinese cities and in rural county seats The documents required are the GongZhengShu 公证书 Sample application for documents (your province or hukou may vary):http://www.bnpo.gov....72115331419.doc http://www.bnpo.gov....ide/detail1.aspA discussion of the huji (or hukou 户口) 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. Edited October 30, 2014 by dnoblett Corrected link to reciprocity page. (see edit history) Link to comment
dnoblett Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 Typically the white book is a certified copy along with an English translation bound together by the Notary office. Other "White Books" Are Birth Cert, and Police Cert also done by the notary office. Link to comment
pinoy0320 Posted October 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Thank you, another question. We live in Shanghai, but my wife is from Harbin. Do we have to go to her hometown to get all these documents? Or do these notarial documents work nationwide? Link to comment
dnoblett Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Documents are accessed at the Notery office located where her Hukou is based household book "home town" Link to comment
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